{"id":158,"date":"2015-06-24T04:13:26","date_gmt":"2015-06-24T04:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/detailsdarling.com\/?p=158"},"modified":"2020-06-04T00:45:31","modified_gmt":"2020-06-04T00:45:31","slug":"2015-6-23-let-freedom-ring-on-a-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/detailsdarling.com\/?p=158","title":{"rendered":"Let Freedom Ring!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We can almost see the red, white &amp; blue celebrations now.&nbsp;Fourth of July is right around the corner, and we&#8217;ve got you covered with the quickest&nbsp;&amp; most affordable ways to throw a celebration for your America&nbsp;lovin&#8217;&nbsp;friends. Fireworks will definitely be&nbsp;flying when you host this party using these festive ideas&#8230;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/detailsdarling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/image-asset-1.png\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>First of all, you&#8217;ve got to dress the part. Throw&nbsp;on&nbsp;those cowboy boots and denim dresses this year, and don&#8217;t forget to rock that bright red lipstick.&nbsp;We found our dresses on sale&nbsp;at <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.urbanoutfitters.com\/urban\/index.jsp?cm_sp=SITE_HEADER-_-HOME-_-index.jsp\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Urban Outfitters<\/a><\/strong> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/shop.nordstrom.com\/s\/topshop-moto-surplice-denim-romper\/4057735\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Nordstroms<\/strong><\/a> for only $40. Talk about a steal.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/detailsdarling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/image-asset-2.png\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>This is a perfect backdrop for your party to&nbsp;add a little something extra when guests arrive.&nbsp;Who knew that colored watering tins would make great centerpieces and decor.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/detailsdarling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/image-asset-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>We all know that a party isn&#8217;t official unless&nbsp;you have GAMES! Our personal favorites are<strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Apples-Party-Box-Combinations-Family\/dp\/B00112CHCK\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1435117457&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=apples+to+apples\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apples to Apples<\/a><\/strong>,<strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Parker-Brothers-Catch-Phrase\/dp\/B00000IWEU\/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1435117490&amp;sr=8-5&amp;keywords=catch+phrase\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Catch Phrase<\/a><\/strong>, and <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/HedBanz-Game-Edition-may-vary\/dp\/B003AIM52A\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1435117508&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=hedbands\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HedBanz<\/a><\/strong>. Don&#8217;t feel like going out and buying these at the store? Don&#8217;t worry you can&nbsp;purchase <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/heads-up!\/id623592465?mt=8\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Heads Up<\/strong><\/a> on your iPhone for only $0.99&nbsp;and trust us, you&#8217;ll be hooked for hours! We also love <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.studiodiy.com\/2013\/07\/02\/free-printable-july-4th-bingo\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Studio DIY&#8217;s<\/a> <\/strong>idea of easily printing out these&nbsp;Bingo cards filled with lots of iconic American fun.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/detailsdarling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/image-asset-3.jpeg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\"><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/detailsdarling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/July-4th-Bingo-Printable.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to download the free printable July 4th Bingo Cards!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to have lots of snacks laying around for your guests. Cracker jacks, red vines&nbsp;&amp; bubble gum are throw on tables for guests to munch&nbsp;&#8211; and they look adorable.&nbsp;Talk about the perfect American snack.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/detailsdarling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/image-asset-3.png\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>To beat the summer heat, we thought these <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/sugarandcloth.com\/2014\/08\/eats-spiked-crushed-watermelon-popsicles\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">crushed spiked watermelon popsicles<\/a><\/strong> were perfect from <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/sugarandcloth.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sugar and Cloth<\/a>.<\/strong>&nbsp;Head on over to her blog&nbsp;to get the full instructions on how to make these&nbsp;delicious&nbsp;treats!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/detailsdarling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/MS4A7220.png\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Ingredients (12 pops):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2.5 lbs of fresh, seedless watermelon (half of a small melon)<\/li>\n<li>4 tablespoons&nbsp;of watermelon Monin syrup<\/li>\n<li>8 oz. of light rum<\/li>\n<li>splash of Sprite<\/li>\n<li>small, rectangular cuts of rind the same size as your popsicle molds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And of course our non-alcoholic&nbsp;beverage of choice: <strong>Coca-Cola<\/strong>. Not only is it refreshing, but the old school glass bottles add a perfect decorative&nbsp;touch.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/detailsdarling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/image-asset-8.jpeg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/detailsdarling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/image-asset-5.png\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>So cheers,&nbsp;Darling to a Fourth of July for the books!&nbsp;What are your big plans for this holiday?&nbsp;<br \/>\nBe on the lookout for our next blog post. We&#8217;ve come up with&nbsp;a refreshing&nbsp;cocktail recipe to add some flavor to your next weekend&#8217;s&nbsp;festivities!&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We can almost see the red, white &amp; blue celebrations now.&nbsp;Fourth of July is right around the corner, and we&#8217;ve got you covered with the quickest&nbsp;&amp; most affordable ways to throw a celebration for your America&nbsp;lovin&#8217;&nbsp;friends.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2870,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[306],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/detailsdarling.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/detailsdarling.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/detailsdarling.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/detailsdarling.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/detailsdarling.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=158"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/detailsdarling.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/detailsdarling.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2870"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/detailsdarling.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/detailsdarling.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/detailsdarling.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}