Tag: 4th of July

Red, White and Blue Cake Batter Blondies

Red, White and Blue Cake Batter Blondies

Cake batter blondies made patriotic with red, white and blue sprinkles. This is one of the easiest bar recipes and a big hit no matter what color sprinkles you use! Mid-August may not be the time you would most likely thing to make red, white and blue desserts, but hang with me for a sec.

My Friday Five – 4th of July Festivities

My Friday Five – 4th of July Festivities

Here we are at Friday once again! I hope everyone had a great 4th of July. The weather was glorious here, which was much needed after a few weeks of heavy rain and even some flooding here in Des Moines. I had a few days off, and while I wasn’t overly productive, I sure enjoyed

July Wrap Up

July Wrap Up

Oh July, you were good to us, but where did you go?? We really made the most of our July with lots of fun, friends and family vacation. Our 4th of July was actually pretty laid back. Of course I couldn’t help myself but make some custom shirts for the second year in a row. USA

USA Rocks T-Shirt – Iron-on Transfer

USA Rocks T-Shirt – Iron-on Transfer

Make your own USA Rocks T-shirt using an iron-on heat transfer. It’s an easy way to make a custom t-shirt to celebrate the 4th of July or other patriotic holidays.   For the 2nd year in a row, I made Carter a custom patriotic shirt for the 4th of July. Last year I used a

DIY Vintage Patriotic T-Shirt

DIY Vintage Patriotic T-Shirt

Last year I made some patriotic shirts for Carter and I to wear on the 4th of July using a bleach pen technique. (No, they were not matchy matchy!) This year, for mine, I decided to try my hand at a DIY vintage t-shirt look using fabric paint and… wait for it… plastic wrap! It

Bleach Pen T-Shirts

Bleach Pen T-Shirts

Bleach pen t-shirts are an easy and inexpensive way to create personalized t-shirts for all ages and occasions.    I tried my hand at designing my own t-shirts this weekend using a bleach pen. These are for the 4th of July,  It was such an easy project and relatively inexpensive, so I see more bleach pen projects