Add pizzazz to your Fourth of July party with starry tabletop runners made from red and white paper. The motif can be produced by tracing a four-star template onto accordion-folded paper and cutting multiples. Use a blue tablecloth as a base for the runners, and then cover them with organdy. Matching napkin ties can double as place cards and complete the theme.
How-Tos
Make Runners
1. Download large four-star template, and print onto card stock. Using a craft knife, cut out template.
2. Cut a sheet of heavy red paper to 7 1/4 by 29 inches. With a pencil, mark 1 long side at 7 1/4-inch intervals. Using a bone folder, accordion-fold paper at marked intervals.
3. Place template on top of paper, letting points of stars hang just over folds; trace. Cut around template and through layers, leaving stars attached where points touch and at folds. Repeat with more red paper. Unfold; connect cutouts with tape at back. Repeat process using heavy white paper.
4. Secure runners to tablecloth with double-sided tape, and top with organdy.
Make Napkin Ties
Follow step 1, above, but download small star template. Trace onto heavy red and white paper; cut out 1 red star and 1 white star for each guest. Write guest's name on white star, and pierce tops of both; thread stars onto red string.
Think Christmas! And shiny paper!
I use a solid color tablecloth with cut out letters, like Happy Birthday, cake, candles,etc. By using a plastic cover, everything is protected and can be used again. You can use anything...leaves, greetings,etc.
with red and blue stars. Thanks!
I like it! Could easily be changed to white cloth
I really like the idea of putting the sheer cloth over the paper cut-outs. This particular table is not my favorite look, but you could put all sorts of different things under the cloth -- others shapes, cut-outs from wrapping or scrapbook paper, pressed flowers, just about anything from the scrapbooking genre...
This is a wonderful idea. Thank you.
So glad we got this a little BEFORE the target holiday. Some of the ideas are great but come too late to make up in time. Thanks Martha