4th of July Placemats

so i love the 4th of July.  i love its meaning and all that comes with it.

but i have to say- i have no decorations for it.

none.

zero.

zip.

nada.

its kinda sad. so i, in my broken foot-ed-ness decided to rememdy this fact. 

the supplies:

jeans,

white felt

Red Polk-a-dot fabric (red felt is shown, but i decided it needed something else)

tule

needle and thread

and a "pattern" (mine were cookie cutters)

and then its super easy.  cut the stars out, and then the hardest part- the tule.  cut strips that are about 2 inches wide,then do a loose stitch to gather, make a circle.  a big one and then a little one. and then layer!  attach to a 'broach pin' and then pin to the placemat!

all in all super easy.

i plan on doing seasonal decals.

but here is the finished product!  i LOVE them.  i am just trying to figure out what to do with the other holidays now!  ideas are welcome there!

i will be putting a close up up.  that way the super cuteness will be seen better.

HAPPY 4th of JULY!!!