We wish you and your family a festive, fabulous and happy Fourth of July!
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I love a classic cake so I’m always looking for ways to add something special without ruining the simplicity of my dessert. I topped this plain white cake with fresh berries for an easy and beautiful Fourth of July cake. Since berries are in season right now, it’s the perfect solution.
Originally created for our shoot with Real Simple. Photos by Nicole Hill Gerulat.
Last year we created a little Fourth of July Celebration for Real Simple. You can go to Real Simple online to see more details, like the party ideas, picnic menu, patriotic pom poms and homemade firecrackers. My favorite is the watermelon on a stick. Enjoy!
Photography by Nicole Hill Gerulat.
Let Freedom Ring with a patriotic dessert table. Americana toppers and colorful banners are the perfect accent for cupcakes, pies and even sandwiches. Then send your guests home with their very own Fourth of July favors — firework rockets! (click on an image below to download the printables)
For the firework rocket favors, print the rocket printables and glue on to a treat filled push pop.
Photography, design and styling by Sara Schmultz.
While on a road trip through Southern Arizona I spotted this striking flag centerpiece in an antique shop’s window. I was immediately inspired by the majesty of the American Flag without further embellishment. This impressive display gives such a grand feeling, but it is really quite simple to create.
To make the Grand Flag Centerpiece will need one glass vase, with about a 3.5-inch opening, and 13, 8×12 flags. I counted the flags I saw in the window display expecting there to be a dozen but discovered there were actually 13 flags, which is very fitting for this patriotic centerpiece — one flag for each of the original 13 colonies in America.
The secret to the WOW factor of this arrangement is careful placement of each flag in a precise and uniform manner. Insert each flagpole into the vase with the flag dangling outward then pull the tail end of the flag around so it makes a sort of cone shape as shown in the photo below. Repeat with each of the other flags and take care that your sticks are evenly spaced to follow a spiral pattern.
Photography, design and styling by Bettijo B. Hirschi and Aimée Lowry.
