There have been so many awesome 4th of July projects linked up to That DIY Party lately! So I gathered up a collection of 16 red, white and blue, creative patriotic ideas to “show off” for inspiration just in time for celebrating Independence Day!
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When I shared our family room and kitchen in the What’s Your Style Series, one style those rooms (and all rooms in my home) share is “eclectic”.
Visiting from the beautiful bedroom at Shabby Love? Welcome, friends!
When you do what you love, specifically on a small budget; thrift stores, flea markets, estate sales, yard sales and Craigs List become favorite sources for unique, eclectic decor. Our guest bedroom is no exception.
and a mix of old and new.
Small budget? Wrap a canvas you already own with pretty wrapping paper to freshen up old decor.
Layer the bed with a folded top sheet topped with a throw blanket. Cat optional.
Eclectic: mismatched furniture, a mix of pattern and colors, collected-over-time gallery wall, DIY accents, a painted floor and flea market finds.
I’m in the process of planning a re-do on our other guest room/dressing room. Our master bedroom is a disaster since the day we moved in but always seems to get pushed further down the priority list. What’s your style and favorite bedroom in your home?
Posts related to this room/DIY in this bedroom:
See more of my style in the DIY Show Off Home Tour.
Ready for some more bedroom inspiration? Check out these bedroom beauties in the What’s Your Style Series:
I’m not quite late in terms of sharing my Valentine decorating, am I? I don’t do much…just a little here and there, mostly in the dining room.
More pictures after a little vinyl tutorial: Having a vinyl cutting machine is GREAT for last minute decorating! Our reclaimed barn wood dining table is protected by a beveled glass top. And a glass top table is the perfect spot for an adhesive vinyl table runner just in time for Valentine’s day!
You’ll need:
Tools I used:
Using the Silhouette Design Studio software, I used different fonts to create Valentine text along with a few shapes from the online store. Because I wanted to have the text reading different directions, I used the rotate tool to flip some of the text and shapes.
Before sending the design to cut, I uploaded the vinyl into my machine color side up then changed my setting to cut adhesive vinyl.
When cutting was complete, I removed and trimmed my vinyl design. Then inserted another sheet of vinyl and cut the design again. I used two sets of vinyl decals to create my table runner. 
Next up is removing all of the negative part of the vinyl design. Simply remove all vinyl that’s not a letter or shape.
Now it’s like a sheet of vinyl stickers. Not something you want to place letter by letter so apply a piece of transfer paper over top of the vinyl decals.
Measure placement and alignment of where the vinyl decal table runner will go onto your glass top table.
Rub the vinyl decals with a gift card so that the adhesive vinyl transfer from the wax paper backing to the transfer paper.
Remove wax paper backing. Sometimes I have to use my fingernail or thumbnail to help along the transfer.
Carefully align and place the vinyl decal with transfer paper onto the glass.
Rub with a gift card so that the vinyl transfers from the paper to the glass.
Remove transfer paper.
That’s it! Now the glass table top sports a sweet Valentine’s message!
Simply peel away the vinyl for easy removal.
More decorating around the DIYShowOff house:
See more Valentine’s crafts in the DIYShowOff project gallery.
*This post is sponsored by Happy Crafters. Tutorial, experience and opinion is my own. I really love working with this vinyl. Check out all the supplies at Happy Crafters for inspiration for your next project.
