The Cutest Easy To Make lil Flags

 Welcome!  Soon our country will be celebrating 250 yrs. ! Every summer i usually decorate in red , white and blue at least one room. This year I have a bit all over. I found these super cute flags to craft  as i was visiting Antique Farmhouse online shopping.  

I thought, how cute and wow I could make these. So this was my inspiration.  They can be either sewn or hot glued.  I did sew them but just as easy with hot glue. 

This is a list of items you will need:

Some white, off white fabric, i used some left over fabric painters dropcloth.

Some red fabric or ribbon

Some blue fabric, I used an old pair of jeans, ( my son won't even know they are gone lol.

If you are a beginner at sewing no problem.  You will start by cutting your white fabric to your desired size, mine are around 10 in.  Then just a simple stitching or gluing to one side so a stick can be inserted. There's no special way its whatever way you like, cut a blue square for the left hand corner, I then simply traced around a star cookie cutter with a scrap of white fabric Attach, then glue  or sew the red stripes, be sure they are thin. And its that simple. 

I wanted mine to look a bit vintage so I soaked them in a bucket of tea to stain them a bit.

I dried them flat on a towel. And this is the finished flags

They are much darker than the photo. But so cute. I used just some shshcabob sticks .they look nice in a pot with flowers or on their own in a pretty vessel. 

Some may say i copy cated, but it was just inspiration.go ahead and make yourselves some of these festive flags, its relaxing and a fun project. 

                         Happy Crafting!

                               Lisa

Curtains sewn in about a day...

 Welcome, let's talk curtains! Wow couldn't really find anything that I truly liked. And that whole bit about curtains being sold as one panel is totally ridiculous.  I needed 2 curtains, 50in. Wide, 63 in. Long. I found these, very farmhouse but very skimpy.

Pretty but no headers or ruffles.  So I got my sewing machine out a couple of painters fabric dropcloths and got to mea d during and sewing. After the painters cloths are laundered they become very soft. 

So I  basically sewed the same style as the store set but added headers and ruffles and a much more chunkier version. Painters cloths are so nice to sew with.

The valances are sewn to the panels. Just a simple loose ruffle. I believe this project could be done easily as long as you have a sewing machine, measuring tape and some patience.

Thanks for stopping in don't be afraid to tackle 

a curtain project.

                          Happy sewing

                               Lisa

Delightful Crumb cake recipe, company worthy.

 Welcome...nice of you to stop by. Wish I could give everyone a slice of this delicious cake.  If your like me you may have friends stopping by . This recipe is perfect, easy to prepare. And the best part you can prepare it in a jiffy. So put on your coffee pot and get a move on

The recipe book is very old, I've been baking this over 20 yrs. So don't mind the well used recipe page. The only thing different I do is add cinnamon to the crumb mixture. 

                   A perfect sweet to serve to your friends and family.

                   Happy baking, 

                         Lisa

A SUMMER OF RED WHITE& BLUE

 Welcome! I so look forward to decorating for summer. Summer here in SW Florida is a scorcher ! The sweet Tea flows non stop along with the ac.  I love the red whites and blues for summer. So I've added some patriotic love here and there. 

Most items I had on hand such as the red wooden beads, small flags bought at Walmart, red geraniums my favorite.  

Shop your house, you'd be surprised the red items you'll come up with.  The red beads are wooden and are used quite a bit, valentines, christmas and patriotic decor.

                         Happy Summer!

                                Lisa

To Paint or Not To Paint?

 Welcome, so at a previous 40% off sale at goodwill  I found this dark wood hutch top. At 7.50 i wasn't leaving without it. You know that groove you get in while thrifting you find something you love and no matter how large it is you will find away to get it home. 

Every thing in my home  crys farmhouse I just wasn't feeling the dark wood so against the opinions of everyone in my home they advised me,  Nov! Don't Paint it you'll ruin it. Well of course I didn't listen I went forward with my plan to give her a white distressed look. I'm loving it! So glad I painted it. I'm sure there are some out there that will say....why did you Paint that you've ruined it. Let's take a look. Love to know what you think.

So there you have it....I did not paint the interior i plan on using some peel n stick wallpaper. I collect vintage  cutters so I dangled a few to display.

Here's the before

What  projects are keeping you busy these days?I say do what ever makes you happy! Even if its a forbidden paint job. There's something so relaxing about an afternoon spent painting.

                         Thankyou for stopping on by...

                                            Lisa

So This Is Christmas, And a Happy New Year

Welcome! Christmas has come and gone but the New year is here to stay, time for change,renewed happiness and more concern for mankind.

Here at Sweet Tea N' Salty Air we had several festivities. Outdoor decorating party, christmas craft night which beautiful candleholders were made. Cookie decorating night where dozens of sugar cookies were decorated with different colored frosting and sprinkles worked their magic. Lots of laughs and fun! Then of course there's holiday dinners.....

 

Thankyou for stopping by,wishing you and your family a happy and safe New Year

                           Hugs, Lisa

The unboxing Of Pioneer Woman Snowflake Dishes!

 Welcome! Ok ok  I admit, I'm a dishoholic! Is there even meetings for that lol lol! ol! Ok so when I was looking for some cute wintery dishes to add to my decor I came across these lovely snowflake dishes.  So today I'm opening the very well packed set of 4 so very lovely snowflake dishes.  Bought from Walmart  for about 15$. Let's take a peek

Aren't they beautiful?