I dug out my old craft paints and
painted alternating strips red and antique white.
Once the paint was dry I took my sander and
lightly sanded the entire piece
to distress it and let some of the black show through.
I cut a rectangle of wood, painted it blue,
then sanded the edges.
I cut a star shape from some thin wood,
painted it antique white and distressed it.
Then I glued and screwed the whole thing together.
I don't think that my dining room is jealous anymore.
painted alternating strips red and antique white.
Once the paint was dry I took my sander and
lightly sanded the entire piece
to distress it and let some of the black show through.
I cut a rectangle of wood, painted it blue,
then sanded the edges.
I cut a star shape from some thin wood,
painted it antique white and distressed it.
Then I glued and screwed the whole thing together.
I don't think that my dining room is jealous anymore.
24 comments:
Before I was even half way through reading your post, I KNEW you were about to show how you built your own flag out of wood!
I'm always amazed at your creativity.
Great job and you can enjoy it for years to come. :)
I will be shamelessly copying your idea. It's so perfect!!
:)Rachel
One of the best DIY projects I've seen in a long time. I WILL be copying that. Thanks!
I have to tell you how incredibly awesome your flag is!! I found your blog from Today's Creative Blog and I am so excited to go through and read your older posts. So great!
Your dining room might not be but I am! Great Job!
I am sure all of us will be shamelessly copying that flag.
I am SERIOUSLY jealous. I would love something like that for my (tiny) front porch area.
Ok Miss Joy... You made me do it. I searched the garage for an old piece of wood. It's on my kitchen bar as I type this waiting on some paint... Im sure mine wont look near as purdy as yours but im gonna give it a go. You are one rockin' lady... kepp them ideas coming... love it. Susie H~
I'm so flattered that you all want to copy my flag. If you can't use one as big as mine, may I suggest that you make a smaller version using five red stripes and four white ones---it's not 100% accurate, but it will still look nice. And to my Canadian friends, you can make your flag by running the bead board vertically.
I can't wait to see all of your creativity!
I am literally sitting here with my mouth hanging open. GREAT idea! And I ALWAYS have leftover bead board in my garage! (I really do!) I love this.
WOW--- LOVE THIS IDEA!!
thank you for sharing- you are amazing....
This is too cool. I will have to file that in my inspiration ideas.
Blanca
oh my! The mantle looks awesome, as does the dining room. I've never decorated for July 4th, and it's a little too late now. But I love, love, love your ideas!
I hope you go post a link over at http://kariandkijsa.blogspot.com/
Fabulous! You are amazing.
I absolutely love the flag made out of bead board. I will be checking to see if we have any old bead board. Do you mind me asking, what are the dimensions of both flags and the square that holds the star? I am not very good at guessing what the size should be. Happy 4th!
OMG. What a simple and cute flag idea. I will have to try this. I'm not crafty but this looks do-able. I also love the USA letters.
Brandee :-)
http://veryberrynice.blogspot.com
The bead board flag is 26 inches by 45 inches, and the blue square is 14 inches by 16 inches. I used a bead board made from MDF. I have some bead board made of wood, and the strips are a different size, so the best thing to do is count thirteen strips and make sure to cut it in a rectangle, (although a square would look nice, too). Then measure the blue square by using the size of the top seven stripes---just like a real flag.
Wonderful idea! Glad you are waving your flags high! enjoyed the visit!
Well that will have to go in my file of "when I can get around to it". I absolutely LOVE your bead board flag...thank you so much for showing how it was done. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it!!!!!!!
So creative. Love it. May have to try it sometime too. You are so talented and I love your blog.
Your Design 101 was right on the mark! That's the hard lesson I've learned over the years too... no knick-knacks unless they're just "dressing" on the cake! (But I know plenty of ladies like their frou-frou too! karol
What creative ideas!
Happy Fourth!
Karla & Karrie
That is so cool, I am loving your site!!!
I love it. Great job. I'm going to try and make it too.
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