With the Fourth of July quickly approaching, I have been anxious to decorate with some red, white and blue. I adore the inexpensive little flags that you can buy pretty much anywhere for under $2. I keep some in the car during June and July and let the kids hold onto them when we go shopping. The kids have tons of fun waving them around, and they look super cute showing their patriotism. Ok, my patriotism. Because I’m pretty sure they don’t know what that is yet. But I have talked to Little L about the American flag and its significance, and he is starting to get into it.
When I was at the grocery store this morning, I picked up a bunch of white hydrangeas and green dianthus that were marked down to $3.50 and $1.50, respectively. HUGE score. Until I came across the discounted flowers, I was going to buy a 4″ miniature white rose bush from the grocery store and stick some flags in that, which is also a good option if you do not want to spend a lot of money on flowers. But I found the hydrangeas (*swoon*), so I had to use those.
What I did next was incredibly simple. I cut one hydrangea stem and two dianthus stems to just below the height of the vase and fastened them together with a rubber band. Into the vase they went.
And then I stuck one American flag in the arrangement between the hydrangea and the dianthus. Done!
The simplest arrangement of all came next. I plopped the remaining three flags in a miniature votive vase and voila! Easiest Fourth of July decor ever.
Because the hydrangea bunch was huge, I had a lot of flowers left over. I decided to make a quick arrangement for my kitchen table to tie everything together. First, I filled the vase with water. Second, I took two hydrangea leafs and pressed them along the inside of the vase. Finally, I cut three hydrangea stems to just below the height of the glass vase, wrapped the stems with a rubber band at the top and a rubber band at the bottom, and then gently nestled the hydrangeas in the vase.
And that’s all! Three patriotic arrangements for under $10.
Coincidentally, I purchased all of my little flags and a giant wall mount flag for my entryway on Flag Day. I had no idea it was Flag Day until after the fact, and I am embarrassed to say I didn’t actually know the significance of Flag Day until I started writing this post. Apparently June 14, 1777 was the day the American flag was adopted as our national flag. I must have subconsciously known it was the right day to purchase a flag. Or five flags in my case.
Now I just need to keep my fingers crossed that my discount flowers last until July 4th. Otherwise, there might be a “stick some flags in a rose bush” post coming from me very soon.
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