fab friday {4th of July}

4th of July is right around the corner.

Seriously, the 4th of July is my favorite holiday.

Fireworks, cooking out, family time & being proud to be American.

What could be better than that?

{Plus it's 4 days before my wedding anniversary! :)}

Here's how I made my super easy, {cheap!} and of course, very cute 4th of July decor.

Up first is this super cute flag.

I know you've seen 2x4 flags floating around blogland.

So, here's my version.

My hubby used a 2x4 but for the "stripes"

he cut them in half,

 trimmed them 

& made them fit together perfectly.

{Isn't he smart & like I've said before so handy!}

I painted the pieces red, white & blue.

For my star, I cut a star with my Silhouette & used it like a stencil.

I painted my block white, applied the vinyl, painted it blue & then removed the vinyl.

Voila!  There's a perfect star.  Super easy!

Stack your blocks back up!

Add a bow.

All done!  So easy & cute!

Now for the USA blocks.

For my blocks I just used a 2x4 again {cut it into 4 inch blocks}.

Painted them red, white & blue, of course. :)

Applied the vinyl.

Then you can stack them however you'd like, vertical or horizontal.

Or add a bow like I did.

There you go- all done.

Display them together & you've got a fun, festive 4th of July mantel.

Let the celebration begin!  Happy Birthday, America!

Did you notice my follower count is creeping ever so closer to the 500 mark?

I am so excited.  I'm amazed and humble at all the support

my little blog has gotten since I started just under 3 months ago.

You guys are awesome.  Thank you so much.

Tomorrow I'll be doing a giveaway for a completed set of the USA blocks.

{So make sure you check back ToMoRoW to enter.}

For today, the first 3 FolLoWeRs who comment on this post will receive the USA vinyl for FreE!!!

All you'll need to do is supply the wood, paint & a little elbow grease & you'll have some cute blocks, too.

{Please leave me your email, so I can contact you!}

Have a fabulous weekend!