4th of july actual party

my 4th of july party

hope this inspires your next party on the 4th!

{& there are FREE printables!}

my inspiration came from these blogs:

Tomkat Studio (no surprise there.. i used her free 4th of july printable)

Landee See, Landee do (a regular contributor to i heart naptime)

& nifty thrifty things's great banner(check her blog out- its so cute!)

{free printable!}

click on image, right-click and save to your computer & print

here you can see the {nifty thrifty things} banner. while i used my own paper, i used her template - she has an adorable one you can just print!

again, thank you Tomkat for these great printables!

the candy is: white chocolate flip pretzels, twizzlers,

& a mixture of york pepermint patty pieces & red m&m's i picked out!

simple trick:

buy a tall clear glass vase & insert event specific paper inside

now instead of buying a new vase to match each table setting,

just buy cute paper... much cheaper!

cute "fireworks" that are so easy! Landee shows you how here

some serious yummy going on on this table!

thanks to the always fabulous lindsey for bringing the oreo chocolate desserts & cupcakes!

happy 4th of july!

fill up your glass with even more creative juice

at these linky parties:

at the picket fence {inspiration friday}

fingerprints on the fridge

whipperberry {friday flair}

home is where my story begins {home and family friday}

tatertots & jello

{nifty thrifty things}

its a crafty life

i heart naptime

DIY by Design {sizzle into summer}