4th of July
Handmade, Homemade Fourth of July Crafts and recipes for the Summer Holiday.
-
Mod Podge 4th of July platters
We made these at craft night 2 weeks ago. Very simple and inexpensive! Platters are actually pizza platters found at the dollar store. Cut out whatever scrapbooking paper you would like to use (make sure it is long enough to hang over the edges) then begin mod podging the paper into place. I mod podged the bottom first then took my fingers and pushed the paper into the grooves of the platter to conform the paper to the platter. A thin layer of modpodge over the top and let it dry. Once the mod podge is dry you can spray each platter with a clear epoxy spray to give it…
-
Flag for outdoor post
I have a post on my front porch that holds decorative hanging crafts which I like to change out for the different holidays For the upcoming 4th of July and for Utah’s Pioneer day I came up with this flag for my post. Pretty simple! I took a 12×12 size board and taped it off somewhat like a flag. Painted the entire board white. Once dry I measured where I wanted the stripes then went to town painting on the red and blue. I cut out some wood stars to add some demension to my flag and of course glittered it all! 😉 I drilled some holes in the corners…
-
How to make a freezer paper pillow
I am in love with pillows lately.. They truely add sooo much to a bed, couch, chair or bench! The next pillow idea I found is by cutting out freezer paper on my cricut. SO here goes my tutorial! First I pick the kind of fabric I am going to use and cut 2 pieces the same size one for the front and one for the back the size all depends on how big or small you want your pillow. This pillow I made was a 16×16. Once my fabric was cut I went to my cricut and applied a square piece of freezer paper matte side down to my…
