Welcome to the June Dollar Store Craft Challenge Blog Hop! I’ve joined with 15 bloggers to share fun crafts made from items found at the dollar store. On my last visit to the dollar store, there were a lot of patriotic items and with July 4th coming up, I decided to share a tutorial on how to make a DIY Giant Pool Noodle Firecracker Decoration.
Before I get to this easy giant pool noodle firecracker decoration, here are the host of this Dollar Store Craft Challenge. Their projects are linked at the end of this post, so make sure to visit!
My Husband Has Too Many Hobbies • Across the Blvd
Cookies, Coffee, and Crafts • Our Crafty Mom
Intelligent Domestications • Sew Crafty Crochet
Purple Hues and Me • Our Unschooling Journey
Coastal Bohemian • The Inspiration Vault
Stone Cottage Adventures • Peppermints & Cherries
This Autoimmune Life • My Pinterventures
DIY Giant Pool Noodle Firecracker Decoration
Supplies:
- 1 pool noodle for each bundle of firecrackers
- tape
- utility knife
- wide ribbon for center of firecracker (I used white, but wanted the patriotic printed ribbons Unfortunately, everywhere was sold out! If you find some, use that instead.)
- blue curling ribbon or other decorative accent
- star wire garland
- scissors
How to:
- Mark and cut the pool noodle into approximately 18″, 15″, and 13″ pieces. Feel free to customize to your own size too!
Tip – wrap tape around the pool noodle to use as a guide to cut a straight line around it.
- Tape the 3 cut pool noodles together.
- Wrap thick ribbon over the tape to hide it and tape in place.
- Wrap curling ribbon or other decorative accent over the wide ribbon and tape in place.
- Create loops with the wire garland and tie together.
- Cut the loops to resemble firecracker spray and stuff into the tops of the pool noodles.
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Michelle James says
I wanted to let you know I am featuring this great project at #merrymonday this week. I hope you will check it out when you have a chance!
Leslie Clingan says
So perfect! I decorate a wheelbarrow for the different seasons and it stands in my yard. These would be perfect for my 4th of July wheelbarrow. I love them!
Kristin's Peppermints and Cherries says
Your creation is so fun and would be great decor for an outdoor party! Pinned to my new patriotic board!!! Thanks for sharing!
Michele Michael says
So simple and easy. Brilliant. I posted and pinned and shared with a local craft y group I belong to on FB.
Shirley Wood says
Oh what a fun summer party centerpiece! I love how easy and festive this is! I really like the sparklers theme!
Mother of 3 says
That is so festive and so cute! Would make a wonderful lakeside or poolside decoration too. Pinned.
Laurie says
Erlene, This project is so wonderfully creative! The pool noodles make such a cute firecracker decoration that’s perfect all summer long. Great Dollar Store craft! Pinning!
Roseann Hampton says
I picked up some of that star garland when I was at the dollar store. Now I’m going to have to go get some pool noodles to make these! So cute!
Jenny says
These are so cute! What a creative idea. My kids will love these. I even think I have some of the garland left over from the batons the kids made.
Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures says
What a festive piece! I love how it looks like sparklers! -Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures
Beverly says
How fun! I love all of the creative ways that those pool noodles can be used. Your firecrackers look great! What a fun addition to patriotic decor!