Vintage Patriotic Front Porch for Independence Day-Decorate With Me

 Hi Friends, 

I've been a busy adding Patriotic touches to my front porch.

I showed you my galvanized buckets on the front porch in a 1st of June post, "Vintage Galvanized Buckets and Florals for the Front Porch".

From there, I started by adding  touches of Patriotic -little flags to the black enamel pot, but there was something missing...

I changed the tattered ribbons on the vintage milk cans with new patriotic ribbons. 

Added a few more flags to an a vintage milk can and wire basket 

It was still looking like I needed some height, so I dug out a vintage rectangle wire basket to give height to the brass bucket.

I had a red metal barn star that I have had about 12 years, that I had on a corner shelf in the family room so I brought it out to add a little "Country Charm".

There seemed to be a bare spot in the middle there so I went looking in my house. 

I found this thrifted black lantern, from my "Community Budget Center" stuffed in a corner of the guest bathroom, kind of looking out of place, and thought why not paint this.... 

 

Red. In the craft supplies I had red acrylic paint, to use for this quick project with this lantern, I love how the lantern turned out.  What do you think?

Still some vacant space here so I added this....

I am Proud to Be an American flag I purchased at "Dollar Tree, last year for a Dollar.

It seems like there is more blank space, so I might think about this.....

Thank you for stopping by, and if you could give me some ideas to fill this blank area that would be great.

Until I can figure it out needs to be put in this space.

May God Bless You and Your Family.

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

 

Happy July 1st Been Thrifting Again - at a few Yard Sale -Oh My the Treasures I Found

 Hi Friends,

Today I went to 4 yard sales and was so surprised with yard sale prices! 

Lanterns are on my list of treasure to look for and look I found "3" the large lantern $8.00 I was surprised that the two lanterns had the glass globes intact.  The small red for $3.00 and the little patriotic lantern $2.00 and had fuel in it. 

 Thermos are another item I look for, I believe I got the green Thermos free and I saw the larger water cooler, I paid $6.00 for it. 

This green Thermos fit right in with the collection.

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1970 Anchor Hocking oil lamp is so cute I added it to a shelf in the corner of the kitchen. Note because I will be using the cute lamp as décor I replace the lamp oil with color water. Love It!

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Right now I have the cool green water jug sitting on the beverage cart. Going to use it for ice tea on '4th of July' afternoon get together to watch fireworks.  

The lantern I'm pairing up with two other lanterns I've had for a while.

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Christmas platters for $1.00 each and the large plate is a 50's or 60's fiberglass Christmas planter.  I'll be stashing them away until Christmas.

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All of these item were thrown in for FREE!

I was so thrilled.

 

I'll be adding the church keys to the collection, for now I'm using this key rack to display my collection of vintage bottle openers. 

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I have a vintage jar that needs a zinc milk glass lid.  I thought the lid would fit on the ATLAS Mason jar, but as you can see it didn't. 

oops I need to dust

This Ball jar doesn't have much of a brim, but maybe the lid will fit.

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The pocket watch will be put into a vignette along with the advertisement change pocket for now on a night stand.

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 The wire tray is for cooking over open fire, maybe for fish, so I'll be putting it into our camping gear. 

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At another garage sale

 I found a framed Snoopy picture $1.00, I have been a big fan since the late 60's of Snoopy items, I pick them up now and then if the price is right.

Also a blue because of the color, but not very aged book, but for $.50 I couldn't pass it up.

Also, at this yard sale, for $5.00 I picked up the shutters there red I think I'll paint them chalk paint even though I do like red. You'll have to stop by in a day or two to see how I'm using the shutters.

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Yard Sale #3

I'm looking for Patriotic treasures right?  I was not disappointed. There were 3 to4 different patriotic patterned napkin set.

I picked up five red, white, and blue star napkins to use at the 4th of July get together to watch fire works.

The cute bibs I thought to frame them in grandkids bed room.

 The green and orange yellow bandanas will be put away until fall.

Oh man the hair pins my mother used hairs like that

hair style.

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I just had to pick these three game books up, I think my vintage poker chip rack and dice make a nice vignette.

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Yard Sale #4

 I didn't take a picture - they had boy clothes so I stopped and I did pick up 3 pair of nice wranglers pant and a John Deer sweat shirt for one of the grandsons for $4.00.

If you have checked a few of my post I do like Hens and Rooster. I spotted this beauty! $2.00

I place this beautiful wooden hen in the herb wagon, I herbs by seed aren't growing very fast as you can see.  I do have dill but the cilantro and parsley are kind of delayed.

Last item was this awesome Nursery Rhymes vintage book. I love the illustration in vintage books.

I want to thank you for making my blog part of your day, please check back any time. I'm trying to post at least every two weeks, with thrift hauls, vignettes of where I show off my thrifted treasures, and a few peek at my seasonal home decorating in and outside my home.

Until next time....

My God Bless You and Your Family,

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Red, White, and Blue - Touches to my Vintage Country/Cottage Summer Décor

 Hello Friends,

Today, I'm shopping my home for Vintage-Rustic décor to make red white and blue vignettes through out my house for the month of July.

I like to add flags, diy wooden stars, pip berries picks and red white florals into my vintage summer décor.

In a corner of the living room, I have a bookcase with a cabinet that I house my salt and pepper collection. 

The vintage red lantern is a new thrifted item this year, looks nice in this Coke- Cola vignette.

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On top of a recently thrifted vintage picnic basket, I placed a clear glass flower frog on top of a bread pan for height, to display a group of flags.

I also incorporated the amazing pottery mug I picked up at my local thrift store

 

Old Iron Side

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On the entry shelf, I used a few pieces of my milk glass collection for the RED, WHITE, BLUE into this vignette.

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On the top of the hutch I just rearranged a few things. Added small flags and red, white, blue stars.

I want to thank you for checking out the blog, please check back any time to see what's going on.  I'm trying to post at least every two weeks with thrift haul and a vignette to show off the treasure I found.

And of course seasonal  decorating in and outside my home.

Until next time........

May God Bless You and Your Family,

Vicki

Patriotic Mantel

 Hi Friends,

Fourth of July is fast approaching and I'm just a little behind on putting out my RED, WHITE, and BLUE.

On the fireplace mantel in the family room, I will not be changing it to much.  I took down the chicken wreath and added a rustic diy wooden star.

Took the pine cones out of the silver-plate basket and added diy wooden stars, vintage red flag and metal star cookie cutters

added a few small American flag

Thank so much for checking out the mantel decorated for the month of July.

Please check back again, I post every week with thrift hauls, vignettes to show off founded treasures in my seasonal decorating inside and outside my home.

So, Until next time.......

May God Bless You and Your Family,

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

What can I do in the Garden in June ? Enjoy the Blooming Perennials in the Garden.

 Hi Friends,

I'm out in the yard today, (My happy place) enjoying the beautiful poppies in full bloom. 

Weeding is never done - think I have mentioned before that our spring has been below 40* at night for the month of April and May and seems to rains for several days each week.

This past week the evenings are warming up with thunder showers in the afternoon. So, I've tried to get out for about an hour in the morning and weed.

Iris are blooming also, aren't they beautiful? I need to weed this bed also, maybe I'll get to it in a couple of days.

Another part of my back yard, I have the red dianthus and violet salvia in bloom. The Iris in this area didn't bloom this year not quite sure, I may have split this bundle last fall.

The sweet peas seem to be happy in the straw I started last year with growing a few cucumber and pumpkin plants last year in the straw bales and they did fine. I've added wire fencing to the pallet for the sweet peas to climb on.

Pumpkin plants are doing well, also I need to be thinking how to get a trellis ready.

I just thought I'd give you a peek of what I have been up to the back yard.  When the weather is nice I love to putter around my yard.

Thank you for stopping by,  So until next time....

May God Bless You and Your Family,

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

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