Vintage YoT: Patriotic Sparkler Party Favors

Hi There! I am working on some ideas for a "Rustic Fourth of July"… things that are inexpensive and easy to put together. Having a take away for your party guests is a festive touch for your celebration. And since it's the Fourth of July– it's the perfect time to glimmer and glow… with sparklers!

Part 1: Pretty Matches

 Supplies: Jumbo Matches from the Dollar Store (2 for $1). Scraps of printed paper, Modge Podge, paper cutter or scissors and cell bags. I found 16" cello bags at Packaging Specialties.

Measure paper scraps to cover both sides of matches and adhere with Mod Podge.

If you want to take it a step further, embellish with background shapes from a paper punch and chipboard pieces.

Quick and easy!

Part 2: Tag It

Supplies: Shipping Tags (these are from Packaging Specialties but Office Max and Office Depot also sell shipping tags). Star Punch (from Martha Stewart), Rubber Stamps ($1 bin at Michaels and I have used them a zillion times). Twine, Ribbon or String.

Punch star shapes along the bottom edge.

And stamp a word just above it. 

Step 3: Assemble It  

Fireworks laws and availability differs from state to state and town to town. In my city, fireworks are sold at stands which open about a week before the fourth of July and close the day after. Only a small selection of fireworks are sold in grocery stores. I found these gold sparklers on the internet at BuySparklers.com.  These are 14" but they have a variety of sizes available. One nice thing about BuySparklers.com is I didn't have to make a major purchase of 50 or 100+ boxes. Many places have high minimum orders.

The fun part is putting it all together– Match Boxes + Sparklers + a little bit of fill + the Tag.

 
Simple, cheap and colorful!

Some of the places I like to link:

Monday

http://rebeccacooper.blogspot.com/

http://sewcando.blogspot.com/

http://www.creatingreallyawesomefreethings.com/

http://www.craftskeepmesane.blogspot.com/

http://www.skiptomylou.org/

http://sumossweetstuff.blogspot.com/

http://craftomaniac.blogspot.com/

Tuesday

http://shoprubyjean.com

http://carolynshomework.blogspot.com/

http://www.rookno17.com/

http://funkypolkadotgiraffe.blogspot.com/

http://www.sugarbeecrafts.com/

http://www.tipjunkie.com/

http://todayscreativeblog.net/

Wednesday

http://www.freeprettythingsforyou.com/

http://printabelle.com/

http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/

http://gingersnapcrafts.blogspot.com/

http://southernlovely.blogspot.com/

Thursday

http://www.yesterdayontuesday.com/

http://answerischocolate.blogspot.com/

http://www.somewhatsimple.com/

http://www.theshabbychiccottage.net/

http://www.houseofhepworths.com/

http://bec4-beyondthepicketfence.blogspot.com/

http://alliemakes.blogspot.com/

Friday

http://www.504main.com/ 

http://www.mommiecooks.com/

http://shabbynest.blogspot.com/

http://romantichome.blogspot.com/

http://www.chiconashoestringdecorating.blogspot.com/

http://tidymom.net/

http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.com/

Saturday

http://www.itsoverflowing.com/

http://www.fingerprintsonthefridge.com/

http://thirtyhandmadedays.com/

http://tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com/

http://www.bedifferentactnormal.com/

http://funkyjunkinteriors.blogspot.com/

Sunday

http://www.flamingotoes.com/ 

 

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