Last year was the first time we celebrated the Fourth of July at an Independence Day Parade and I was so impressed by how dressed up and festive everyone was. I made these Star Spangled Shaker Wands and it was so fun for the kids to walk down the parade route waving them around proudly. This year, I decided to make a new version of the shaker wand using cardstock and paper straws!
You and your kids will love how much fun these shaker wands are to make. The little pieces of star confetti float around with every wave. Find out how to make your very own on the Cardstock Warehouse Blog!
One of my favorite Disneyland rides during the holidays is “It’s a Small World.” I love, love, love all of the white sparkly decor and especially the huge white garland that is on almost everything inside the ride! The best part about the garland is the plastic, translucent, iridescent balls on the lights.
To prep the balls, remove the aluminum caps and metal pins.
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Cut out some stars, a little larger than the confetti, out of the glitter canvas. I cut enough to glue them back-to-back so that each side was a glitter side!
Wrap your thin rope to cover the edges of the ribbon around the top of the dowel and secure with hot glue. Add a generous amount of hot glue to the wrapped rope, wait a few seconds for it to cool a bit, and then attach your shaker star.
The hardest part was sewing the finished flames into the top of the beanie. The material was very thick especially layered on top of each other.
In the movie, Anger’s outfit is pretty simple. White top, slacks and a red tie, he is all business. I found the perfect red pattern for an almost vintage feel for the tie. I’d like to say I had a method for constructing it, but I basically started with a piece of fabric and just glued, folded, glued, folded, glued, until I got the shape that I wanted.
