![]() ![]() My neighbor let me borrow her little red wagon, and now I’m on the hunt for my own. ![]() I love owning a little bit of Greensboro history. But I bought them for $2 each last year at Reconsidered Goods, a local creative reuse center. For years, these were used as decor for our city’s annual Fun Fourth celebration. My favorite bit of vintage Americana decor might be the red, white and blue flags. It’s perfect for holding Cheerwine bottles! This pretty blue bird feeder was also a yard sale find. I also picked up these tin stars at various yard sales. The red one was originally lavender! Nothing a little paint can’t fix. I’ve used it year after year in my July 4th decor. Speaking of yard sale finds, this Pillsbury tin is a favorite. It was a grungy, paint-stained, dusty mess when I picked it up from a yard sale this spring for $5. I made over the galvanized blue bucket with outdoor stain, and I also gave the stool a makeover with chalk paint. I love this little tabletop tableau: tea-stained flags nestled in a pitcher from my favorite place to shop for antiques, alongside a red lantern and some jelly jar tealights. When it comes to decorating for patriotic holidays, I love using the vintage Americana decor pieces that I’ve collected through the years from yard sales, antique stores and thrift stores. It’s so much easier to justify a splurge when you know you’ll get lots of use out of an item. Like this red enamelware from the French Farmer’s Wife barn sale. In fact, I’ve been known to reuse items from my Christmas decor as Fourth of July decorations. It’s right up there with Halloween and Christmas. I love decorating for the holidays, and July 4th is one of my favorites. By subscribing, I consent to receiving emails. ![]()
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