4th of July DIY Silverware Holders

4th of July is coming up and most people have cookouts. Want to spruce up the table and be festive? Make your own red white & blue silverware holders.

You're going to need....

burlap bags

craft paints; red, white & blue

painters tape

skinny foam brush

DIRECTIONS:

Slide a piece of cardboard or heavy card stock inside the burlap bag to prevent the paint from going all the way through the bag.

Use painter’s tape to create stripes, and an area for the blue/stars. I only had wide tape, and I needed my stripes to be much thinner, so I tore off a piece to match the length, laid it on the bag, then folded it on top of itself until it was the right width.

Paint red in the open stripes, and blue in the stars area. Let dry completely.

Remove the tape, then using the very tip of the foam brush, paint the white stripes.

Dab the bottom of a pen (the round part) into the white paint, and use it to add polka dots in the blue area, to represent the stars. You can always use a star stencil if you want to, but I wanted it to be fast and easy. Plus, I like polka dots! Let dry completely.

Now you’re ready to slide in your silverware, you can even use plastic silverware.