happy 4th everyone!

well, i hope your 4th is more exciting than these dogs...

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just be safe, eat a hot dog, and 

have fun celebrating our wonderful country!

(oh and keep your pets safe lol)

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!!!!

bald eagle fireworks favor

today we continue on with the 

red, white and blue holiday coming up.

only i used a little bit of easter 

in this craft.

huh?

well, i guess that's what happens sometimes 

when holidays are ingrained in your brain 

like mine and run into each other

due to the limited brain space going on.

nevertheless,

without further ado,

but, still, yet, though, lol,

may i introduce to you a

bald eagle fireworks favor.

it all started when i saw this in my craft room.

jumbo iridescent easter eggs that 

were too pretty to put away

and were gnawing at me to make something, 

anything, outta them.

so i got my brown acrylic paint and 

painted the entire bottom, and 

the lower third for the top as shown.

what she means is that i used an old catalog 

i got in the mail for painting purposes...

then my hubby walks in, sees what you see above, 

and asks why i painted a brown boob.

i'll wait and let you process that...

************

oooookay.

let's move on.

i had some yellow electrical tape 

not cuz i know what to do with electrical tape besides craft with it, and took to some folding here and there like so:

then i snipped it to form a beak and taped it down.

these old eyeball stickers will work.

heehee

lets fill him up.

here i got some of the garland i used for my uncle sam centerpiece i made at my last blog post, 

and got some dollar tree fireworks.

oh yes!

gotta give the eagle some worms.

(i know an eagle is a bird 

but does it even eat worms?)

anyway, i added some detail with a paint pen 

cuz i do know eagles have feathers and wings.

then i adorned the guy with some 4th of july 

twine and a mini cupcake flag i pulled off 

of a cupcake pick.

here's where you can write down the recipient's name on the flag if you want (or not)

and then this will happen:

nope, 

first you gotta grab some more dollar tree garland 

and make a nest for him to rest on the holiday table.

only thing left is to tell everyone 

the egg came first and 

not the chicken eagle!

uncle sam centerpiece

so i was at the dollar tree today

buying some cheap batteries when 

i spotted a few things. 

so at the end of the day, i made this for 3 bucks.

an uncle sam centerpiece.

ha!

so this is what i bought:

and i grabbed by paint pens.

inspired by this clip art,

i got to work.

then i cut a triangle out of 

shiny cardstock to fit in the vase.

and i shoved it in like so:

then for the next steps, 

i...dang i'm tired...

can i just show you the rest 

of the tute with pics?

huh?

yay! 

uncle sam says go right ahead cuz 

it's a free country!

okey dokey.

ok next time, i won't talk so much ;)

firecracker sparkler favors

rah rah rah!

sis boom bah!

no, this isn't cheerleading time, it's 

firecracker sparkler time!

ok don't ask what the cheering 

has to do with this craft,

i guess the boom part is what got me.

anyway, speaking of getting, 

get these to make some:

the cupcake kits come from marshall's and/or homegoods.

i am forever buying cupcake kits and 

never making cupcakes 

but instead using them for other stuff like this. 

i think the cashier ladies think otherwise though,

especially when they see my major thighs. lol

anyway, let's move along, 

as these are pretty simple to make and 

also make a big impact, i hope.

i originally used these bags 

but after doing so, 

realized they weren't that necessary.

anyway, did you know sparkler boxes fit 

perfectly in pretzel rod bags?

well, now you do. 

anyway, you can skip the bag part but 

here's the rest of the tute for ya.

tape the cardstock around the box. 

fold the top of the bag down inside the cardstock.

now pick a liner,

i picked the striped one here:

next take the star picks in the kit and 

poke thru the cardstock to place.

use 3 stars per firecracker.

now take 3 picks from the 

other cupcake kit and do this:

i made a red, silver, and blue one

cuz i didn't have white shiny paper.

but i actually like the silver better anyway.

you think the kids' eyes will sparkle 

when they see these?

hopefully so, 

unlike my kids who are so used to my shenanigan creations 

that i'd have to light a fire under

their bottoms to impress them. lol

or maybe i should just use a firecracker?

stars and stripes flag fudge

ok i gotta hurry.

my hubby tells me 2 days-yes 2 DAYS-

ahead of time that we are going on vacation.

and this is gonna be an epic vacation 

so i gotta get everything ready like yesterday.

but "wait!" i thought.

"i gotta make something for the blog!

 it's gonna be july 4th any minute and i gotta 

think think think about making something 

red white and blue!"

of course these thoughts are only in my head 

cuz i have no time to make something for this blog 

if you asked my spontaneous hubby, 

but i did anyway.

so introducing, 

flag fudge.

with stars and stripes.

that you can make lickety split as i prove to you 

while i am using my other arms to pack, 

do multiple loads of laundry, send off bills, 

vaccuum, clean out the fridge, mow the lawn, 

notify family and close friends, etc etc...

well...you get the picture...

just use this easy recipe 

and you're on your way to making goodies 

everyone will love especially uncle sam.

yup, you just need butter, white chocolate chips and condensed milk.

i cut the recipe in half cuz 

i just wanted to make a small batch.

just nuke all 3 ingredients, 

color about 1/4 red and 1/8 blue and 

leave the rest the off whitish color.

place the red and blue in a piping bag then:

keep layering, alternating the white and red colors 

for the stripes, then pipe a blue star on top

OR

just use the white color and top with piped red stripes and a blue square for the flag.

place in fridge til firm then,

tada!

there's only 8 pieces shown cuz uh...

i had to sample one...

ok so there ya go,

fun festive fudge for the fourth.

now go forth and fudge out!

:>P

HAPPY FIREWORK DAY EVERYONE!!!!!!!