Celebrate Your Country

Hey yall! This week at The Cuttlebug Spot we are celebrating our country. I did 2 projects for this week. I wanted to spruce up one of our 'plants' in the apartment for the fourth. We don't do live plants, but there is no reason you can't spruce up a fake plant, right? LOL. So I made some pinwheels, which I attached to clothespins to attach to my plant. Voila! Instant decoration. I used the Swiss Dots and Distressed Stripes Embossing folders on my pinwheels. These were really so easy and fun to make. I haven't done this since I was in grade school. Next, I made a card to sit next to it. I used the Houndstooth Embossing folder and the Sizzix Distressed Texture Plate. I also incorporated some ribbon, stitching, a patriotic sticker, and the use of the Holiday Stars border punch by Martha Stewart. Here are my projects:

I was kind of discouraged at first because my stitching ended up a little uneven. But then I remembered our trip to the Smithsonian and viewing the first United States flag. I decided to leave it since the hand stitched flag isn't perfect either. I will never forget the trip to the Smithsonian. The pride I felt to be an American as I learned more about our history was something I will always remember.

If you would like instructions on how to do these pinwheels, go here:
http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.3a0656639de62ad593598e10d373a0a0/?vgnextoid=0094608f8532f010VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&vgnextfmt=default&backto=true

So do come on over to The Cuttlebug Spot and join us this week to celebrate your country!!!

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Thanks for stoppin' in! Take care and have a wonderful week!!!