The North End Loft: vintage 4th of July Tags

Jun 30, 2013

Printable 4th of July Tags

I love making simple and inexpensive holiday decorations from vintage art tags.

Last year, I made some napkin rings for my Independence Day table, which was my first ever "tablescape." (You can see more of my 4th of July table in this post here, and the easy directions for my napkin rings in this post here.)

I also used the vintage artwork for super simple vases for my front porch. (You can see more of my 4th of July front porch in this post here and my back yard decorations in this post here.)

Can you tell what I used for these vases? They're beer cans with the tops removed using a can opener. I told you they were super easy! I painted them with a couple coats of craft paint and decoupaged on the artwork using Mod Podge. One year later, after being packed away in the basement, they still look great.

This year I'm filling them with dollar store pinwheels. (I put some un-popped popcorn kernels in the bottom to weigh the cans down.)

I tied last year's napkin rings around my new blue ball jars to hold some flowers this year.

There are so many fun and easy ways to decorate with vintage tags, and they make cute party favors, too.

To print this tag-sized artwork for your own projects, just right click each photo, and when it opens in a new window left click it and save it to your computer.

I hope you make something fun! Come back and leave me a comment if you do.

I'd love to hear about it!

I'm sharing this week at these fab blogs. C'mon and party along!

DIY Showoff
Suburbs Mama
Mod Vintage Life
Between Naps on the Porch
Coastal Charm
Cozy Little House
The Farmhouse Porch
Elizabeth & Co.
Our Home Away From Home
Savvy Southern Style
From My Front Porch to Yours
Common Ground

Jun 30, 2012

Vintage 4th of July Art and Tags

For 4th of July this year I used vintage art to make tags for patriotic napkin rings.

I printed the vintage art out on my printer, cut it out, and then glued it onto stiff mat board. I left the tags under some heavy books to dry overnight. The next day, I glittered the edges with either gold, silver, red, or blue glitter.

I cut some strips of leftover red, white, and blue fabric from my bunting with pinking shears and hot glued the center of the strips to the back of the tags. Then I just tied the fabric strips around some accordion-folded cloth napkins.

To download this vintage art:

To get the best quality download, click the photo you want and when the art opens in a new window, right click it and save it to your computer. I used my HP printer and ink with no bleeding, but you should test your own printer's ink for colorfastness or use toner based prints for your projects.

If you make a project with this vintage art, I'd love to see what you create. If you have time, please drop back with a comment and a link to your project.

Thanks for stopping by today, and

Happy Crafting!