Sky Lark House: Monthly Unboxing 726

The purpose of the “Sky Lark House: Monthly Unboxing” post is to highlight some of the more popular posts for the month. We are unboxing all the DIYs, vintage items, antiques, furniture makeovers and crafts to inspire you and enhance your home.

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I will also be sharing some posts, information and events from around the web that you may be interested in.

So, let’s get started!

Sky Lark House Monthly Unboxing

The Upstate Update

Inspired by the 4th of July and America’s 250 year birthday, this month’s unboxing post focuses on outdoor activities. Whether you spend your 4th of July holiday at a picnic, swimming in a pool, hiking a trail, floating down a river or planting flowers in the garden, you are sure to find something here to interest you. Summer is short and sweet, I hope you spend this time creating memories.

Now, let’s take a look at this month’s unboxing.

Collecting Vintage American Flags

With the celebration of America’s 250th birthday, vintage patriotic decor has become highly sought after. Here is an article with tips on how to identify vintage U.S. flags.

How to Repurpose a Monogram from a Textile

Vintage and antique linens with customized monograms are beautiful. I had a lovely set of pillowcases that were in poor condition but still retained the gorgeous monograms. You can see how I repurposed them here.

5 Items Overlooked at Flea Markets (Worth Buying)

Warmer days and more daylight means it’s outdoor flea market season! Here are 5 items often overlooked at outdoor markets that are worth buying.

How to Make Handmade Marbled Cards

These handmade cards look beautiful and are easy to make. Checkout this tutorial with step-by-step instructions.

In related news

Here are some links and information I found from around the web.

• You won’t believe the interior of this British farmhouse in West Sussex
• With America’s 250 year celebration, this article on gardening like it’s 1776 is fitting.
• Here are some ideas for small space gardening, including porches and patios.
• Wendy has some great ideas for unique DIY summer wreaths.
• Here are 16 popsicle recipes to keep you and the kids cool this summer. I never thought about putting gummy worms in a popsicle!
• How cute are these DIY festive rocket treats? CoCo has the best ideas.
• Brimfield Outdoor Market is considered by some to be the holy grail of flea market shopping. Here are some tips on how to successfully navigate and shop this huge outdoor market.
• Speaking of flea markets, this post on incorporating flea market finds into your garden is fabulous. Wendy makes great use of color! Now I think I need a folk art painted cart.

Shopping

My blogging friends are celebrating the 4th of July this weekend and taking a short break. However, I am sharing some of my favorite online finds.

Did you know, all my favorite finds are on LTK? Even those items I shared previously.

Summer is all about being outdoors! So these finds primarily focus on celebrating life outside.

• This giant popsicle pool float is perfect for summer.
• These melamine gingham plates with the declaration of independence inscribed on them are adorable and useful.
• Summer wouldn’t be the same without a game of croquet. This set is nice quality and is made of wood.
• These enameled metal serving utensils are perfect for outdoor events and they have cottage charm.
• This is the sweetest ceramic French coffee press with a cottagecore floral pattern.

In Closing . . .

Wishing you a safe and happy 4th of July celebration!

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