Have you ever had a project or assignment that left you puzzled? This one was definitely like that for me. Tasha from Designer Trapped in a Lawyer’s Body challenged a bunch of us bloggers to create a patriotic 4th of July project without using the traditional red, white, and blue color scheme. What?! Craziness.
I’m always up for a challenge, though, so I told her I was in. Little did I know how much trouble I would have with this! I worked on no less than 4 non-red, white, and blue project fails before settling on this one. That’s a lot of fails!
In the end I came up with some cute 4th of July subway art, and I’m even sharing with you, too– click below for your FREE printable!
Free Printable July 4th Subway Art
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Now I realize that my printable contains white, but technically you could choose to print it on a different color paper, and then it wouldn’t, and since it has absolutely zero red or blue, I think it still qualifies for the challenge. (See, I told you this was hard!)
It was really fun to come up with different words that represent this special day when we celebrate our country and our freedom. I think it will be a great reminder at our house of why and how we celebrate the 4th of July.
But I’m certainly not the only one coming up with red, white, and blue-less patriotic projects around here! Check out the AMAZING projects that were shared by my awesome bloggy friends over the last two weeks!
1. USA Map by Paper & Fox
2. Let Freedom Ring Gold Art by Life on Virginia Street
3. Wood Shim Flag by Designer Trapped in a Lawyer’s Body
4. Corrugated Metal Star Art by Addicted 2 DIY
5. Neutral Nautical Pallet Flag by Southern State of Mind
- USA String Art by Sypsie Designs
- Lady Liberty Art by Delineate Your Dwelling
- Planked American Flag by Maison de Pax
- Fireworks Drink Stirrers by Homey Oh My!
- Mounted Declaration of Independence by Everyday Enchanting
- Land of the Free Because of the Brave Printable by Black and White Obsession
- Fireworks Table Runner by One Krieger Chick
- Chalkboard Bunting by The Dolen Diaries
- Vintage USA Framed Art by Made to Be a Momma
- Let Freedom Ring Utensil Caddy by Tiny Sidekick
- Wood Slice Canadiana Coasters by Craftberry Bush
- Patriotic Vignette by House by Hoff
- 4th of July Party Printables by The Blissful Bee
- Statue of Liberty Pledge Art by A Prudent Life
- Star Spangled Entry by Finding Silver Pennies
- Stars & Stripes Tea Party by My Creative Days
- 4th of July Subway Art by Just a Girl and Her Blog
- Canadian Map Art by Inspire Me Heather
- Star Spangled Door Decor by 3 Little Greenwoods
- Patriotic Mason Jars and Free Printable by Place of My Taste
- Neutral Pallet Flag by View from the Fridge
Thanks so much for checking out the projects! Have a fabulous weekend!
Krista says
June 27, 2014 at 5:51 amI love all of these, but especially the subway art! It sums up the 4th perfectly!
justagirlabby says
July 7, 2014 at 11:21 pmThank you so much, Krista! <3 Have a great week!
~Abby =)
Katie @ Little House of Four says
June 27, 2014 at 7:43 amLove the subway art! It’s so hard to find non red, white and blue 4th of July decor, so this was a great challenge. So many great ideas shared!
Ariean @OneKriegerChick says
June 27, 2014 at 7:51 amGreat idea and perfect to add to any decor!
Ashey @ 3 Little Greenwoods says
June 27, 2014 at 7:58 amLove love love it! Your subway art says it all! Thanks for the FREE printable!
~ Ashley
Tasha @ Designer Trapped in a Lawyer's Body says
June 27, 2014 at 3:35 pmLOVE this, Abby! I love that it can blend in with nearly any decor and color scheme! Thanks so much for participating in the blog hop.
justagirlabby says
July 7, 2014 at 11:22 pmThank YOU for organizing, friend! I don’t know how you do it all! You’re amazing! Have a wonderful week!
~Abby =)
Lindsay Eidahl says
June 29, 2014 at 9:03 pmLove the way the subway art came out! This was a fun challenge to be a part of! Hope your summer is going very well and the book is doing even better! 🙂
JaneEllen says
July 18, 2014 at 5:04 pmWant to thank you for your excellent patriotic printable. Even tho it’s way past July 4th. am going to print it out anyway and hang up. Doesn’t hurt to remind ourselves of our wonderful free country. Yes I do complain about having to pay taxes, please don’t judge. This is an excellent reminder of what we should keep in mind about our country.
Have gotten terribly behind on reading blog posts again. Have to go way back to delete some extremely old ones as it seems, taking up too much room. I guess that’s why my pc is so slow and keeps giving me message “that ‘s all Jim”? and keep getting DNS error. Hate being so digitally challenged.
Happy summer days Abby