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Patriotic Tablescape For Pennies

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May 25, 2016 by Sydney 3 Comments

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Create a patriotic tablescape in a just few hours and for pennies.Create a Festive Table for Memorial Day or 4th of July in an hour and for pennies | Tastefully Frugal AD #DipintoMeze #CollectiveBias

Summertime is my favorite time of year! I love Christmas and Halloween too but the summer holidays will always have a special place in my heart; especially Memorial Day and Independence Day. There’s just so much more you can do when the weather is warm and they days are long. I normally like to plan big get togethers but being 5 months pregnant my energy levels just aren’t what that they used to be.

Create a Festive Table for Memorial Day or 4th of July in an hour and for pennies | Tastefully Frugal AD #DipintoMeze #CollectiveBiasBut I can’t turn down a reason to get the family together so we are still Create a Festive Table for Memorial Day or 4th of July in an hour and for pennies | Tastefully Frugal AD #DipintoMeze #CollectiveBiasplanning a small get together for this weekend. I can’t go all out on the food or decor like I want to so I kept things simple and budget friendly. For the food we went with my new favorite, Sweet & Sour Chicken Kebabs and some tasty new dips.

Create a Festive Table for Memorial Day or 4th of July in an hour and for pennies | Tastefully Frugal AD #DipintoMeze #CollectiveBiasWhen I was at Walmart picking up chicken, pineapple and veggies for the kebabs I found these new Chobani Mezé™ Dips in the Deli section. The flavors all sounded amazing (Chili Lime, Roasted Red Pepper, Smoked Onion Parmesan and Three Pepper Salsa) and they are made with fresh vegetables and my favorite Chobani Greek Yogurt. And just like all of Chobani’s products they are made will all natural ingredients, which is really important to me. My boys loved the fresh food on the lids and insisted we get all 4. I was fine with that because they were a quick, easy and healthy addition to our Memorial Day party.Create a Festive Table for Memorial Day or 4th of July in an hour and for pennies | Tastefully Frugal AD #DipintoMeze #CollectiveBias

Create a Festive Table for Memorial Day or 4th of July in an hour and for pennies | Tastefully Frugal AD #DipintoMeze #CollectiveBiasI also picked up some tortilla chips, pita chips and a few extra veggies to have with the dip. I’ve found with most of our get togethers that our friends and family tend to lean towards water over soda or punches when it comes to drinks so I picked up a case of water and added these fun water bottle labels to them. You can print yours here.

Create a Festive Table for Memorial Day or 4th of July in an hour and for pennies | Tastefully Frugal AD #DipintoMeze #CollectiveBiasNow on to the table decor. I love shopping for party decorations at Walmart because everything is so affordable. I picked up the tablecloth for $.97, and these big bowls for chips and the long plates for the kebabs and veggies were only $.88. I wanted to do more than just put the utensils and napkins in a cup so I saved a few green bean and corn cans from dinner one week and made these cute utensil holders.

Create a Festive Table for Memorial Day or 4th of July in an hour and for pennies | Tastefully Frugal AD #DipintoMeze #CollectiveBiasSupplies:

Create a Festive Table for Memorial Day or 4th of July in an hour and for pennies | Tastefully Frugal AD #DipintoMeze #CollectiveBias3 Tin cans (you don’t have to buy them just keep your old cans from dinners one week)

Red, white and blue craft paint

Paint brush

Directions:

Peel labels off of and clean cans.

Paint cans with craft paint (one red, one white, one blue). 

Let dry for 30 min-1 hour.

Paint a second (or third) coat if necessary.

Create a Festive Table for Memorial Day or 4th of July in an hour and for pennies | Tastefully Frugal AD #DipintoMeze #CollectiveBiasPlace your forks, spoons, knives and/or napkins in the cans to keep them from being all over the table or blowing away.

Create a Festive Table for Memorial Day or 4th of July in an hour and for pennies | Tastefully Frugal AD #DipintoMeze #CollectiveBiasI also wanted to add a relaxing ambiance for when it started to get dark out. For the candle holders I had my boys help me and they had so much fun; how can you not have fun getting to squish together rice and colors together in a bag?! The candle holder only took an hour to make and the majority of that time was letting the rice dry.

Create a Festive Table for Memorial Day or 4th of July in an hour and for pennies | Tastefully Frugal AD #DipintoMeze #CollectiveBiasSupplies

Quart size mason jar

3 cups rice, divided

Red and blue food color

Vinegar

Ziplock bag

Candle

Directions

Pour one cup of rice into a ziplock bag.

Add 10 drops of red food color and 1/2 tsp vinegar. 

Seal bag tight and shake to combine.

Repeat steps with blue food color.

Let sit for one hour to let dry.

Layer rice in mason jar. Blue, White (plain rice), Red

Create a Festive Table for Memorial Day or 4th of July in an hour and for pennies | Tastefully Frugal AD #DipintoMeze #CollectiveBiasTop with a candle.

Create a Festive Table for Memorial Day or 4th of July in an hour and for pennies | Tastefully Frugal AD #DipintoMeze #CollectiveBiasI spent less than $5 on the party supplies because I had the cans and supplies, mason jar and supplies, plates and utensils already and the food took less than 15 minutes to prepare. This is one party that I will be able to relax for before, during and after! What are you doing to celebrate Memorial Day? If you want to serve these tasty Chobani Mezè Dips for your get together head on over and print your $1 off coupon here before you go shopping!

 

 

 

Filed Under: Crafts, Parties Tagged With: 4th of july, Candle Holder, Memorial Day, party, Patriotic, Printables, Tablescape, Utensil Holder

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Comments

  1. Lori Pace says

    May 26, 2016 at 8:19 am

    I love these super cute and fast table ideas! Thank you so much! (client)

    Reply
    • Sydney says

      May 26, 2016 at 8:32 am

      Thanks so much Lori! I’m a big fan of making things simple and easy 🙂

      Reply
  2. Ginnie | Hello Little Home says

    July 2, 2016 at 9:04 pm

    Cute ideas! Thank you so much for sharing at the Yankee Doodle Party! Pinning 🙂

    Reply

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