We party here with a fresh linky every Wednesday evening at the Wildly Original Round Up. Your projects always amaze me, and I so appreciate you sharing your talent here at I Gotta Create!
Jubilant July Overview
July is definitely a hot month for gettin' your craft on! Here's a overview of hot July happenings at I Gotta Create!
Start with this Star-Spangled Spectacular July 4th featuring 25 amazing projects from the Wildly Original Round Up linky party!
Check out my own July 4th project trio based on recycling Pringles cans: Rocket, Firecrackers, and Straw Caddy!!
Go see this special backyard visitor. She comes within just 5 feet of our door! This gorgeous bobcat is panting from the July heat. You won't believe all the wild things going on at our place caught on the nature cam.
Katie from over at Creatively Living is our July star for the Inspiring Creative Women series. Check out her super cool tips for turning trash into treasure. Her DiY projects will delight and amaze you as much as her frank insights about the creative process.
Cook up some Simple Syrup with me so you can regulate your own sugar intake and stay cool with fabulous refreshing summer drinks, like...
Fresh Squeezed Lemonade! Find the recipe, mouth-watering photos, and presentation ideas for a Bar-b-que or a Wild West party theme *here.*
And boy are we wild this Summer! These Wild West fringed sour cream party favors hit a sweet spot! They saddle up beautifully with...
... simply amazing Wild West Snack Bags! The faux leather fringe takes the snack bags and sour cream party favors to greener pastures of playfulness.
Finally, we must have one Christmas in July project to cool things down. Check out Blue Santa and the ice-crystal-looking snowflakes from aluminum foil! You'll glimpse 9 other creative holiday ideas there.
We party here with a fresh linky every Wednesday evening at the Wildly Original Round Up. Your projects always amaze me, and I so appreciate you sharing your talent here at I Gotta Create!
Thank you to my subscribers and followers ~ you're the best! If you're new here, I want to welcome you. I hope you'll stay in touch and follow along. We get quite creative around here!
We party here with a fresh linky every Wednesday evening at the Wildly Original Round Up. Your projects always amaze me, and I so appreciate you sharing your talent here at I Gotta Create!
Fresh Squeezed Lemonade - DiY Healthier
Start with one lemon if you just want to make a glass of lemonade, and add
Wildly Original Round Up #10 and Features
Welcome to the Wildly Original Round Up linky party here at I Gotta Create! Thank you for partying with me each week. First: this week's features for super-charged inspiration!
Love, love, love this dresser made over into a portable bar by the incomparable Bliss Ranch!!
Western Fringe Sour Cream Party Favors
Yeehaw! We're rounding up a whole herd of fun with the Wild West party theme.
How sweet are these western sour cream party favors with faux leather fringe?!!
They complement the Wild West Fringed Snack Bags {*click here for tutorial.*} You will use a few of the lunch sacks from that project to make the faux leather fringe for these cute party favors.
They would be great for July 4th fun, too!
Imagine all the secret goodies that could be waiting to surprise some lucky cowgirl or cowboy!
The tutorial instructions are longer than it takes to do the project. After your first couple, you'll start whipping them out quickly.
Here's how you make Wild West fringed
sour cream party favors:
Make Your Own Simple Syrup
Blue Santa: Christmas in July
Let's have a blustery break from the blistering heat, shall we? The icy-looking snowflake embellishments on these cards are made from...what else? TINFOIL!
Wildly Original Round Up #9 and Features
Welcome to the Wildly Original Round Up linky party here at I Gotta Create! Thank you for partying with me each week. Let's jump straight to the features so you can get linked up, inspired, and meet new friends!
{Please click the link to the artist's blog before pinning so they get the credit they deserve. Thanks!}
Out of Season
The leaves turn brown and fall
For want of a quenching rain
Giving the appearance of an autumn
Come swiftly and unexpectedly.
It wasn't your season
To fall
Nature Calls: A Bobcat Visit
We interrupt this blog for a special visitor.
Nature inspires me and my hubby like nothing else. So imagine the commotion when this visitor appeared within 5 feet of our patio door!
Nature inspires me and my hubby like nothing else. So imagine the commotion when this visitor appeared within 5 feet of our patio door!
Inspiring Creative Women #3: Creatively Living with Katie
The Inspiring Creative Women series is dedicated to
in-depth interviews designed to bring the
creative process into sharper focus.
PLEASE:
Click any photo to visit the specific post at Katie's blog, Creatively Living.
Appropriate pins can also be found on my Pinterest Page.
{Christina} Katie, I'm so thrilled to have you here. Tell us about yourself.
{Katie} I am a busy mom of 5 kids. The older three I home school. I enjoy running, playing the piano, and doing anything outdoors. I have a small dietetics job, but my biggest interest is renovating and decorating houses! When my husband and I first decided to buy a house, we got the cheapest, dumpiest one we could find. This not only made my love for decorating more practical, but it became a small business. I'm on my third house now and I'm completely loving what I get to do.
{Katie} My thriftiness. I'm sure any of my friends would mention 'cheap and resourceful,' but also that I care about people being comfortable and truly loving the space they live in. I think my spaces tend to look happy and comfortable, but stylish. I think this reflects that I'm generally a pretty happy person.
Wildly Original Round Up Party & Features #7
Welcome to the Wildly Original Round Up linky party here at I Gotta Create! Let's jump straight to the features so you can get linked up. We're starting early today since many of you will be busy tonight watching fireworks!
{Please click the link to the artist's blog before pinning so they get the credit they deserve. Thanks!}
I was blown away by this Industrial-looking pallet coffee table by Reposhture. Bravo, Kim!!
{She also has some amazing downspout planters. So creative!}
{She also has some amazing downspout planters. So creative!}
Star Spangled Spectacular: 25 July 4th Projects
It's a Star Spangled Spectacular 4th of July feature show of 25 amazing projects you've linked up over the past seven weeks. You'll fall in LOVE with the color, the ideas, and the July 4th party vibe!
These artists are featured with Pintegrity,
so be sure to click on their link to pin.
Thanks!
These artists are featured with Pintegrity,
Thanks!
Cute little pennant flags for the 4th by Making it Feel Like Home
Old Glory picket fence by Silo Hill Farm
Cupboard door American flag by Creative Southern Home
Betsy Ross Painted Cabinet by Pressing On
4th of July Primitive Embroidery by Chicken Scratch NY
American Flag made with lattice by A Lapin Life
Patriotic trash to treasure fabric ball by Silo Hill Farm
Patriotic Liberty Banner by A Little Stone House
Patriotic Busy Bag by Crafty Journal
July 4th Crayon Stars by Match Made on Hudson
July 4th brownie pops by Thursdays with Tracy over at The Project Queen
Happy 4th banner by Life Simply
Crafting in the Rain has a fantastic tip for getting them outta those husks easily!
Artists, you are STARS at I Gotta Create! --including those featured on Facebook and Pinterest! Please grab your feature button {the code is on the sidebar}!
Thank you for linking up, visiting and inspiring us. Come party with us each week...fresh link opens 7pm CST Wednesdays!
