Paint Stick Flag

In addition to the paint stick and yard stick stars, I made a paint stick flag. 

 

Easy peasy! I used red and blue spray paint and hand painted the white sticks. The star came from the Walmart craft section and I painted it using gold craft paint bought at Walmart. I used wood shims to secure the back of the flag and attach all the layers.  Snap off the thin end if the shim is too long. 

 

Angel Lush Cake

My parents came over for lunch on the Fourth and I made this quick and easy dessert using ingredients I got that morning at Walmart. 

 

This recipe has been around for a while and I've made it several times. I just checked to make certain I hadn't already shared it. 

My mother can be picky and she hadn't thought she'd like this cake, but that changed after having a bite. Easy, quick, light and cool; a perfect summer dessert! 

You start with a store bought angel food cake. You could make your own if you prefer. Cut it into thirds. The cake I got this time was rather small, so I only cut it in half. 

 

Mix one 20 oz can of crushed pineapple (undrained) with one 3.4 oz box of instant vanilla pudding. Fold in one 8 oz container softened cool whip. 

 

Spread filling between the layers and over the top. Since I only had two layers, I had a lot of filling leftover and I poured it into the middle. 

 

My parents didn't care about appearance and I used my favorite bundt cake cover to store the cake; an upside down rubbermade storage container. Store in the refrigerator. 

Happy Independence Day!

Happy Independence Day! I hope you're having an enjoyable day! My plans were to stay in, cross stitch and watch movies all day, but life calls. I'm still doing all that, but I'm also doing dishes and other things. 

I completed my July garland early. Actually there wasn't any work involved! I didn't make this months garland. I saw this flag idea someplace and decided to do that. 

 

The flags are from Walmart. The image I saw used larger flags, but I went with the smaller flags. 

While I didn't make a garland, I did make some mantle decorations. 

 

I made all three stars. The large red star is made from yardsticks. The white and blue stars are regular and large paint sticks. 

 

 

These were fun to make. 

It's hard not to stitch a small patriotic piece or two at this time. Especially when other stitchers are. I leave with you a few patriotic stitches I've finished in previous years. There's about a dozen total that I really need to finish before next Fourth of July.