5 Patriotic Pies [Flag Pies]

Stars and Stripes Pie from Woman's Day

There may be nothing more American than apple pie, but when it comes to the 4th of July, you need a patriotic dessert with a little more color...or at least some stars and stripes!  I also don't like apple pie, so that might be the real reason I love all of these fun 4th of July pies!  If you have some serious pie skills, you can try out this stars and stripes pie from Woman's Day.

DIY Patriotic Bunting

Red, White, and Blue Bunting from Country Living

Mini Hot Dogs And DIY Food Trays

Mini Hot Dogs and DIY Food Trays

Patriotic Biscuits [Memorial Day Barbecue]

Patriotic Biscuits from Hungry Happenings

DIY Watermelon Keg

Watermelon Drink Dispenser from Watermelon.org

4th of July Peppermint Patties

Patriotic Peppermint Patties from Haniela's Food & Photography

Summer Picnic Utensil Holder [4th of July]

4th of July Barbecue Utensil Holder from Kate's Paperie

Patriotic Paper Chain

Patriotic Paper Chain from A Small Snippet

Patriotic Printables from Show and Tell

Star Spangled Banner Printable from Copy Cat Crafter

Paper Bag Lanterns

Paper Bag Lanterns from Landee See, Landee Do.

4th of July Balloon Luminaries

Balloon Luminaries form Candletech

These patriotic wax luminaries are a great way to light up your outdoor 4th of July party (or even your Memorial Day weekend barbecue!).  They are created the same way you make these chocolate bowls (that you could also make in patriotic colors using red, white, and red, white, and blue candy melts) if you use candy melts), but they use high melt paraffin wax instead.

You can get the instructions to create the 4th of July Balloon Luminaries over at Candletch!

Memorial Day with Jellio

This is a flag that is made out of painted little green army men.  You can get a closer look at Jellio.

Memorial Day Cakes from Martha

Martha has a TON of cute red, white, and blue desserts for Memorial Day!

Tarts:

Trifles:

Cupcakes:

Cheesecakes:

And Cookies:

Memorial Day Party Ideas

Kim from Frost Me has a bunch of fun Memorial Day Party ideas on her blog.  I am not sure which one is my favorite...the Pop Rock Cookies from Cakespy:

Or these strawberris from Cupcakes Kisses 'n Crumbs:

Guess we will have to make BOTH!

Memorial Day Cupcakes

Two weeks form today is Memorial Day and Michelle from So Wonderful, So Marvelous has the cutest cupcake idea to help you celebrate:

She printed out vintage war posters and used them as cupcake toppers.  You can even print out the ones that she used.

They would be great decorations for any Memorial Day party, even if you don't make cupcakes.  And they would even make great cards to send to your favorite serviceman or woman.

Labor Day Watermelon

Labor Day is the perfect time to say farewell to Watermelon. So make it count:

image from The Hungry Housewife