Red, White and Blue Decorating Ideas on a Budget

The 4th of July is perhaps the biggest outdoor entertaining event of the summer and if you happen to be hosting a soiree at your place this year, we have a few tricks to help you decorate on a budget.

Red, White and Blue Streamers

Save yourself a trip to the party store and make your own festive streamers instead.

Start at the top of the plastic cup and use scissors to cut in a swirl pattern until you reach the bottom.

Use a hole punch to make a hole at the top of the plastic strip you just cut out and attach them to the ceiling using string.

Decorative Balls

Open a decorative napkin and remove the reinforcing layer of the napkin from the side with the pattern.

Cut the napkins into various-size squares.

Insert skewers into Styrofoam balls.

Coat the Styrofoam ball with decoupage and then add the squares of decorative napkins. As you add several squares, make sure you coat them in decoupage as well and continue until the ball has been covered completely.

Add the decorative balls to a glass vase and set them on a table to be admired.

Yarn String Lights

Cut strips of multi-colored yarn into strips long enough to nearly cover an entire water balloon.

Use petroleum jelly to coat the exterior of the water balloons.

Pour school glue into a bowl and add water for an equal part mixture. Stir.

Add yarn to the bowl so that it is completely soaked in the mixture and then wrap the glue-coated yarn around the balloon in all different directions.

Allow the balloon to dry on a baking sheet nearby.

After a few days, the yarn should be completely dry. Use a needle to pop the balloon and remove it from the dried yarn ball.

Add the yarn balls to the string lights.

Hang them up or wrap them around a table where you are serving food to your guests. You can’t go wrong!