{"id":2662,"date":"2014-06-05T13:58:49","date_gmt":"2014-06-05T13:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bellenza.com\/party-ideas\/?p=2662"},"modified":"2014-06-05T14:05:42","modified_gmt":"2014-06-05T14:05:42","slug":"simple-diys-making-july-4th-table-decorations-centerpieces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bellenza.com\/party-ideas\/party-crafts\/simple-diys-making-july-4th-table-decorations-centerpieces","title":{"rendered":"Simple DIYs for Making July 4th Table Decorations and Centerpieces"},"content":{"rendered":"

Before we know it, the 4th of July will be here! And since it\u2019s a one-day celebration, many of us tend to cut it pretty close and end up decorating last minute, don\u2019t we? So we thought we\u2019d put together a roundup of July 4th decor ideas<\/strong> that we can all whip up in a few easy steps\u2014just in time for the nation\u2019s biggest party. Our criteria for projects to include? Doable, affordable, and prettily patriotic! (Simply click on the links for the corresponding tutorial, recipe, or vendor<\/em>.)<\/p>\n

Easy Yet Eye-catching Centerpieces<\/h2>\n

\"July<\/p>\n

If we were to recommend just one thing to set a festive mood in your party space, it would have to be table centerpieces. Just look at the possibilities we found: bright and cheery daisy arrangements in plastic buckets<\/strong> (1), paper rosettes<\/strong> in bottle-vases (2), tea lights in mason jars<\/strong> filled with layers of colored rice (3), or topiaries<\/strong> made with paper stars (4)!<\/p>\n

1 – Celebrations.com<\/a> \/ 2 – Love & Sugar Kisses<\/a>, via Piggy Bank Parties<\/a> \/ 3 – She Wears Many Hats<\/a> \/ 4 – Wait Till Your Father Gets Home<\/a><\/p>\n

Festive Paper Goods and Printables<\/h2>\n

\"July<\/p>\n

Another \u2018instant party vibe\u2019 trick is to create your own paper decorations. The easiest option is to find, download, and print ready-to-use July 4th printables, like these fun (and free!) favor tags and labels<\/strong> (5) or this snappy stars-and-stripes paper chain<\/strong> (6). For the crafters out there, you could make striking paper stars<\/strong> (7) or other accents like bunting, Americana art prints, patriotic quotations, place cards, a food menu, or a drinks list.<\/p>\n

5 – Big Dot of Happiness<\/a> \/ 6 – Love the Day<\/a> \/ 7 – Ellin\u00e9e<\/a><\/p>\n

Party Food and Favors<\/h2>\n

\"Simple<\/p>\n

Get the party fare in on the fun, too, by having them color coordinated in the old red-white-and-blue. For drinks, dress up the lids of mason jars<\/strong> in patterned paper (8) to match the theme. While for take-home favors, fill candy tubes<\/strong> with colored candies (9)\u2014but display them first at the party as part of the decor! And isn\u2019t this sprinkle stripe cake<\/strong> (10) such a charmer? (You could opt to decorate a white store-bought cake this way, and maybe substitute mini sparklers for the candles!)<\/p>\n

8 – Two Shades of Pink<\/a> \/ 9 – The Entertaining Shoppe<\/a>, via Kara\u2019s Party Ideas<\/a> \/ 10 – Style Sweet CA<\/a>, via BHG.com<\/a><\/p>\n

How\u2019s that for simple, yet striking decorating ideas? Add even just a couple of them to your to-do list for this 4th of July, and have energy left over to enjoy the party!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Before we know it, the 4th of July will be here! And since it\u2019s a one-day celebration, many of us tend to cut it pretty close and end up decorating last minute, don\u2019t we? So we thought we\u2019d put together a roundup of July 4th decor ideas that we can all whip up in a few easy steps\u2014just in time for the nation\u2019s biggest party. Our criteria for projects to include? Doable, affordable, and prettily patriotic! (Simply click on the links for the corresponding tutorial, recipe, or vendor.) Easy Yet Eye-catching Centerpieces If we were to recommend just one thing to set a festive mood in your party space, it would have to be table centerpieces. Just look at the possibilities we found: bright and cheery daisy arrangements in plastic buckets (1), paper rosettes in bottle-vases (2), tea lights in mason jars filled with layers of colored rice (3), or topiaries made with paper stars (4)! 1 – Celebrations.com \/ 2 – Love & Sugar Kisses, via Piggy Bank Parties \/ 3 – She Wears Many Hats \/ 4 – Wait Till Your Father Gets Home Festive Paper Goods and Printables Another \u2018instant party vibe\u2019 trick is to create your own paper decorations. The easiest option is to find, download, and print ready-to-use July 4th printables, like these fun (and free!) favor tags and labels (5) or this snappy stars-and-stripes paper chain (6). For the crafters out there, you could make striking paper stars (7) or other accents like bunting, Americana art prints, patriotic quotations, place cards, a food menu, or a drinks list. 5 – Big Dot of Happiness \/ 6 – Love the Day \/ 7 – Ellin\u00e9e Party Food and Favors Get the party fare in on the fun, too, by having them color coordinated in the old red-white-and-blue. For drinks, dress up the lids of mason jars in patterned paper (8) to match the theme. While for take-home favors, fill candy tubes with colored candies (9)\u2014but display them first at the party as part of the decor! And isn\u2019t this sprinkle stripe cake (10) such a charmer? (You could opt to decorate a white store-bought cake this way, and maybe substitute mini sparklers for the candles!) 8 – Two Shades of Pink \/ 9 – The Entertaining Shoppe, via Kara\u2019s Party Ideas \/ 10 – Style Sweet CA, via BHG.com How\u2019s that for simple, yet striking decorating ideas? Add even just a couple of them to your to-do list for this 4th of July, and have energy left over to enjoy the party!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2666,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[151,173,179,281,389,250,125,390,95],"class_list":["post-2662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-party-crafts","tag-desserts","tag-favors","tag-food","tag-holiday-parties","tag-july-4","tag-printables","tag-summer-parties","tag-table-centerpieces","tag-table-decorations"],"yoast_head":"\nSimple DIYs for Making July 4th Table Decorations and Centerpieces<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Simple DIYs for July 4th Table Decorations and Centerpieces from Mason Jars to Topiary Centerpieces to Paper Chains to a Celebration Cake with Candles.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bellenza.com\/party-ideas\/party-crafts\/simple-diys-making-july-4th-table-decorations-centerpieces\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Simple DIYs for Making July 4th Table Decorations and Centerpieces\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Simple DIYs for July 4th Table Decorations and Centerpieces from Mason Jars to Topiary Centerpieces to Paper Chains to a Celebration Cake with Candles.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.bellenza.com\/party-ideas\/party-crafts\/simple-diys-making-july-4th-table-decorations-centerpieces\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Unique Party Ideas from The Party Suite at Bellenza\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2014-06-05T13:58:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2014-06-05T14:05:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.bellenza.com\/party-ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/mason-jar-tops.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"partychick\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"partychick\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bellenza.com\/party-ideas\/party-crafts\/simple-diys-making-july-4th-table-decorations-centerpieces\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.bellenza.com\/party-ideas\/party-crafts\/simple-diys-making-july-4th-table-decorations-centerpieces\",\"name\":\"Simple DIYs for Making July 4th Table Decorations and Centerpieces\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bellenza.com\/party-ideas\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bellenza.com\/party-ideas\/party-crafts\/simple-diys-making-july-4th-table-decorations-centerpieces#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bellenza.com\/party-ideas\/party-crafts\/simple-diys-making-july-4th-table-decorations-centerpieces#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.bellenza.com\/party-ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/mason-jar-tops.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-06-05T13:58:49+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2014-06-05T14:05:42+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bellenza.com\/party-ideas\/#\/schema\/person\/f84075f6033bfbce1cd3bfc925157054\"},\"description\":\"Simple DIYs for July 4th Table Decorations and Centerpieces from Mason Jars to Topiary Centerpieces to Paper Chains to a Celebration Cake with Candles.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bellenza.com\/party-ideas\/party-crafts\/simple-diys-making-july-4th-table-decorations-centerpieces#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.bellenza.com\/party-ideas\/party-crafts\/simple-diys-making-july-4th-table-decorations-centerpieces\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bellenza.com\/party-ideas\/party-crafts\/simple-diys-making-july-4th-table-decorations-centerpieces#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.bellenza.com\/party-ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/mason-jar-tops.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.bellenza.com\/party-ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/mason-jar-tops.jpg\",\"width\":800,\"height\":600,\"caption\":\"Mason jar project for July 4th. 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