Back to school..

I have an idea... I have decided it would be fun to decorate for back to school.. I haven't tried it yet but I will..
Things to use and colect..

bright colors- school bus yellow, blue, and red..

anything with letters- plates, material, paper weights, etc.. anything you can find. I have seen lots of letter items lately. Try to use ABCs

For the kitchen use bright yellow flowers, plates with abcs, bright blue candle holders, red place mats, red dishes, whatever you have..

In the livingroom use lots of bright flowers, pictures of children on the first day of school in bright frames (buy wooden frames and paint with spray paint, add small wooden letters) add lots of red yellow and blue candles add some pillow covers with abcs

I think this sounds like fun... I will try it and add pictures when I can.. I will also add more ideas as I can...

See I told you its pretty boring.. Thats okay it will change soon enough.....

Plain jane....

Here are a few pictures of plain jane... Boring..... Its all okay because in just a few weeks I will be decorating for birthdays.. If you don't have birthdays in August and September you can decorate for Labor day... I will give ideas for Labor day later.. For now I will just show you my boring home...

Plain Jane.....

From now until late August my house is very plain jane.... For the moment I am just cleaning everything and putting all the stray holiday things away.. My home is sooo boring right now.. I am so looking forward to late August so I can begin decorating for birthdays, then Labor Day , and then on to one of my favorite holidays..Halloween... It has to be one of the most fun holidays to decorate.. You will understand when the 1st of October comes. I will show lots of pictures and lots of ideas... Untill then you will have to bare with me, Its gonna be a bit boring for a while....

Here is a few things you can do for the livingroom, familyroom, or even a den.

• Go to your nearest grocery store and buy a small boquet of flowers. I bought one for $6.99 and used in 3 small vases.. It was white daisies, red carnations, and dyed blue mums. Add in a few flags and a few 4th of july picks. They look wonderful on the mantle or even on shelves, or tables.. It is a very cheap idea with a lot of impact..
• Cover all of your throw pillows with homemade pillow cases (check back to mother's day for instructions on how to make them.) cut some fabric for tableclothsor runners. If you like you can even make a scarf for your windows...
• Add some artwork with flags or even the capital. Whatever you can find that reminds you of the 4th..

I hope this gives you a few ideas.. Tomarrow I post a few pictures of my familyroom and hopefully they will help you with even more suggestions...

Just a few more 4th of July ideas..

Tonite I will add a few more ideas for the kitchen and then the rest of the week I will add ideas for the rest of the house...

• On the table fill a white and blue bowl full of red apples. If you want you could fill a bowl full of poppers. Use a clear vase and fill with the colorful paper sparklers.( Don't light them!!!!)
• 4th of July pot holders and dish towels are easy to find. Look at retail and dollar stores. Just switch these few things and you will see the difference...
• Use red white and blue tablecloth..

I hope this helps you to come up with a few ideas to make your kitchen scream 4th of July...

A few ideas for the Fourth of July

Here is a few simple ideas for the Kitchen.

• add stars from the ceiling ( hang paper stars from the ceiling with fishing line from small hooks- if you like you could just tape them )
• change your art work to pictures of fireworks or hang plates of stars or flags. If you don't have these items, use what you have, such as red or blue plates or even art with daisies. Daisies just remind people of summer and the fourth of July.
• Add small flags everywhere.

I hope this will give you a good start at decorating for the Fourth.. I will continue the ideas but for now this is just a few tips... Happy Fourth of July...