July 4th Patriotic Pie

This Patriotic Pie

is perfect for a July Tea Party.

Just roll out your favorite pie crust recipe

to fit a rectangle baking dish so that

it turns up all four sides about one inch

to hold the pie filling.

Spoon in canned pie filling.

Blueberry Pie Filling in a small rectangle 

in the upper left corner. 

Fill in the rest with Cherry Pie Filling.

Roll out remaining pie crust into approx.1/2 inch

strips, cut 6 stars with a small cookie cutter.

Position stars in the blueberry section.

Twist and place strips across the cherry.

Bake according to pie recipe instructions.

When cool, carefully spoon a vanilla icing glaze onto 

pie crust strips and stars. 

YUM!!

See more of my July 4th related posts here.

You can find me at these amazing parties,
won't you join us?
Fabulous Friday
Share Your Cup Thursday
What's It Wednesday
Sew Darn Crafty

Hugs, 
BettyJean

Easy Patriotic Wreath

Welcome to my Tea Party.

Today I'm sharing a fun easy to make

wreath  suitable for any patriotic holiday.

Pour a cup of tea and let's get started.

Begin with a straw wreath

(or alternately, a pool noodle that is curled into a circle

and held together permanently with a

wood dowel inserted and hot glued into the inner hole;

I wrapped a piece of duct tape where

the ends of the pool noodle is glued

together for added security)

Wrap the wreath form in sections

using red and white colored yarn

as shown (representative of the

red and white stripes of the American Flag.

Wrap one section using navy blue yarn.

Apply white buttons on the blue section

using hot glue

to represent stars in the field of blue.

And you're done!!

Hang and enjoy the holiday.

Sharing here:

Paper Party Tablecloth 4th of July Bunting Tutorial

The Accordion aka Fan Fold

Can be used in a variety of ways 

and sizes

as can easily be seen when browsing 

online craft sites and blogs.

Love these Fall Leaves

Art paper accordion folded rosettes are used

to decorate handmade greeting cards,

Christmas tree ornaments

tiny rosettes decorate a paperclip

 

large ones make great party decorations.

For my window bunting 

I started with a paper tablecloth

from our super center.

I cut along the length of the tablecloth

 about 15 inches from the edge 

so it was very narrow and long

(approximately 5 or 6  feet in length).

With the piece of tablecloth that I cut

 I began to fold, fold, fold

I added a strip of poster board (or card stock)

in between the folds at both ends 

to give it some stability for hanging.

Along ONE EDGE I gathered a few folded sections

together and punched a hole in the center of the section

about 1/2 inch from the edge.

but first I strengthened the paper

by applying a small strip of tape where

the hole would be.

Then I threaded a hinged ring 

through the holes.

Open it up and Voila!!

a Bunting ready to be hung.

See the hinged ring in the very center

and how the ends are straight

stiffened by the card stock between the end folds.

To hang I applied 

several  1 inch squares of velcro

hook & loop tape to the window frame

and to the bunting.

I love how this looks in my office 

reception desk window.

I'll be watching for cute paper tablecloths

for other holidays....maybe Halloween...

orange, black and yellow stripes or checks 

with candy corn and jack-o-lanterns 

or black cats would be fun!!

sharing at these parties:

and Ivy and Elephants

What's It Wednesday

4th of July Decorated Office Tree

Time to update the office tree

for the next upcoming holiday

Independence Day,  July 4th

In addition to last years firecrackers and rockets

see my tutorial post here

I added these red shiny balls 

found at a garage sale.

The gold star bursts reminded me of "fireworks".

and a smaller size has gold stars

This past Christmas season I picked up these 

blue icicles.

And my favorite addition, another garage sale find,

this "fountain" of silver with red & blue stars

I've used as a tree topper.

Hope you enjoyed this little holiday tree tour.

Have a happy and safe 4th.

Flag Day and Red Skelton's Commentary on the Pledge of Allegiance

photo found at GoodFon.su  free wallpaper 

I stumbled upon this

Commentary on the Pledge of Allegiance

by Red Skelton

and wanted to share it with you

in recognition of Flag Day

which is Saturday June 14.

Please click the link above to go there.

Toilet Paper Roll July 4 Rockets, Firecrackers Tutorial and the 4th of July Decorated Tree

Here's what you'll need:

- empty toilet paper rolls

- decorative paper(s) of your choice (art paper, wrapping

   paper...I used a gift bag)

- bamboo skewers

- Christmas tinsel

- glue  ( used Elmer glue sticks and hot glue)

- scissors

To make the firecrackers in the last photo,

I added an extra piece of lightweight cardboard to 

one end of the TP tube; 

 a wired piece of blue yarn serves as a "fuse"

(could also use a pipe cleaner).

For table decorations,

give them a little extra something by wrapping

candy treats in tissue paper or a twist tie bag,

 then insert in open end of rocket or firecracker

...and...

here's what they look like as a tree decoration 



Have a safe and happy Holiday!!



UPDATE:  To see my 2014 tree click here