I've got a soldier headed home soon {beyond excited!} so I thought I should dress up the front door a little for him. You might not have a soldier coming home but Memorial Day and 4th of July are coming up. Time to get Patriotic!
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Pottery Barn ~ $129.00 ~ I'll cut them a little slack because it's twice the size of mine but still.... Ouch! |
Or so I thought until I came across something similar at my always-lowest-price-on-cute-decor store, Target. So I set to work creating my own.
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$159.99 ~ Again, it's twice the size but it's metal! |
3 ~ 1/2"x3"x3' boards
2 ~ Eye Hooks
Red, White, Blue and Black Paint
Rope (or some other way to hang the flag)
Star Stamp ~ I happen to have this on hand and it was just the right size but otherwise grab a stencil or freehand your stars.
20 ~ 3/4 inch wood screws (10 would probably suffice)
Felt or felt pads
I cut the 3 boards in half making 6 pieces at 18". I wanted my edges to be uneven so I didn't worry too much about making the cuts exact. With one of my 18" pieces I cut that into half again. So you should have 5 - 18" pieces and 2 - 9" pieces. The 9" pieces will hold your flag together in the back.
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3 of my freshly cut pieces sanded down and ready to paint |
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The hard part... wait for them to dry |
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The size of your eye hooks will depend on what you decide to hang the flag with. I was using a 1/4" rope so I grabbed the 1/4" hooks |
Ok, headed back over to your boards and add in the stars. While I usually believe in the Rule of Odds, I thought 6 stars seemed to fit. {Rules are meant to be broken}
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I did go back and touch up the stars. |
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The eye hooks and knots will actually be hidden so they don't have to look pretty. |
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This photo shows the white board with my watered down black paint on it before I wiped it down. |
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I went overboard, for each 9" board I drilled 2 holes on each of the flag boards. It seems a bit much, you could probably get away with only one hole for each board. |
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The last step! (The one I had to redo) |

Linking with: Organize and Decorate Everything for their Point of View Link Patriotic Party, Patriotic Party with Funky Junk Interiors, Patriotic Party Parade with Itsy Bitsy Paper.
***While
I'm thrilled to share my step-by-step directions, the good and the bad,
these are intended for your personal use. I'm always happy to hear and
see what my bloggers have been working on. BUT a lot of work goes into
these creations and while I have no issues sharing so you are able to
create the work for your precious homes please understand that selling
an exact duplication of my designs is highly frowned upon. :( Please
always be considerate of another artists work. Thank you!***
This turned out great! I hope you'll link up to my Patriotic Project Parade going on now through July 4th.
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Thanks for the invite Lindy. I hopped over and added it in!
DeleteThis is really very nice of you. You have used whiteboard paint in such a nice and creative way, that it looks so nice. Can't even this of using it in this way.
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