Having more patriotic decorations has been very important to me this year. I have boxes full of Fall, Halloween, thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentines, St Patricks Day, Easter, Spring and even Summer decorations. But for those many patriotic holidays during the summer months, my decorations were just pathetic.
I have been busy crafting away the last few weeks. See the 2 pervious posts for the deco mesh flag wreath and the 2x4 block flag. I think they are really cute. Well, this will be my last project for this year as my family is moving to a new place in August and I need to get decluttering and packing this family!
I have been several different variations on this project and took several and combined them into what I created. Here it is:
What do you think? I love the weathered look! What to make your own set????? Here's how:
How to: This is the tutorial I used: Click here >> Firecracker Tutorial
My changes and additions:
- My blocks were cut at 7 inches, 5 1/2 inches and 4 inches.
- On the Red block, I used painter's tape and painted the white and then reversed and did the red
- The stars and the USA are stenciled using my favorite font and press n seal paper.
- See the previous post for directions.
- To distress: I sanded the edges and face with my hand sander.
- Then I used watered down brown paint and a strip of white cotton fabric and rubbed the paint on and then of.
- I used a clear coat to seal it all up!
- I had some rope twine leftover from a project, SEVERAL YEARS AGO, so I used that for the wick.
- I used a drop of wood glue down the hole and then stuck the twine down the hole!
Cost to do this project:
The 2x2x8 piece of would was $2.09. This will do 5 sets if you use the same measurements I did.
Paint, stencil and wick was all free from my stash. My little set was .42 cents! SCORE!!!!!!!
Here is a few of the projects I found on Pinterest that inspired this project.
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