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Making A Patriotic Flag With Left Over Wood


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May 23, 2019

Making A Patriotic Flag With Left Over Wood - flag decoration leaning against house on porch or deckWe do a lot of projects using wood. We do not waste even the smallest pieces. For this project I wanted to make a patriotic flag for my porch. This is a simple project and can be used year around. Here is how!

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Total Time: 1 hour

Yield: 1

Supplies:

  • 1 piece wood
  • spray paint - optional
  • craft paints
  • painter's tape
  • paint brushes
  • piece of cord for hanging or securing to the wall
  • embellishments, such as ribbon (optional)
Making A Patriotic Flag With Left Over Wood - length of wood perhaps 1 x 6
 
Making A Patriotic Flag With Left Over Wood - paints, sponge brushes, and tape
 
Making A Patriotic Flag With Left Over Wood -ribbon, scissors and twisted nylon cord piece
 

Steps:

  1. You can use natural wood or spray paint base color and allow to dry.
  2. With painters tape, tape off your sections to make a flag.
  3. Making A Patriotic Flag With Left Over Wood - use painter's tape to mark stripes
     
  4. Using craft paints, fill in with red and blue paint and allow to dry. Remove tape.
  5. Making A Patriotic Flag With Left Over Wood - paint on the blue field for the stars
     
    Making A Patriotic Flag With Left Over Wood - apply red paint for the stripes
     
  6. Add painted stars.
  7. Attach a piece of cord to the top with glue for hanging, optional.
  8. Making A Patriotic Flag With Left Over Wood - attach cord
     
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  9. Add other optional embellishments. I tied a bit of ribbon around the cord.
  10. Making A Patriotic Flag With Left Over Wood - red, white, and blue curly ribbon tied to cord
     
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June 14, 20190 found this helpful

Very nice and original! I love the idea of using up wood scraps for art.

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June 14, 20190 found this helpful

Thank You!

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