4th Of July Decorations with Doodlebug!

Hi there my sweet and crafty friends! Happy Friday! Lots going on here on the blog this week! Yay! Did you get a Very Cherry Kit? I love it so much!! I hope you love it too! (my last post).  It's only about a week until the 4th of July, and it's time to decorate for the festivities! Can you believe we're talking about July? Man, the year is going quick. I love a good patriotic craft project and I'm here today to share what I made for this year's party – using the awesome Land That I love Paper Collection from Doodlebug! This is my very favorite patriotic paper collection – maybe of all time. Red, White and Blue never ever goes out of style.  But, this project also will translate to any party theme by changing which paper collection you use. These "Land That I Love" festive papers are so bright, and I adore the embellishments that come in this collection – especially that little eagle with the Uncle Sam hat! I'm wishing you a fun, creative, happy and awesome weekend! This project is up on the Doodlebug Blog today – so be sure to head over there and see the other design team projects, and leave some love/comments!

These decorations are called paper fans, rosettes, or medallions, and they're super easy to make. I used an older Sizzix die to make mine, but it's very easy to make with some simple tools – a paper cutter and a Scoring Board! I made five rosettes and then a garland to match. I created a little scene to show you everything. I will most likely hang all these up in our entry way!

 

For this large, double rosette, I layered two rosettes! I glued them together with liquid glue (you can also use a glue gun) and then embellished them with cardstock stickers and Doodle Pops. The Land That I Love stickers are perfect for this project! If you're doing these by hand start by cutting a 12×12 piece of paper into four 6×6 squares. Use your Scoring Board and score and fold each square back and forth accordion style at 1/2 inch intervals. Once your smaller fans are folded, glue them all together! Then secure them with die cut circles on the front and back.  I used eight pieces, or two 12x 12 papers for each rosette. To make them larger or smaller, simply cut off part of the pieces before gluing them together!

 

This is so absolutely festive! Add some pretty paper straws, some gingham placemats, some flag napkins, and you've got yourself a party!

 

Here's a close up of those gorgeous thick juicy 12×12 patterned papers!!! 

 

I used the pieces from the Odds & Ends package to add the 4th of July and then added a banner sticker. SO pretty!

 

Look at that cute little Eagle!!

 

Making the garland could not have been easier! I used Doodlebug Chunky Twine and glued on the paper pieces from the Odds & Ends Pack. I added some mini jewels to the centers of them also.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Okay, my sweet friends! So happy to share this project with you. I had the best time making it! True paper crafting at it's best and most fun! Think birthdays, Halloween….so many occasions would be perfect to use this kind of project. CLICK HERE to see a Halloween Rosette I made a few years ago for our front door. Be sure to pop over to the Doodlebug Blog today! I cannot even describe how much I love being on the Doodlebug Design Team!!!! 

What are your 4th of July plans this year? Isn't it nice that we can all meet up and go places!? It makes me so happy to know that we can celebrate together this Summer. XOXO

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