4 Festive Fourth of July Decor Ideas

Show off your American spirit and celebrate summer with these colorful patriotic decorations!

1. Patriot Games
For safer-than-sparklers favors, fill a pail full of cheery DIY scrapbook-paper pinwheels mounted on slim wooden dowels. Get the how-to instructions.

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2. Front and Center


Betsy Ross would delight in this entryway festooned with her signature work. Simply stick mini flag toothpicks into a Styrofoam wreath until the wreath looks full. Top it off with a garland of flags clothes-pinned onto twine.




3. Garden Glory


In a patriotic palette, wildflowers from the backyard or no-fuss blooms from a grocery store look especially sweet gathered into a simple vase or classic mason jar. Tie with a snappy gingham ribbon to finish.

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4. Star Power


School may be out for the year, but what's to keep you from borrowing these favorite teacher stickers? Where to put them: on the outsides of glass candleholders or pillar candles, punctuating a paper tablecloth, or on pre-rolled napkins.




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