3 Easy Patriotic Paper Crafts

Get ready for your 4th of July celebration easily with these patriotic paper crafts. They are totally easy to make and use simple coordinating paper and embellishment sets.

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Patriotic Paper Crafts Materials

Firecracker Party Favors

Patriotic Pinwheels

4th of July Card

Tips and Tricks

Printable Patriotic Paper Crafts Tutorial

You don’t have to spend a fortune to make awesome decorations and cards for the Fourth!

I’ve got you covered below from party favors to invitations with 3 super simple step-by-step tutorials.

Even better, they all use the new Close to My Heart Stars and Sparklers Collection so you can easily coordinate every detail.

Patriotic Paper Crafts Materials

• Stars and Sparklers Paper Packet and Sticker Sheet

• Stars and Sparklers Coordinating Cardstock

• Picture My Life™ Cards (also Stars and Sparklers)

• Cardboard Tubes

• White Tissue Paper

• Scissors

• Glue Runner

• Paper Cutter

• Double-sided Tape

• Ruler

• Crop-a-Dile

• Small Blue Eyelets

• Navy Paper Straws (Dollar Tree)

• Hot Glue Gun and Glue Sticks

• Pencil

• Red White and Blue Garland (I got mine from Dollar Tree)

Firecracker Party Favors

Step 1 – Measure and Cut Paper

First, grab a sheet of the red and white striped paper and the stars and fireworks paper.

Then use a cardboard tube to measure the height of paper needed to cover it. Then cut the paper to the height.

Next, roll the paper around the cardboard tube to measure the length of paper needed. Again, cut it at the measured mark.

Continue measuring and cutting until you have the number of measured papers needed to cover your desired number of party favors.

Step 2 – Attach the Paper to Cardboard Tubes

After all of your papers are measured and cut, use double-sided tape to attach one piece of paper to each cardboard tube.

I put a piece of tape on each short end of the papers and then firmly pressed one side to the cardboard tube. Then roll the tube and firmly press where the second end overlaps.

Step 3 – Add Treats to Decorative Tubes

Once your cardboard tubes are covered, add your choice of treats to a small square of white tissue paper (about 5 inches squared).

Then fold up the tissue paper and twist the ends. Secure the tissue paper with tape and attach it inside the cardboard tubes.

Step 4 – Attach Garland to Tubes

Next, cut 3 lengths of garland roughly 3-4 inches long for each firecracker party favor you are making.

Then use tape to attach the pieces of garland to the inside of the decorative cardboard tubes so that they are sticking out the top 2-3 inches.

Step 5 – Add Sticker Decorations

Lastly, attach 1-2 stickers to each party favor.

Patriotic Pinwheels

Step 1 – Cut Paper Squares

Start but cutting a 12×12 sheet of decorative cardstock into 4 equal squares.

Then use your ruler to find the center of each square by measuring across the squares diagonally each way and marking an X with your pencil.

Step 2 – Add Diagonal Cuts to Paper Squares

After your squares are cut and the center is marked, cut from each corner in a straight line towards the center.

Be sure to stop cutting before actually hitting the center. Leave at least 1/2 inch from the end of each cut to the center.

Step 3 – Fold Down Paper Corners

Once your cuts at made, add a small amount of glue with you glue runner to one corner and attach to the center of the paper square.

Continue add glue and folding the corners down, skipping every other one. See the photo for reference.

Step 4 – Attach Eyelet to Center of Pinwheels

After your corners are folded, punch the smallest size hole with your Crop-a-Dile into the center of each pinwheel.

Then set an eyelet into each hole.

Step 5 – Make a Paper Rosette

Next, grab a sheet of the red cardstock from your coordinating set and cut a strip with your paper cutter that is 3 inches wide.

Then cut the strip into four 3 inch squares and accordion fold 2 of those squares.

After they are accordion folded, fold them in half. Next, attach the interior halves using a glue runner so that you have 2 fans.

Lastly, attach the 2 fans together, again using your glue runner.

Step 6 – Decorate the Centers of the Pinwheels

After your pinwheels are made, attach your rosette to the center of one. You can use regular glue for this or hot glue.

Then add a fireworks sticker to the center of the rosette.

Finish your remaining pinwheels by adding stickers to the centers of them as well.

Step 7 – Attach Paper Straws to Pinwheels

Lastly, hot glue each pinwheel to a paper straw. Then place in a decorative vase or jar for display.

4th of July Card

Step 1 – Cut Cardstock

Start by cutting a piece of the blue cardstock from your coordinating paper pack in half.

Then fold one half of the cardstock in half along the 12 inch length.

Step 2 – Attach Picture My Life™ Card

After the card base is formed, use your glue runner to attach the large navy blue floral card to the front of your card base.

Position it so that it is longways across the card and about 1/4 inch from the bottom of the card front.

Step 3 – Attach Pinwheel to Card Front

Next, pull out the small pinwheel Picture My Life™ card and attach it to the left side of the card front with your glue runner.

See the photo above for reference.

Step 4 – Embellish the Card Front

Finish the card front by adding the fireworks and celebrate word stickers to the right of the pinwheel.

Then add 3 red star stickers to the light blue part of the card front where the 2 Picture My Life™ cards meet.

Again, see the photo for reference.

Step 5 – Add Interior Card Elements

Lastly, attach the small lined floral Picture My Life™ card to the center on the inside right of your card.

Finish it with a firecracker sticker.

Create the perfect size envelope for this card with my Easy DIY Envelope in Any Size tutorial!

Tips and Tricks

• I recommend using the Crop-a-Dile Big Bite for the pinwheels. Otherwise it is very difficult to reach the center of them to punch the holes.

• If you use regular liquid glue to attach the rosette to your pinwheel, allow the glue to dry completely before attaching the pinwheel to the paper straw.

• The card can be used as a greeting card for 4th of July, but it also makes a great invitation to your celebration. Simply fill out the lines with your sentiment or invitation details accordingly.

Printable Patriotic Paper Crafts Tutorial

3 Easy Patriotic Paper Crafts

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These 3 easy patriotic paper crafts are the perfect way to easily get ready for your celebration without spending hundreds of dollars on supplies and decorations.

Materials

• Stars and Sparklers Paper Packet and Sticker Sheet
• Stars and Sparklers Coordinating Cardstock
• Picture My Life™ Cards (also Stars and Sparklers)
• Cardboard Tubes
• White Tissue Paper
• Small Blue Eyelets
• Navy Paper Straws (Dollar Tree)
• Red White and Blue Garland (I got mine from Dollar Tree)

Tools

• Scissors
• Glue Runner
• Paper Cutter
• Double-sided Tape
• Ruler
• Crop-a-Dile
• Hot Glue Gun and Glue Sticks
• Pencil

Instructions

1. Firecracker Party Favors
2. First, grab a sheet of the red and white striped paper and the stars and fireworks paper.
3. Then use a cardboard tube to measure the height of paper needed to cover it. Then cut the paper to the height.
4. Next, roll the paper around the cardboard tube to measure the length of paper needed. Again, cut it at the measured mark.
5. Continue measuring and cutting until you have the number of measured papers needed to cover your desired number of party favors.
6. After all of your papers are measured and cut, use double-sided tape to attach one piece of paper to each cardboard tube.
7. I put a piece of tape on each short end of the papers and then firmly pressed one side to the cardboard tube. Then roll the tube and firmly press where the second end overlaps.
8. Once your cardboard tubes are covered, add your choice of treats to a small square of white tissue paper (about 5 inches squared).
9. Then fold up the tissue paper and twist the ends. Secure the tissue paper with tape and attach it inside the cardboard tubes.
10. Next, cut 3 lengths of garland roughly 3-4 inches long for each firecracker party favor you are making.
11. Then use tape to attach the pieces of garland to the inside of the decorative cardboard tubes so that they are sticking out the top 2-3 inches.
12. Lastly, attach 1-2 stickers to each party favor.
13. Patriotic Pinwheels
14. Start but cutting a 12x12 sheet of decorative cardstock into 4 equal squares.
15. Then use your ruler to find the center of each square by measuring across the squares diagonally each way and marking an X with your pencil.
16. After your squares are cut and the center is marked, cut from each corner in a straight line towards the center.
17. Be sure to stop cutting before actually hitting the center. Leave at least 1/2 inch from the end of each cut to the center.
18. Once your cuts at made, add a small amount of glue with you glue runner to one corner and attach to the center of the paper square.
19. Continue add glue and folding the corners down, skipping every other one. See the photo for reference.
20. After your corners are folded, punch the smallest size hole with your Crop-a-Dile into the center of each pinwheel.
21. Then set an eyelet into each hole.
22. Next, grab a sheet of the red cardstock from your coordinating set and cut a strip with your paper cutter that is 3 inches wide.
23. Then cut the strip into four 3 inch squares and accordion fold 2 of those squares.
24. After they are accordion folded, fold them in half. Next, attach the interior halves using a glue runner so that you have 2 fans.
25. Lastly, attach the 2 fans together, again using your glue runner.
26. After your pinwheels are made, attach your rosette to the center of one. You can use regular glue for this or hot glue.
27. Then add a fireworks sticker to the center of the rosette.
28. Finish your remaining pinwheels by adding stickers to the centers of them as well.
29. Lastly, hot glue each pinwheel to a paper straw. Then place in a decorative vase or jar for display.
30. 4th of July Card
31. Start by cutting a piece of the blue cardstock from your coordinating paper pack in half.
32. Then fold one half of the cardstock in half along the 12 inch length.
33. After the card base is formed, use your glue runner to attach the large navy blue floral card to the front of your card base.
34. Position it so that it is longways across the card and about 1/4 inch from the bottom of the card front.
35. Next, pull out the small pinwheel Picture My Life™ card and attach it to the left side of the card front with your glue runner.
36. Finish the card front by adding the fireworks and celebrate word stickers to the right of the pinwheel.
37. Then add 3 red star stickers to the light blue part of the card front where the 2 Picture My Life™ cards meet.
38. Lastly, attach the small lined floral Picture My Life™ card to the center on the inside right of your card.
39. Finish it with a firecracker sticker.

How awesome are these 3 easy patriotic paper crafts? They are the perfect way to easily get ready for your celebration without spending hundreds of dollars on supplies and decorations.

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