10 4th of July Party Ideas (for those who don’t have time to plan a party)

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The 4th of July holiday is still about a month away, but if you are like most, you have quite a bit going on and the day will be here before you know it. Take a minute to preplan for you 4th of July guests, and look through this list of 10 ideas that are not only easy, but very quick to do. Even if you don’t like to plan a party, these will still be simple enough for you to make and you will have a great party with very little effort.

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We also have 100’s of 4th of July Patriotic crafts and 4th of July recipes too.

1- Patriotic Paper Chain from Love The Day

2- 4^th Of July Shirts from Pure Joy Home

3- Balloon Darts Game from Hostess With The Mostess

4- Patriotic Punch from Sweet SC Designs

5- Game Station from Uncommon Designs

6- Crepe Paper Runner from Good Housekeeping

7- 4^th of July Ice Cream Sandwiches from The Craft Patch Blog

8- Painted Bushel Baskets from A Night Owl

9- Pop Rocks Party Bucket from Catch My Party

10- Patriotic Bingo Cards from Makoodle

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It might seem a little early (if you’re reading this when I’m writing this) to be thinking abut the holiday season, but cross stitching takes time, and if you want to stitch a bunch of gifts or decor for the season, that’s going to take some time.

Merry Stitchmas by Emma Congdon is here to inspire you to get your holiday stitching started, with 24 fun and colorful designs. You’ll find wall hangings, ornaments, stockings, bunting, greeting cards and gift tags, cute letters made out of decorated gift boxes, another set of drop shadow letters, stylized snowflake hoop art and more.

There are folk art figures, a festive patchwork and plenty of word art, with lots of bold and not always traditional colors to go around.

Some of my favorites include the bold graphic lettering on the ho, ho, ho bunting banner and the collection of little stamps, which she shows all stitched together but would also be cute stitched as individual gift tags or you could even make a stitched card with a fabric envelope and use one of these as a stamp.

The charts are large and colorful and provide options for personalization and spelling preferences. One design says “My favorite color is Christmas lights” and it includes charts for both British and American spellings. Rows are numbered and the color key is in the center of the page spread, which could make it a little hard to read (I reviewed this in PDF so I’m not sure if the margin is big enough to keep the key out of the gutter).

The back of the book includes instructions for how to stitch and read charts as well as making up instructions for finishing projects in the various ways shown in the book such as a wall hanging, framed picture, stockings, a pillow, hoop art and gift tags. There are also templates in the back for the shapes used.

This is a sweet book for people who like their holiday decor a little traditional but a little modern at the same time.

About the book: 136 pages, paperback, 24 patterns. Published 2025 by David & Charles. Suggested retail price $24.99.

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