Patriotic Picnic Favor Baskets

Goodmorning everyone! Let's start right off with my project for today.....my fellow Lizzie Anne Design Team Member Rose Ann Reynolds made this delightful 3-D project a while back! You may view her awesome looking project HERE! How cute is that!

I was so inspired by Rose Ann's 3-D use of the checker board table cloth stamp, that I wanted to give it a try with one of my 4th of July projects!

When I first saw this, I just knew that I had to do something with it:

I mean really....how great is that! Red, white, and blue m & m's!! I had to hide it from little Chris - he hasn't seen it yet, it would have been gone by now! ;)

And here is the project I made with the candies and the table cloth:

And if you are wondering how small each individual picnic basket is, here is a shot of it in the palm of my hand:

Another fun way of dressing up each individual basket and handing out during your 4th of July party, is to also have a huge grab bowl - in this photo, I placed all 3 colors of m & m's in a glass icecream dish, the decorative star ornaments are made from Lizzie Anne Designs' digital papers!

Enjoy and have a great day! I'll be back with more fun 4th of July ideas!!

Materials:

Stamps: Chillin' and Grillin' by Lizzie Anne Designs.

Digital Papers: Stars and Stripes by Lizzie Anne Designs.

A box of mini, recycled picnic baskets.

Red and Blue Gingham ribbons. American Flag striped ribbon.

Red, white, and blue M & M Candies.

Marvy small and medium star punches.

Ink: Chianti.

Wooden Craft Sticks.