Scrap Wood American Flag
I am always late to the holiday decorating game…if I show up at all…
Don’t get me wrong I would love to do more holiday themed crafts, I just seem to never have enough time!
So, even though the 4th of July is only a couple of days away, it is not here yet! Muaha ha ha ha (maniacal laugh) I am not late!
Ok, so yes. I wasn’t actually planning to make this. It just happened today, and I really had fun doing it.
Don’t you just love spur of the moment projects? I do.
Several weeks back, I grabbed this wood and just decided I had to do something with it. My friend had given it to me (knowing my obsession with scrap wood).
I loved how the ends were just broken off and I started laying them out to see how I wanted to put them together.
I decided to do one ragged end and one cut end. Then with more of the scrap wood I got I glued them on the back of the boards and nailed them down, making sure to nail into every board. I used my nail gun, it only took a couple of minutes.
And this is how it has sat in my shed for weeks. Waiting for me to decide what quote or picture or something to put on it.
Until today…
I have been seeing lots and lots of cute flags around the past week in link parties and when I saw one this morning I knew I had to make one. And I already had the boards done!
I taped off a corner for the stars. White washed it. Then put on stars I cut out of contact paper on my cricut, and whitewashed the blue over top.
Everything was great. Until I peeled off the stars.
The blue had totally seeped under them. What you see above is what I got. Oh well, I swear most projects never go perfectly smoothly. I just moved on and white washed the stripes. White…
Then red. I went back and designed a star stencil, with different contact paper.
I slapped it on and lightly painted my stars (no white washing this time, I think it was the watered down paint that made it seep the first time, lesson learned).
To hang it I screwed in some eyes and attached some wire. Then I hung it on my fence where I have a nail hammered in to take pictures.
Perfect!
I was feeling very festive at this point and had visions of making wooden firecrackers and cute patriotic banners….ha! Maybe someday when I have more time…
For now I am quite pleased with my flag, and it will do quite nicely for my one and only 4th of July decoration!
Are you a holiday decorator? If so, someday I want to grow up and be just like you!
Thanks for stopping by! I am almost ready to share my husbands desk and hutch I just finished! I hope to see you soon!
Hugs,
Mindi
I will be linking to these parties.
Very cool…love that you left the ends "as is" 🙂
I absolutely love it! Pinning this!
This is so great and I love the tutorial.Very cool! Thanks for sharing. I wanted to invite you to come over to my blog and join the challenge this week. The challenge is Red, White and Blue. Each week we have a new craft challenge. The link up begins tomorrow, Wednesday so come on over!!!!
You just might win!
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Cheers.
Dee, the CSI Girl
Mindi, I LOVE your flag and it turned out beautifully! Thanks for sharing – pinning! Have a fantastic holiday!
That's a cute one!
Bliss
AWESOME! You are so talented. Thank you for the tutorial and wishing you and yours a terrific Fourth weekend ahead.
FABBY
Love it, what a creative use of wood that someone else might have thrown away, awesome job!!
So great! Has the feel of a tattered old glory blowing in the wind!
very cool! I love the frayed side. happy 4th
Oh my gosh, I got so distracted, I forgot to leave a comment on your great project. I've done a couple of these kind of flags. I got some cool fence today that would be great for another flag.
I love how you used the broken pieces of wood on the right side. Your flag looks great. When I saw you doing the stars, I was like "oh my" why didn't I do that…. but then, when it went south, I was thinking "glad I didn't do that" lol
super job Mindi!
Boy did you show up!!! You so rocked it girl!!! This flag is rustic and just plain perfect! I am so behind…I was going to do a craft with the kids but well..ya know how time flies! I love this piece!!! Just so awesome!!! Happy 4th…I hope you and your crew have a wonderful day!!!
I have seen so many flags for 4th of July, but hands down, yours is my favorite because of the wood of all different sizes.
I need to do something like this.
thanks for the inspiration.
Love this! The unevenness of the wood is awesome! Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof
I'm always late to the holiday decorating party, too! I love how rustic this looks. Thanks for inspiring me to maybe get to my 4th of July decorating a little earlier than a few days before next year 🙂
This is my favorite wooden flag I've seen in all the blog hops this year. Love the jagged edge. Great job.
I love this! Something to do with all the cracked pallet wood I have laying around, the jagged ends give it great character.. Thanks for the inspiration!
I love this! So pretty! Visiting from the Gotta Create blog hop! Feel free to link this one up at our Red, White & BBQ Ladies Only Blog Share link party which is now live! 🙂
http://mommifried.com/ladies-only-blog-share-link-party-red-white-bbq/
I love your wood flag!
This is beautiful! I love the contrast of the clean edge to the jagged edge! Thanks for linking up at Whatever Goes Wednesday this week. We'll be featuring this over at Someday Crafts later this afternoon 🙂
This looks great!! There's a new Link-up Party going on this weekend over at One Sharendipity Place and we'd love to have you join in! Here's the Link! http://thet2women.com/one-sharendipity-place-link-up-9/
Thanks,
All of us at The T2Women
Such a cool project! Love what you did with that scrap wood!
Emilee
http://thebirdandthebicycle.blogspot.com
This is such a cool project!! I love it! I am always late to the holiday decorating too! Thanks for linking up with at the Ladies Only Blog Share! Following you now!
What a great project to recycle old pieces of wood. Thanks for sharing.
Wow, this turned out great. Your tutorial is is excellent and your photography is beautiful! We would love to have you join us at our Saturday Show Us How You Rock Link Party starting July 13th.
Have a great weekend!
Tracy
Made From Pinterest
http://www.madefrompinterest.net/
Love!!
THis looks so awesome! I love it. My spur of the moment projects always tun out the best!
I love this…pinning! You should join me in the Whimsy Wednesday link party starting every Tuesday night at 7:00.
Have a great weekend!
I confess, I rarely decorate for holidays (except for Christmas). I'm always too late too. I love your new flag though! Thank you for sharing it at What We Accomplished Wednesdays. Have a great weekend!
Hugs,
Deborah
Fabulous! Love it so much. Great idea and inspiration. Thank you for sharing.
I LOVE it, so ingenious!
I absolutely love this project! Great Job! Thank you for linking up at Hickory Trail!
This is so beautiful! If I saw it in a store, I'd buy it in a heartbeat 🙂 Just pinned it so I can make it someday. (spotted in the Frugal Fit Family Linky Party #9)
Wonderful. So love it and will have to keep some old wood for this beauty. Thanks for sharing.
Love this!! Got it pinned and saved on our HITS board!
Hi Mindi, I thought for sure I left a comment, but even if I'm late, this is so fabulous!! I'll be featuring this in the Be Inspired Patriotic Party Showcase tonight, thanks for joining in!!
Yes, I love spur of the moment projects and sometimes they are the most successful, too. Featuring your flag. Beautiful work. Pinning also. Linda
http://www.craftsalamode.com/2013/07/what-to-do-weekends-28.html
Seriously love the ragged raw edges of the flag! Of course I am super partial to anything flag related! So cool! Thank you for sharing at Give Me The Goods!
Dimples & Pig Tales
Love the "old and ragged" look of your flag…gonna be putting my husband to work on one , soon. Thank you for sharing….I pinned it for you!
JP
This is so cute! Looks like an 'old glory'.