I love celebrating the 4th of July, and I especially enjoy decorating my house with red, white, and blue in anticipation of the special day, so today I’m excited to share how to make a cute and festive ribbon Firecracker Table Display!
I originally shared this idea over at The Ribbon Retreat, where I’m thrilled to be a contributor.
I get excited each Independence Day for the special opportunity to celebrate America and the wonderful country that it is. I feel so much pride when I get to put my hand over my heart and say the pledge of allegiance. My heart always skips a beat at the sight of Old Glory, and the sound of The Star Spangled Banner anthem puts chills on my arms. I love the U.S.A!
I look forward to getting together with family and friends on July 4th for a barbecue and late-night fireworks. I have fond memories of laying on the cool grass outside of the big stadium as a teenager with my siblings, waiting for dark, so we could watch the spectacular show, coordinated to music, light up the sky.
I also enjoy decorating my house for this fun holiday, and you know how I love a good craft project, so I put together some cute firecrackers to adorn my tabletop. One can never too much patriotic decor, at least that’s my motto!
Here’s what you’ll need to recreate them.
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Lots of cute red, white and blue ribbon in a variety of patterns and textures
You’ll also need some mailing tubes. Because I’m a frugal gal, I used a few leftover tubes from my Silhouette vinyl rolls, and then one toilet paper roll for differing heights.
Also grab some fun patriotic pics to insert in the tops of the firecrackers (I found mine at Hobby Lobby).
These items are not shown in the image above, but this project also requires some craft foam and red paper mailing filler.
Start by cutting your craft foam so it fits snuggly inside the top portion of the tube. This is to hold your pics in place, so it just needs to be long enough to support them.
Insert the foam and hot glue it to the inside of the tube where it touches to reinforce it.
Now decorate the outside of the tube with lots of cute ribbon! Cut each strip so it overlaps on itself just a little. Hot glue it in place.
Keep working your way up the tube with coordinating ribbon, ensuring that your seams line up for a clean overall look. Also, make sure there’s no gap in the ribbon sections so your tube doesn’t show. I love the star cutout ribbon!
I opted not to paint my tube first, but you certainly could do that if you want a different color to show through the stars.
I layered some blue ric rac down the center of the star cutout ribbon for variety and added cuteness.
I also threw in some adorable baby pom fringe trim, because I just couldn’t resist. 🙂
Repeat the process to decorate all of your tubes. Then carefully insert your pics into the top through the foam.
To finish it off, put some hot glue on the foam and gently press some mailing filler on top to cover it.
That’s it! This is such a fun craft and a perfect way to decorate for July 4th!What are your favorite 4th of July memories? I’d love to hear!
Happy crafting!
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