I am a Victorian Soul, who lives in a small townhouse that was built in the mid 1970's, not a huge Mega Mansion!! I just recently lost my Hubby Joe, who was a Retired Letter Carrier. I worked night shift as an RN on a Hospital based Rehabilitation( Physical Medicine) Unit for 37 years before I had Knee Replacement Surgery and officially Retired in 2019 after 41 years working in Direct Patient Care ... I am so glad that we retired at 62 years of age and got to spend that time together before he passed....I still do love Retirement!!!!

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Sunday, July 4, 2021

July 4th Front Porch and Patriotic Summer Home Tour , 2021

 



 Welcome to Debbie-Dabble Blog!!

 
I am so happy you decided to stop by!!
 
 
Happy 4th of July!!!!!
 


 Today, I am going to be sharing some Patriotic updates including a quick makeover of my Patriotic Tree, a new wreath that I made, my July 4th Front Porch ....

And My Annual Patriotic Home Tour!!!
 

But first, I want to Thank Barb, over at French Ethereal, for choosing my post, A Little Bit of Yellow in the Gardens, June Update, as one of her features from last week's Share Your Style Linky Party!!!

 

Thanks so much, Barb!!!!

And I also want to Thank Linda, over at Crafts a La Mode, not only for featuring my post, Patriotic Doll House and Sweet Treats, from last week's Thursday Favorite Things Linky Party but also for what she did to the picture of Nelson Crest...


I LOVE what she did!!!!


 

 Thanks again, Linda!!

Please stop by and link up to these charming parties!!!!


Before I start my Patriotic Home Tour for this year, I want to share a few new things that I added to my Patriotic decor since I did the original posts......

I had a senior moment and actually forgot that I had ordered these Military Flags honoring the various branches of the Armed Services after seeing them on a Tree that a friend made for a Veteran......


 I want to use them on my Patriotic Tree in the Living Room but the flags only "flew to the right" so to speak......

So I used a seam ripper and removed the white sleeve for the "pole" and hand sewed it to the other side as you can see in the picture above....

There is a Flag for each branch of the Military......

United States Army and United States Coast Guard.....

 

2 for the United States Air Force......

United States Navy and United States Marines


 One for POW's and another one for the United States Army

I added them to my Patriotic Tree in the Living Room.......


 

I tucked in 4 of these flags on each side of the Tree......






 

This is what I had in mind when I ordered these but forgot all about....


 There have also been a few changes underneath the Tree since I did the original post on it.....



 I added the cute Patriotic truck pick from Dollar Tree to the boxwood ball in the urn in the corner.....

Also, I placed the Patriotic Bird House in the middle of a red, white and blue tinsel wreath , again from Dollar Tree.....

 

 

 The Patriotic Sweet Treats that my friend Angela made and gifted to me.....

 Are now on display here.....

 

I moved some flags that were on the Tree before the Military flags into this vase.....

 
Just a few changes.......

 

I have been quite enamored with the Flag wreaths that I have been seeing every where on blogs and on Pinterest.....

So I also decided to try my hand at making one of my own......


I used a flag tablecloth and simply wrapped it around an old oval grapevine wreath that I had in my stash......

It is held in place by a rubberband!!!

I tucked a small flag into the rubber band and made a bow out of red deco mesh ribbon, also in my stash.....
 

I wired the bow on......

I like how it looks on an oval wreath and I tied it to the left instead of to the right like all the others that I have seen......

I wanted to be different.......

It is hanging on the door of the Powder Room.....


Next up is my July 4th Front Porch.......

I also added a few things that are new......

 
 
 
 I added another set of those Military flags......

This one is a flag for POW's....
 

 
 

 A new blow I made from red and blue deco mesh ribbon in my stash.....


 
 
 
Another red and blue bow attached to the light fixture...... 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 Along with one for the top of the tree in the corner of the porch and  2 more flags.....

United States Army and Coast Guard....





Flags for the United States Air Force and Navy.....


I had Joe pick up a new Patriotic Banner for the railing as the 2 paper ones I had previously fell apart.....


 
 United States Marines.....
 

 The flower bed under the Living Room window......

I am very pleased with how the coleus are growing as I think they doubled in size over night.....


Looking out from the front porch at the flower bed on top of our slope....

My faux mail box......

 
 My park bench.....


Another new bow for the lantern......

 
 
 
 United States Army and Air Force.....
 
 

 
 
 

I remembered I forgot to change the flag......


 
To this one......"America the Beautiful"



We have had rain off and on, light and heavy since Friday so I was thankful to grab these pictures in between the rain drops....


Up next is my annual Patriotic Home tour where a share a few snippets of my posts for this year on my decorations with links to all those posts.....


PATRIOTIC HOME TOUR, 2021

Memorial Day Front Porch and Yard..... 

I had just planted all my annuals in the pots....


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Click HERE to see that post... 


Memorial Day Observance

The tablescape I did for our family dinner.....

 

 

 

 

Click HERE to read more about our Memorial Day Observance

 

 

A Little More Red, White and Blue in the Living Room......

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Hallway to the Kitchen, Den and Powder Room....

 

 

 

 Click HERE if you missed this post....

 

Patriotic Tree in the Living Room.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Click HERE if you are interested in seeing more of the Tree....


Red, White and Blue Patriotic "Mantel" in the Living Room

 

 

 

 

 

  Click HERE to see this post.....

 

I decorate the Den in a deep red, blue and ivory color theme and in the Summer, I add a few Patriotic touches to that color theme.......

I even added a "new" Patriotic Tree this year....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Click HERE if you are interested in seeing this post...

 

Also in the Den is Nelson Crest, my Victorian Doll House

Nelson Crest in her Patriotic Finery

 

 

 

 

 Click HERE  if you would like to see that post.... 


These amazing Sweet Treats.......

 

 

 

 That my FB friend, Angela, created for me inspired me to do this Patriotic Tablescape, celebrating the 4th of July!!!!

 

 

 

 

 And since Joe bought 2 Patriotic tablecloths, I also created another one for July 4th!!!



Click HERE if you missed this post.....


And that concludes my Patriotic Home Tour and the update on my Patriotic decorations of the Summer.....

The Living Room will stay decorated like this for about another week and then I will change it over to my late Summer "Under the Sea" theme.....

The Den will stay the same until I decorate it for Christmas in November.....

I hope you had a wonderful July 4th Holiday and got to spend it with those that you love!!

We sure did!!

And I hope you will stop by to visit again soon!!

Stay safe, healthy and most of all, HAPPY!!

Thanks to those who took the time out of their busy day to spend a little bit of time with me!!

If you do not have a blog, PLEASE  give me some way to reply to your comment, maybe by including your email in your comment.  If I can not find a way to reach you, I will reply on the post where you commented so please check back......


I am linking up to these parties:


 
 

Please take some time to visit these terrific hosts and all those joining in on the fun!

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9 comments:

  1. MinnieJuly 4, 2021 at 12:30 PM

    Festive and fun! What a happy and beautiful home you have made.
    It is always a pleasure to come visit and spy all the fun you have been having. Thanks for sharing and Happy 4th to you and your family!
    Blessings to you
    Minnie

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    1. Debbie-Dabble Blog and A Debbie-Dabble ChristmasJuly 7, 2021 at 5:26 PM

      Minnie,
      Thanks for your kind comment and for taking the time to stop by!! We had a great but busy weekend!! I hope you did too! Stay safe, healthy and happy!!
      Hugs,
      Debbie

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  2. Melisa- pinkernpunkinquilting July 4, 2021 at 12:52 PM

    Happy July 4th, Debbie. I hope you have the most wonderful day and look forward to hearing what your day allowed. Your home is beautiful and festive. You are such an inspiration. I just love your front porch. Big hugs.

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  3. Miss MerryJuly 4, 2021 at 5:48 PM

    I love everything. I was making a list of favorites (I know the flag with song lyrics was one); everything is so wonderful and patriotic - oh, the flag on the oval wreath, gorgeous! But my eyes stopped on that red and blue transferware, LOL. Gosh those dishes make my heart go pitter pat. Please don't tell my family, but I think I am going to start stalking the flea markets and Goodwill. I am so in love with them!

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  4. GranthamlynnJuly 4, 2021 at 6:01 PM

    Your tree is so pretty I like the new flags.
    And the new wreath is pretty. I noticed the Mantle again. I am glad I sent the little bunting to you so you could enjoy. Thanks for sharing your lovely home. Have a great week.

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  5. mamasmercantileJuly 5, 2021 at 3:25 AM

    I am thrilled that you had a wonderful celebration. Your patriotic decor is a feast for the eyes, it all looks amazing. Love the wrath you made, so simple but effective, its beautiful.

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  6. PenneybucJuly 8, 2021 at 7:23 PM

    I like your flag wreath more than any I have seen. I already have a red/white/blue bandanna one I made, but may have to do another one.

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    1. Debbie-Dabble Blog and A Debbie-Dabble ChristmasJuly 10, 2021 at 9:26 PM

      Penneybuc,
      Thanks so much for stopping by and for your kind comment about my flag wreath!! A friend of mine said that she was thinking of using different Holiday fabric to make wreaths for the Holidays based on the flag wreath I made...Stay safe, healthy and happy!!
      Hugs,
      Debbie

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  7. My thrift store addictionJuly 11, 2021 at 3:21 PM

    Thanks for sharing your festive Fourth of July decor at Vintage Charm!

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