With 4th of July and Labor Day celebrations coming up soon, it’s time to get festive with some free patriotic printable sparkler tags and food flags!

Freebie 1
Party in the USA Patriotic Food Flags

If your BBQ needs a little patriotic flair this year, these Party in the USA food flags will do the trick. If you have printable sticker paper sheets, just print, cut, fold and stick to toothpicks. But you can also use cardstock or regular printer paper and tape or glue too.

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Supplies Needed for Patriotic Food Flags

• Printer
• Sticker paper or copy paper
• Scissors or a cutting machine
• Glue or tape (unless using sticker paper)
• Toothpicks

Instructions

Download and print Party in the USA food flags. Cut two squares in a row together for one flag and fold down the middle to create a double sided flag. Place toothpick in the centerfold and stick, tape or glue to toothpick. Repeat process for all 12 toothpicks and print more if needed.

Freebie 2
Fun & Fireworks Sparkler Tag Holders

Sparklers are a great addition to patriotic holiday parties and these tags will dress them up with fun! Easily print these on 8 1/2 x 11” white cardstock. Each sparkler tag holder measures 3×3”.

Supplies Needed for Patriotic Fun & Fireworks Sparkler Tag Holders

• Printer
• Letter 8 1/2 x 11” cardstock
• Scissors, paper cutter or cutting machine (Cricut or Cameo, etc)
• Standard hole punch or scissors
• Sparklers

Instructions

Download and print Sparkler Tags on white cardstock. Cut each tag as a 3×3” square. Then cut a small slit with scissors or an x-acto knife at the top and bottom of each tag for the sparkler to fit (see photo above for slit placement). If you’re using bigger sparklers or want to put more than one sparkler in each holder, a hole puncher can be used.

I hope you enjoy these Free Patriotic Printable Sparkler Tags and Food Flags and enjoy your 4th of July and Labor Day festivities. Be sure to sign up below for more freebies coming soon!

Supplies Needed to Create a Photo Booth for your party List:

All celebrations should have lots of photos to create lasting memories. Why not add an affordable DIY photo booth to your party this year? Check out this post on how to do it

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Downloads include a Thanksgiving Word Find, True/False Thanksgiving Trivia, 15 photo props for a photobooth – and banners that say “Give Thanks”, “Friendsgiving” and “Thanksgiving”. Enter your email address at the bottom of this post for downloads.

1. Free Thanksgiving True or False Game – Printable

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2. Free Thanksgiving Word Find – Print

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3. Free Thanksgiving Banners – Print & Cut

Print and cut these fun banners and attach them to string, thread or yarn. Then use them to decorate around the house for Thanksgiving!

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4. Free Fun Thanksgiving Photo Props – Print & Cut

Taking photos make the best memories for any holiday and these photo props will get everyone involved in the fun! There’s something about photo props that bring out the kid in everyone and make them want to join in on the action! Just print and cut these on heavy paper and tape or glue a popsicle stick or wooden dowel to the back – and voilà.
Want to learn how to make a photobooth at home using your iPad or iPhone? If so, click here.

Learn how to make your own Photo Booth using your iPad or iPhone

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Have a Happy Thanksgiving!!

‘Tis the season for giving, so I’m giving away these Gift Card Holder SVG designs for free! It’s also the season to be crafty – and your Cricut, Cameo or Scan-n-Cut machines are perfect for some holiday creativity!

I suggest heavy weight paper of 65 lb or more for this project. (Check your printer settings for the heaviest weight it will accept). If you prefer not to have the ribbon holes, simply ungroup the design and delete them before your cut. I also added an extra square cut on the unused portion of my sheet and glued the pattern behind the window cut. And, if you want to add ribbon, as seen in the photo it will hold ribbon up to a half inch in width.

This download includes the reindeer, snowflake and Christmas tree Gift Card Holder SVG designs. In addition, each one fits on an 8.5 x 11 sheet so you can use the print and cut feature to print messages on the inside or outside of the card if you want to personalize them. Your friends and family will love receiving a little cash or a gift card to their favorite place in these cute holders with your personal stamp of love on each one. Happy Holidays and happy cutting!! (Have a project in mind? Send me an email at lisaslifetips@gmail.com and I will choose one project each month to design and give away to all my readers, including you!)

Looking for inspiration for Christmas Treats this year? This Cajun Christmas Cracker Recipe is DELISH and, it also comes with a free SVG for labels!

Want to learn how to decorate a Christmas mantle that wows? Follow these easy steps!

1. Buy Christmas Garland in 6’ – 9’ foot length and attach to mantle with removable Command hooks

2. If garland isn’t pre-lit, add strands of string lights to garland

3. Make or buy bows for each side of the mantle and attach to garland using pipe cleaner or twist ties

4. Use a twist tie or pipe cleaner to tie jumbo ornaments together. I used 4-6” ornaments. I found at Dollar Tree but Amazon has them in different colors and sizes here.

5. Attach the ornament bundles to the garland with the end of the twist ties

6. Randomly place assorted Christmas floral picks in the garland

7. Home Depot, Lowe’s and most Christmas tree farms will give you live tree branches and clippings for FREE! You can also use extra branches from your tree. Place these randomly on the mantle to give your garland a fuller look

8. Save your ribbon rolls to roll your ribbon back up for next year and to prop things on your mantle behind the garland

9. Weave ribbon through the garland on top and down the sides. Use twist ties or fold wire branches from the garland over the ribbon to secure

10. Once you’ve achieved your desired fullness and style, You’re done! And that’s how you decorate a Christmas mantle!

Want to decorate your doorway with little Christmas trees? Check out this article.

Looking for something other than chocolate or fruit cake to give for Christmas treats this year? These spicy crackers are VERY addictive and your friends and family will want to know the recipe. Or they may curse you because they can’t stop eating them!

But, hey, that’s one of the great things about this recipe – they are so delicious. The other is that they are very easy to make and this recipe will make a lot. Once prepared, place them in cookie tins lined with parchment paper or white Kraft bags to hand out this Christmas. The crackers will keep for about a week – but they’ll usually be eaten faster than that!

My mom made them for Christmas one year and I loved them so much, I decided to include them in my Welcome Bags for my wedding. So many of our guests called to tell us how much they loved them too! Here’s how you make them:

Ingredients:

• 1 large box of saltine crackers (four sleeves)
• 1 1/2 cups of canola oil
• 2 packs of dry original Ranch dressing mix
• 1 1/2 tablespoons of crushed red pepper
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 1/4 tsp Tony’s Chacheres seasoning

Instructions:

• In a large Tupperware container, mix together well the oil, dressing mix, crushed red pepper, pepper and Tony’s.
• Add all crackers to the mixture and put the top on the container
• Slowly flip the bowl around a number of times to fully coat the mixture on all of the crackers. Repeat the flipping about every 10 to 15 minutes for a couple of hours, and let sit overnight
• The next morning, the crackers will have absorbed all of the mixture and the crackers are finished and ready to be packaged for gift giving!

Free Printable “Cajun Christmas Crackers” Stickers PDF or SVG:

The “Cajun Christmas Crackers” stickers can be downloaded below. There are 20 stickers on each page. After download, print onto 8 1/2 x 11” sticker paper and cut. The SVG file is for cutting machines (Cricut, Silhouette, etc) and will cut in the shape seen below:

These DIY little Christmas trees will brighten up your Christmas decor this holiday season! They are so easy to make and cost under $25. Each one took me around an hour to put together. Here are the materials you’ll need to get started.

• Tomato/Plant Support wire cage (Mine were 36 inches in height and I bought them at Lowe’s)
• 150 feet artificial garland (I bought mine at Dollar Tree and they were 15 feet in length each and I used 10 of them for each tree)
• Rubber band or twist tie
• String of lights
• Roll of ribbon
• Artificial poinsettia flowers or other decorations for the tree

Instructions:

1. Place the wire cage with the largest ring on the floor. Use a rubber band or twist tie to secure the top wires together, creating a point at the top.
2. Next, begin wrapping the garland around the wire cage starting at the bottom and working your way to the top.

3. Once the garland is secured all the way around the cage, start adding a string of lights beginning at the top of the tree and working your way to the bottom. Then, the electrical plug should be at the bottom of the tree.

4. Next, begin placing strands of ribbon down the length of the tree.
   
5. Finally, add a bow to the top of the tree and artificial poinsettia flowers or any decorations you’d like around the tree.

And you’re done! Aren’t they so cute? Let me know if you try this for Christmas this year!