This Friday is the 4th
of July, which means it is time to start planning for your cookout or pool
party. Today I shared some fun red, white, and blue decoration and patriotic
sweet treats with Sharon Tazwell on WNCN Today:
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Patriotic
Sweet Treats
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Red, White
and Blue Cupcakes. Making a patriotic cupcake is easier
than you might think - all you need is a little food coloring and fresh fruit. Find your favorite white cake mix and add 6-8
drops of red food coloring. Once you’ve
baked your cupcakes, frost them with vanilla icing and top with fresh
blueberries. Not only are these the
perfect patriotic cupcakes, they have the added twist of fresh fruit!
o
Krispy
Flag Treats. Dress up your favorite rice krispy
treats with, you guessed it, some food coloring! You can easily turn rice krispy treats into a
patriotic treat by dividing up your marshmallows into 3 parts and add red and
blue food coloring to two. Once your
color is well mixed and you’ve added your rice krispies, place each color side
by side in a buttered dish and press together.
After the krispy treats have cooled cut them into patriotic treats.
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Festive
Decorations
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Flip Flop Wreath. With a few dollar store flip flops, a little
ribbon and your trusty hot glue gun you can make the perfect flip flop wreath:
1.
Arrange 5-6 individual flip flops on
your craft table, toe to heel in the shape of a wreath.
2. Use
your hot glue gun to glue each flip flop together, gluing the toe on top of the
heel in front of it.
3. Decorate
the top of your wreath with a coordinating bow.
4. Attach
a nice ribbon to the back of your wreath by which you can hang it on the door.
A flip flop wreath is the perfect
decoration for your front door all summer long and can also be hung on the wall
behind your food table as a beautiful party decoration.
o Well
Placed Paper Products.
When it comes to buying paper goods for your party, you can easily spend
a pretty penny on 4th of July themed serving pieces. This year, save yourself some money buy
purchasing solid color plates and cups and mix in a few flag
napkins from CelebrateExpress.com
and you’ve got yourself a party on a budget!
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Dress
Up Your Drinks
o Fruity Ice. Add a little festive
flair to your drinks by freezing raspberries, strawberries, blueberries and
blackberries in ice. These fruity ice
cubes will keep your drinks cold and add a fresh fruit flavor once they
melt. Tip: If you are serving a fruity
summer sangria, freeze your fruit in wine filled ice cubes so they don’t water
down your drinks!
For all of my tips pick up your own copy of my Tips for the Clueless Chick books and following the Clueless Chick
on Facebook and Twitter.
Tune in next week for
fun soccer themed party ideas on #TipsonTues!
Until next time,
aka Chick #1
p.s. A big Clueless Chick thank you to CelebrateExpress.com for the awesome props!
p.s. A big Clueless Chick thank you to CelebrateExpress.com for the awesome props!
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