Friday Favorites: The American Edit.

G'day from Oz lovely friends. Welcome to another Friday Favorites post! I hope that everyone has had a great week and I hope that all of my lovely American friends enjoy a very happy day today as they celebrate Independence day!

To honor the 4th of July, this week's Friday Favorites all have a very American theme. I hope you love them as much as I do!

Favorite Decorating Ideas
Patriotic Mantel via +Dee M of Meatloaf & Melodrama

Catch a falling star garland via The Crafty Lumberjacks

Favorite Patriotic Fashions:
Patriotic Pinwheel Sunglasses via +Carmody Tisdale of Paper & Fox

4th of July via +Holly Coconutheadsurvivalguide

Favorite Sweet Treats:
Red, White and Blue Trail Mix via +Heather A of Krafts & Kiddos

Strawberry Shortcake Muffin Jar via Homespun with Love

Favourite Craft Ideas
Patriotic Sequined Candle Holders via Live Love Scrap

4th of July Coffee Filter Fireworks Pom Poms via +Jen Burg of The Suburban Mom

Favourite Delish Dishes
Red, White & Blue 4th of July Toast via +Spaceships and Laser Beams

Red, white, and blue(berries) via Simply Suzanne's

Favorite Patriotic Posts
4th. of July Tablescape via +Fabiola Alba of Fabby's Living

Celebrating American Ingenuity via Ivy & Elephants

Favorite Patriotic Drink
4th of July Drink via +Julie Corbisiero of Julie's Lifestyle

Cherry Lemonade via +Lisa Johnson of Cooking with Curls

Favorite Freebie

4th of July Mantel and Free Printable Banner via +Alice Wingerden of Thoughts from Alice

Free Rustic 4th of July Decor Printable 8x10 via +Tiffany McKay of
Before the Clock Strikes Midnight

Favourite Pinning Blogger
+amy espinosa from The Little Farm Diary

Amy is from Georgia in the USA and is one of the newest members of the Pinning Bloggers Master List. She has 25 boards on Pinterest and 727 gorgeous pins.

Amy is a wife, a mom of four, a blogger, a crafter, a decorator and a student of lifelong learning. In June, Amy shared a five part series on How To Survive And Thrive On One Income and her posts were fabulous. If you haven't read them yet you really should go and check out some of her amazing advice.

She also opened her Etsy shop last month and it is full of fabulous vintage goodies!

Isn't this oilcloth banner gorgeous!

Please drop by and visit Amy over at her blog and follow her lovely boards on Pinterest and be sure to say g'day from me!

Favorite YouTube clip of the week

A Small Act of Kindness Goes a Long Way at Walmart

Thank you so much to everyone who joined in with last week's party ! If you were featured please feel free to grab an "I Was Featured" button!

If you are not already part of the Pinning Bloggers Master List you are most welcome to join in! Its full of creative pinning bloggers and we've just hit 568 members! Just click the Pinning Bloggers Button to link up your Pinterest profile. Who knows, maybe you will be my featured pinning blogger next week!