Happiness is Homemade 4th of July Fun!

My Pinterest Boards are stuffed with great recipes from #CookoutWeek last week. If you missed the week long party for (and the giveaway), you can check out the recipes I shared Sage Marinated Grilled Duck Pizza, Honey Vanilla Strawberry Shortcake and Grilled Potatoes with Vegan Butter Mayo Sauce with links to the other recipes at the bottom of the page.

Over on Munofore, I have some ideas for decorating your space with silk plants and flowers.

Welcome back to the Happiness is Homemade Link Party #227

I am so excited to be hosting my first Happiness is Homemade #227 Link Party.  I am a new host this year and I have been having so much fun.  I enjoy all the awesome posts each week.  I love to look at all the great ideas (I can not tell you how many I save to my Pinterest boards). I hope you are having as much fun as I am.  I am so excited to be picking out the featured posts and I know you will love them.  As we are close to the 4th of July week I have some fabulous ideas for you.

Have a Great 4th of July ~ Susan @craftingafamily.com

On with this week's features!

Because I love everything S'Mores you will want to make a batch of Heather's S'Mores Popcorn Balls. You could make these any time of the year, and the 4th is a perfect excuse to make a big batch for your family celebration.  Find the recipe and instructions at Happiest Camper.com

Every picnic or family 4th celebration need a fun activity for the kids.  Angie has the perfect fun sidewalk chalk project for decorating your lawn for the 4th of July.  She has a great video that shows you exactly how to use the paint for your decorations and how to get the kids involved.  You will love Chalk Spray Paint: How to Use on Your Lawn at Thecountrychiccottage.net.

Jenna has a super cute table that she painted to have a beachy colored look. You could use this as a side table on your deck or porch and it screams summer and the beach. All the instructions and video included.  How to Create a Beachy Colored Look with Paint at Rainonatinroof.com

I believe it is so important to remember on the three major summer holiday, the men & women who give us our freedoms to live the lives of our dreams. Whether you are visiting the link party as a blogger or a mom looking for ideas, we need to remember families like Jennifer's who keep us safe.  Jennifer shares her Tips to Navigate Motherhood When Your Spouse is Deployed.  From Jenniferlambert.com

Now, let's get started now with this week's party. While you are here, we'd love it if you would visit the blogs of our lovely co-hosts!

A Labour Of Life
Blogghetti
Bluesky At Home
Crafting a Family
Ducks ‘n a Row
Eclectic Red Barn
Love My Messy Messy Mess
Sweet Pea Lifestyle
That Recipe
The Painted Hinge
Upstate Ramblings

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ALL OF THE FEATURES ARE PINNED ON THE HAPPINESS IS HOMEMADE BOARD!

The rules? They are really simple! Make sure you visit a few other blogs and make some new friends along the way. Feel free to link up your favorite recipes, crafts or your latest DIY project. We want you to share it all! As always, please make sure to follow your hosts and co-hosts!! Link up your posts, make some friends, and earn the chance to be featured at Happiness Is Homemade Link Party! We will feature the favorite posts each week!

Disclaimer: Adding your link to this link party gives permission to all 12 Hosts, along with any co-hosts, guest hosts, and participants of Happiness Is Homemade, to share your posts and pictures via social media and as features, roundups, etc. with an explicit link back to your original source. Therefore, linking up you agree to allow us to use your images on each of our blogs in features relating to Happiness is Homemade Link Party.