A Patriotic Pause

I grabbed some of my

many

red, white and blue dishes....

and accessories

and carried them to the back deck.

I thought I would use what I had to

come up with some new

and cute

July place-settings.

The 4th of July is too hectic...

and meant to be

outdoors and

portable.

These are for the two weeks (or so)

leading up to the

4th!

Eating out on the deck is always a good thing.

I have a HUGE metal basket full of metal letters I have collected for years. Luckily, I was gathering them up long before they became popular. I truly do use them all the time. Hubby has gotten use to them....kind of!

This one was done as a tribute to my Hubby. He is a huge baseball fan, and what, after all is more American than crackerjacks and baseball? With a little taffy thrown in!

Just another little encouragment to use what you have around the house.  Walk around and look at your things and think of them in other ways. You'll be glad you did!

Apparently even Mother Nature

was feeling a little

patriotic.

See the things you'll

miss

if you don't head outside?

Linking this up with Between Naps on the Porch for Tablescape Thursday.