Snap! Crackle! Pop! Firecrackers!

We've got a few fun Patriotic Decor items coming up

here on Crafty Sisters and thought we start it off

with these EASY to Make Firecrackers!

I made a smaller set of these for my

America Wood letters

and they were so much fun I decided I needed more....

bigger and better to boot!

SO

Go grab the biggest dowel you can find (about 1 1/2")

I cut them in 7", 6" and 5" lengths (I got 2 sets per dowel!)

Some pre-cut Stars (the bigger the better)

some wire

and any scraps of red white and blue paper you can find!

(you don't need much for these!)

and some spray paint for the stars!

After you cut the dowel to desired lengths

make sure to drill holes in the top and into the stars

so you can attach the stars.

Don't forget to sand em' smooth!

Paint the ends of your dowels,

trim out your papers ready to go.

While your doing this you can coat the stars 

and the wire that you curled with some spray paint.

I used a really fun "copper penny" shade that had a hint of silver metallic to it.

I love love love how it turned out!

After much trial and error and some help from the nice ladies in my class last week,

we decided it was definitely easier to put the glue on the paper first

and then.....adhere it to the dowel.

Just sand off any excess on the edge with sanding tools.

I dipped the end of each wire into the end

of my glue gun and stuck them into the stars and dowels.

The great thing about the springy wire attaching them is that

they have some give to arrange them how you want.

I also ran a bead of glue to attach all the firecrackers together.

I finished them off with a bow of twine

and now they're all ready to put out!

Fun, Cheap & Easy!