4th of July Craft Ideas

• Red, white, blue and gold door decoration: Get three ears of fresh corn with husks and soak them in a gallon of water. Add a splash of chlorine bleach. Pull the husks back and arrange together at the top. Dry the ears of corn and set aside to dry thoroughly.

  Wrap a plastic bag over the husks and spray paint the ears of corn in white spray paint primer (or use a brush). Let the ears dry. Then paint them in red, white, and blue. After they dry, wrap plastic over the ears of the corn and spray paint the husks in gold. After completely dry, tie the husks together and hang from your door!



• Decorate your door with a homemade 4th of July wreath. Wreaths really make your front door festive. Attach patriotic items like buttons, pins and home-made stars with a hot glue gun to a grapevine wreath. Add a few flags and ribbons and hang on your door.




• Make pillow covers for your outdoor furniture like those in the picture below in assorted red, white and blue fabrics. By making a pillow cover that has an overlapping opening in the back, the pillow covers are easy to slip off and save for the next patriotic holiday.
  
  Can't sew? Don't let that slow you down. Use a hot glue gun to seal the seams. You'll be pleasantly surprised at how easy it is to do and your covers will look great.
  
  Select fabric in bold patterns with blue and add outdoor pillows in red and white solids. You can also add other accents like a red/white/blue rug or perhaps paint a garage sale table or chairs in those same colors.
  
  Photo above right courtesy of woodleywonderworks.
  


Photo courtesy of SimplyThisAndThat.






• Fill glass jars or buckets with red, white and blue marbles and add various sized flags. Could be used as centerpieces.



• Purchase small inexpensive baskets and white wash them (thin white paint with water). Draw star shapes on foam plates and paint them red and blue (or purchase foam in colors).
  
  Let the shapes dry, cut them out, and hot glue them to the rim of the basket. Use the basket as a napkin holder or silver ware holder or fill with goodies and use it as a house-warming gift you take to the party!

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