PATRIOTIC BANNER REVEAL!

Here it is, folks! All the pieces of the patriotic banner swap - all five of them, lol! They're all great, and unique, though!

First is Sarah's (Hope In Every Season):

Because there were a few extras she had sent along, and they were longer than the others, I made a banner by themselves for my living room window!

Next is Debby's of Cozy Blanket. I like the boldness of this design:

Then there's Pam's of Virginia Retro, all picnic-y and fireworky! Summer at it's best!

Here's mine. I couldn't decide between which girl image, so I used them both and made a two-sided piece.

The above ones I strung together and the banner is hanging on my hutch:

Lastly, we have Judy's of 20 North Ora. She stitched a wonderful fabric mini-banner!

Mine is hung in the kitchen window!

At first, I was disappointed that more women didn't join in, but I think I got the cream-of-the-crop here!

Everyone have a safe (especially East Coasters) and fun Fourth, remembering the freedom we fought for!

PATRIOTIC SWAP DEADLINE + FLEABANE

Just a friendly reminder that tomorrow, the 13th is the mailing deadline for your banner pieces!

I found a new wildflower/weed this past week. There is a clump of Fleabane growing in the middle of my dirt driveway. I'm so excited - haven't had a new plant on the property in a while! So, of course, I transplanted some up to my garden.(not my photo)

MEMORIAL DAY AND MY DAD IN WWII

My dad, Edwin Simms Pink, Sr. served in WWII in the Mediterranean and in the Pacific Theater. He was a Navy man.

He would occasionally talk about his time in Italy, nothing much happened there according to his war diary, but never about the Pacific. That must have been where he saw all the action. He had even brought home a German helmet with a bullet hole directly in front of the brain. We played with it as kids, not knowing the significance of it. Boy, was that thing heavy!

One of my brothers had taken the diary and transcribed it, along with my dad's photos, making a nice 3-ring book for each of us. Here are two photos from the Pacific:

Thank you to all the soldiers who served, and died, protecting our country so we are free today.

PATRIOTIC SWAP - TIME CHANGE

Okay, ladies, sorry I haven't been on here lately - it's gardening season, don'tcha know! Anyways, regarding the Patriotic Banner Swap, I think I jumped the gun by announcing it so early. Everybody was probably reeling still from Easter and time was tight between then and Memorial Day. So I decided to changed it to a Fourth of July time frame.

Here are the instructions, from my previous post:

I was going to make myself a patriotic banner this year and then decided to have a swap, and share banner pieces! What I would like to do is involve 7 others besides myself. You would need to make 8 banner pieces - 7 to share and one for yourself. The size would be 4" x 6" at the largest, and you can choose your shape: pennant/triangle, rectangle, circle, star, shield, whatever! This is an indoor paper craft, not for outside weather.

If you would like to join, sign up (or re-sign up) in the Comments below. Make sure you are an active blogger, and that your email is somewhere on your blog for when I need to contact you. I will take the first 7 signer-uppers and will email you my mailing address. IF ENOUGH PEOPLE WANT TO DO THIS, I CAN MAKE A SECOND GROUP!

You make the 8 banners and mail all of them to me no later than Friday, June 13th. That will give you six weeks to make them, and me enough time to get them mailed back to you in time for Fourth of July. Make sure your return address is on the envelope! I will then sort them into groups and mail each of you one group.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask!

A NEW PATRIOTIC SWAP!

I was going to make myself a patriotic banner this year and then decided to have a swap, and share banner pieces! What I would like to do is involve 7 others besides myself. You would need to make 8 banner pieces - 7 to share and one for yourself. The size would be 4" x 6" at the largest, and you can choose your shape: pennant/triangle, rectangle, circle, star, shield, whatever! This is an indoor paper craft, not for outside weather.

If you would like to join, sign up in the Comments below. Make sure you are an active blogger, and that your email is somewhere on your blog for when I need to contact you. I will take the first 7 signer-uppers and will email you my mailing address. IF ENOUGH PEOPLE WANT TO DO THIS, I CAN MAKE A SECOND GROUP!

You make the 8 banners and mail all of them to me no later than Monday, May 12th. That will give you three weeks to make them, and me enough time to get them mailed back to you in time for Memorial Day. Make sure your return address is on the envelope! I will then sort them into groups and mail each of you one group.

This will be a lot of fun, so get out your reds, whites, and blues and get crafting!

(If I forgot anything, let me know!)