Now that literally EVERYONE is allowed to marry the love of their life (or of the moment), here’s hoping crafty weddings will get more colorful and even more popular!

As a brand ambassador for Michaels, I got to do some fun wedding crafts on CBS 2 over the weekend.

How-to’s for these projects coming this week!

People have been asking me lately why I think that crafting for July 4th has become so popular. I think there are a few things working here…

1. All kids are out of school, so there’s a collective need for something to do!
2. It’s the ultimate celebration of summer since the season officially begins just about 2 weeks before.
3. There’s no decision-making about the color scheme. Its red, white, and blue or bust. There something nice about crafting with a universal color palette.

We made this last year for my FamilyFun magazine blog, Everyday Fun, and I love it so much that I had to repost it! (Plus I’m so nostalgic over my daughter Sommer’s mini-cuteness!)

What you’ll need:

• Template printed onto card stock
• Pencil
• Cardboard
• Tacky glue
• Paper straws
• Fishing line
• Glue stick

4. Cut a 1-inch piece of straw and thread a long length of fishing line through that piece and knot the ends. Glue that small straw piece into the center of the cardboard circle with tacky glue.

5. Apply a generous amount of glue on top of the straws and then cover with the second cardboard circle.

6. With a glue stick, attach the card stock center.

7. Trim the straws to different lengths (I chose to trim my red ones only).

Celebrate the first official holiday of summer with this super fun July 4th craft project!

It’s holidays like July 4th for which I am grateful when it comes to crafts. Out of every holiday…I’m talking Valentine’s Day, Christmas, Halloween…it’s the only one whose color scheme NEVER wavers. EVER! Maybe you mix up a few shades of azul every now and then, but you never veer from the trust red, white and blue.

And I must say, sometimes, that’s quite comforting. No color palettes, no mood boards…just good ole’ Americana.

This craft is a riff off of one of my faves from my book, Project Kid, and it’s a great one for both novice and seasoned crafter. Also, you can leave off the tape leaves and they just look like fireworks on a stick (then boys don’t get all anti-flower craft).

Head over to our crafts page for the how-to!