Monday, June 27, 2011

~4TH Of July Red White & Blue ~

Well it's back to work today and we wanted to share with you all our 4TH of July vignettes that Raymond had worked on this Sunday after we had gone to church. We have displayed all our collection of bears and antique red white and blue collection for this special holiday coming up. The small umbrella was a great find this Saturday at one of our favorite shops called Down Home Antiques in Orange Co.


These drums were a Christmas gift I bought for Ray a couple of years ago.





You can see this child's book with Uncle Sam on the cover which looks great with the other items in our collection.


This is the second vignette we had set up in another part of the house.


The bear was also a find this Saturday in Orange. He used to be a little pull toy and he is on wooden wheels.


This is a fun antique postcard with his guy dressed as Uncle Sam playing a banjo. It is from about 1905-1910.





This is Uncle Sam riding a bicycle which I found here in town at another favorite shop. The little fir cracker used to hold candy for children's as a party favour.


This antique cabinet photo above is fun it shows children dressed up for a 4Th of July pageant as Uncle Sam and Columbus and the statue of liberty.


We also placed some vintage parade flags and some scarfs to decorate the mantle.


This cigar is a cool little find with the colors of the flag also.


I am glad you all stopped by for a visit and enjoyed your stay. Have a great 4TH Of July and enjoy..........Julian & Ray
Today I will be linking up to

~ Show Off Your Cottage Monday ~

32 comments:

  1. how lovely items!!!
    have a great day!

    akissfromthepast.blogspot.com

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  2. Teddy Roosevelt would love your patriotism!! Love the mantle the post with the vintage pics and postcards!

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  3. Wow! What a beautiful collection and your vignettes are wonderful! Raymond has a great eye for display...have to say I love that little umbrella you found in Orange!
    Wishing you both a wonderful 4th of July!
    xx
    Debbie

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  4. Great collection! I love that teddy bear with umbrella. So cute.

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  5. I love,love,love all your bears..the one on the mantel on wheels is my favorite...he's so cute!
    Everything looks so festive! God Bless America...and enjoy the fourth!

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  6. Love your collection and the way you've presented them! Happy 4th! Visiting from NTT!

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  7. Fun to see your collection of patriotic things. Great job! The mantel looks terrific! I've seen a photo of the cigar with the flag. Wow, that is a great find. I'd be thrilled to have one of these in my collection. Thanks for sharing. ~ Sarah

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  8. Just love these bears - the one with the glasses looks like he'd like to carry on a conversation - love the vintage cards - they had quite the sense of humor and created great images - the flag umbrella - and all the draping flags - bring together a very charming, patriotic vignette! Thank you for sharing this with A Return To Loveliness,
    Kathy

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  9. Your mantel is amazing. Love the little bear pull toy with the flag against it. Really pretty!

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  10. Precious!!!! I love seasonal decor! Happy 4th!

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  11. I am drooling over all of your goodies. I love your bears! I particularly love the one one wheels. Happy 4th of July!

    Karen

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  12. I remember your patriotic vignettes from last year, and I'm so excited to see some more from you! You have the very best vintage red, white and blue that I've ever seen!
    Happy REDnesday and Happy 4th of July!
    Carol

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  13. Great decorations, this reminds me I should have posted some Independence Day deco for today. Good ideas.

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  14. OMG! What a wonderful collection and whar delightful vignettes. He has the knack for visual displays.

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  15. Hi guys! Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful patriotic vignettes at my party. Love the bears and the old postcards. You have such wonderful things to decorate with for each holiday. I always enjoy seeing your fabulous displays.
    xo,
    Sherry

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  16. FIRST...I love your doggies...they're sooo cute!! Wonderful vignettes and terrific, beautiful and fun vintage things you have, my goodness! I'm loving it all! I just dropped by from OPEN HOUSE at: No Minimalist Here. Hugs, FABBY

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  17. Love all of your patriotic decorations... especially the vintage post cards!

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  18. You have so many neat items! I really love the postcard the most! You make me want to hop in my car and go junkin!

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  19. OH, you are all set for the festivities!!! Love all the bears and postcards....really cute! Happy VTT!

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  20. Fabulous displays, but then I always know your holiday vignettes are amazing and one-of-a-kind vintage great-ness! Thanks so much for linking up with VIF, have a wonderful weekend!
    xo Debra

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  21. Love all of your vignettes, specially love that darling unbrella.
    Michele

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  22. You are ready for the 4th of July in style! Everything looks so patriotic and adorable, have a great weekend.

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  23. Beautiful 4th of July vignettes... The bears and accessories are just fantastic!

    Love your puppies in your title banner. I was doing some canine portraits and told my sister that I would not do a Scotty, because I was sick of doing black fur. I had to laugh when a friend of ours showed us their three babies. Two were jet black and one was white. I guess the joke was on me!! Blame it on a sheltered childhood, I guess.LOL ;)

    Your garden pictures are absolutely heavenly. You are certainly blessed with amazing talents! I am so happy to get to enjoy your blog! :)

    Brenda

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  24. You are very much in the 4th of July spirit and it looks GREAT !!

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  25. Coming over from Common Ground's link party to see your July 4th decor (cute little bears!) xoxo, tracie

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  26. Hey Stranger! How are you?? It's funny, I was just thinking of you!!! I'm so glad to see you came over to say hi :)
    I just love your antique bears, they are so cute and they look adorable with all your vintage flags.
    I hope you have a wonderful 4th of July and I hope to see you again soon :)
    Gail

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  27. I love your 4th displays, so antique and wonderful. Have a great Holiday. Richard at My Old Historic House

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  28. I love your patriotic display! Hey you guys need to come to the Vintage Marketplace in Sept. and say hi! It's fun if you haven't already gone there and the grounds are pretty too! You are soooo close too! hugs! karen....

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  29. Hi there! I just saw that you commented on Christie's latest post and it reminded me that I meant to comment on an old post of yours about a tree you had that wasn't doing well. My Dad has some knowledge in that area and I asked him what he did so save a tree he had. I have the information written down somewhere so I'll have to get back to you with it but I at least wanted to let you know about it in the meantime. When I saw your comment I went "Oh, no! I never contacted them...ooops!"
    Talk to you soon.
    Blessings,
    Missy

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  30. This is so beautiful! Love all those pics. Very creative . LOVED your space.!:)
    Hope to see you on my blog:)

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  31. Such a wonderful collection~ I love your fantastic 4th of July treasures!! Nice to see you back in blogland~ thanks for linking up at Feathered Nest Friday! :)

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