A few simple materials are all that is needed to create invitations and matching placemats for your 4th of July picnic.

SUPPLIES
Red paper - 17" x 11" for both placemats and 9" x 6.75" for both invitations

White paper - 15" x 9" for Flag placemats, 14" x 9" for Star placemats and 5.75" x 4" for both invitations

Blue paper - 11" x 7.5" for Star placemats and 5.25" x 3.5" for Star invitations

4.75" x 6" envelopes in red for both invitations

Folk Art Star WALLIES® Cutouts - 9 for each Flag placemat, 13 for each Star placemat, 3 for each Star invitation and 1 for each envelope

12918 Folk Art Star

Flag and Stars WALLIES® Cutouts - 4 for each Flag placemat and 1 for each Flag invitation

12114 Flag and Stars

Instruction for Invitations

Fold red card paper in half. Glue a 5.75" x 4" piece of white paper to the front of each card, centering it. For Flag invitation, apply one Flag cutout to the white paper, centering it. For the Star invitation, glue a 5.25" x 3.5" piece of blue paper to the white piece, centering it. Apply 3 Stars to the blue paper, one at top center and one in the lower right and left corners.

Instructions for Placemats

Flags Placemat:

Cut red paper 17" x 11" for the bottom layer. Cut white paper 15" x 9" and glue to red paper, centering it.

Arrange 4 Flag Cutouts in 2 rows, leaving enough space down the center for the stars. Place 3 stars in a vertical row along the left edge of the white paper, along the right edge and down the center.

Have the placemats laminated at an office supply store or other business that offers lamination.

Stars Placemat:

Cut red paper 17" x 11" for the bottom layer. Cut white paper 14" x 9" and glue to red paper, centering it. Cut blue paper 11" x 7.5" and glue to the red paper, centering it.

Arrange the stars in 5 vertical columns by first applying 3 stars along the left edge of the blue paper (one star in the top and bottom corner and one in the middle). Do the same for the right edge of the blue paper and then again down the center.

Apply 2 stars vertically between the first and second column and again between the second and third column, making sure that they are staggered between the other rows of stars.

Have the placemats laminated at an office supply store or other business that offers lamination.

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