July 4th Party Inspiration

One of my favorite things are books and magazines with beautiful pictures. I suppose I am mostly a visual person. Anyhow, below are some pictures from sources other than myself that have some cute ideas of ways to decorate for a July 4th Party! Enjoy!

picture from Phyllis Hoffman's "Celebrate" Summer 2010 magazine

picture from Southern Living's July 2010 magazine

picture from Pottery Barn's summer 2010 catalog

picture from Martha Stewart's "Living" magazine, summer 2010

picture from a CandiQuik candy coating advertisement

picture from Coastal Living's July/August 2010 magazine

picture of Blueberry Salsa from Southern Livings's July 2010 magazine

BLUEBERRY SALSA RECIPE

Ingredients
2 cups chopped fresh blueberries
1 cup whole fresh blueberries
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
2 seeded and minced jalapeño peppers
1/3 cup diced red bell pepper
1/4 cup chopped onion
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

Directions
Coarsely chop 2 cups fresh blueberries. Stir together chopped fresh blueberries, 1 cup whole blueberries, 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice, 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro, 2 seeded and minced jalapeño peppers, 1/3 cup diced red bell pepper, 1/4 cup chopped onion, and 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt in a large bowl. Cover and chill until ready to serve.

Yields 3 cups

This post was originally published in 2010 on my Flour Girl blog.