On July 4th someone asked if they could just order some of these:
photo via The Destiny of Things,
other half is available here
As a recovering hoarder, I was so curious as to how someone was going to use these after the 4th of July, so I just had to ask....
photo via The Destiny of Things,
other half is available here
and I receive this reply:
I just plan to decorate with them for 4th of July. I don't have a lot of decorations for that holiday...
You know me... I'd love to see how these are used as 4th of July decor and perhaps will see how they are used next year!
photo via The Destiny of Things,
the other 6 are available here
I had a huge amount of these for patriotic parades and assemblies for my students. They loved to wear these for special events and it was a good way for me to keep track of them more easily.
photo via The Destiny of Things,
other half is available here
Saying Goodbye: I don't know how I ended up with so much of my teacher destash, especially patriotic items for children, like US flag erasers, US flag cupcake toppers, US flag stickers, US flag pins and US flag pocket clips! Click here to see them all!
I am thankful they are 80s to 90s vintage and I will be even more thankful when they all find new homes! I think I might speed the process and start putting some in my "thank you" packaging.
What I Learned:
1. Is this the first time I feel slightly impatient about my hoard not leaving fast enough? That's never happened before, usually I am very patient and can wait "years" before something of mine on Etsy finds a new life. Maybe my progress has been accumulating slowly but surely, even though on most days I don't recognize it.
2. These patriotic crowns remind me of flapper days and I can just imagine Lucy Danzinger from Boardwalk Empire wearing one of these as she jumps out of a cake singing the Star Spangled Banner.
What do you use as decoration for patriotic holidays? Nothing fancy, but I usually put US flag toothpicks in planters around the house, in a fruit salad of strawberries and blueberries, cheese blocks and deviled eggs.
photo via The Destiny of Things,
available here
I think I'll start putting my patriotic destash in my "thank you" packaging that comes with an order. When is the next patriotic holiday?
List of Patriotic Holidays:
3. Celebrated on the last Monday of May, Memorial Day commemorates men and women who have died serving the
United States. It was first instituted to remember soldiers who died in the Civil War, and was originally
called "Decoration Day" because of the tradition of decorating soldiers' graves.
"It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forever more."
5. Labor Day: first Monday in September and is a celebration of the American labor movement
and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of workers. It
constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have
made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of their country.
6. Constitution Day is celebrated on September 17th, memorializing the date that the Constitution was signed
in 1787. Previously known as "Citizenship Day", it became an official federal holiday called
"Constitution Day" in 2004. On this day, students learn about the constitution, the rights it
ensures, and related issues in American government and history.
7. The Tuesday following the first Monday of November is Election Day, when ballots are cast for elected
officials. The first presidential election to occur simultaneously on this day took place in 1848, and
the House of Representatives election was moved to take place on the same date in 1872. Voting that takes
place on the same date throughout the country prevents earlier elections from affecting later ones.
8. Veterans Day is celebrated on November 11th and commemorates all veterans of the US military. A federal
holiday, it occurs on November 11th to memorialize the Armistice which ended World War I on that date in
1918. It was proclaimed a holiday by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1954.
9. December 15th is Bill of Rights Day, celebrating the addition of the Bill of Rights to the U.S.
Constitution on that day in 1791. This holiday celebrates the freedoms and rights that the Bill of
Rights preserve for Americans. In 1941, on the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of
Rights, President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared the date a federal holiday.
Got a little carried away with the next patriotic holiday!
Thank you Etsy buyer for relieving my hoarder curiousity!
Thank you Etsy for helping me find new lives and better homes for 799 hoarded items!
Thank you US, Germany, Ukraine, Finland, France and others for taking part in my HoarderRehab and The Destiny of Things!
sample of "thank you" package with any order
photo via The Destiny of Things, available here
Click on the shop names to visit my hoard listed daily: HoarderRehab with 182 items , The Destiny of Things-192 items , VintageToGoEasy - 170 items and now JunkDrawerLove - 165 items! Maybe you'll find something to take home and share
your story too! Thanks for looking!
Related Stories:
1. These went into a pinata as filler for a little girl's bi country birthday: US Flag Erasers: The Destiny of Things, Story XCV
The patriotic crowns will make a cute and fun addition to your "Thank you" envelopes.
ReplyDeleteThe crowns are a little big for the "Thank you" extras, but the little US flags might work! What do you think?
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