I recently gave our entry way a patriotic makeover by repurposing things I already had on hand. I hope you will enjoy A Yankee Doodle Dandy Of A Porch.
A Yankee Doodle Dandy Of A Porch
I had some old bunting that some of the panels had gotten mildewed over this past year. I didn’t want to throw it all out so I separated out the good pieces and tried to think of a creative way in how to use them.
Since it had been on my to do list to give the porch a good cleaning and to change out the decor I decided to add it as a bit of star spangled happiness to a wreath.
I first draped on the bunting and then added a few flowers, bells and branches.
It was all tacked on with hot glue.
Pot Refresh
The pots also got a bit of an overhaul. All of the winter flowers were well past in need of replacing.
I selected red petunias and white alyssum which are two of my favorites. A few impatients were sprinkled in as well.
A simple way to create patriotic decor is to simply add flags.
Lastly, Uncle Sam was given pride of place as the bench centerpiece.
Because back door guests are best I also jazzed up the backyard door that our family uses everyday.
A Fun Tutorial Video
You can see step by step how the wreath was made as well as the cutie patooties who helped me garden in this weeks video.
If you wish to view the video in a larger format just click on the black box in the lower left hand corner that says Watch on YouTube.
In Case You Haven’t Heard
I am hosting a Little House on the Prairie watch party on Thursday, July 9th at 7 pm CST.
You will need to have a Netflix subscription and then simply email me your email address and I will add you to the watch party list. This is limited to the first 400 people that sign up. It is FREE and it is going to be such fun. Some very special prairie guests will be in attendance.
Email me at decortoadore@hotmail.com to reserve your spot.
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