I thought I had finished decorating for the 4th of July but I decided that my
beadboard flag wasn't enough decoration on the exterior of the house. I decided I needed a bunting or banner and I wanted to make it with supplies I had on hand.
Digging through my craft closet I found a little bit of burlap yardage leftover from my
easter banner. I knew I was onto something! (Isn't everything better with burlap?)
After cutting out large triangles, I used a star punch to make a couple cardstock stencils and I grabbed a role of painters tape for the stripes.
To keep the stars from sliding around while I painted over them, I added double stick foam to keep them in place:
I decided to use craft paint (the same stuff I used for the
flag) and diluted it out so the burlap would look tinted more than painted.
I applied the paint with a foam brush:
I laid them all out on my counter to dry overnight:
The next morning I strung them onto a length of twine (pushing the twine through holes in the burlap) and hung it across my front entrance:
Once it was hung, I sprayed it lightly with a coat of polyurethane to protect it from the weather a little:
It looks great, especially next to my distressed beadboard flag:
I think we are definitely ready for the 4th of July!
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Love it!
ReplyDeleteYou sure are ready for the 4th of July! I love the banner's distressed look! Your home entrance is looking really good!
ReplyDeletelove it! so festive, but not over-the-top :)
ReplyDeleteLooking good!!
ReplyDeleteThat is so cute! I love burlap and I love the look of it painted like that! Thanks for sharing! :)
ReplyDeleteTiffany
tiffanyandcoblog.blogspot.com
Great patriotic bunting!
ReplyDeleteMary Alice
I looooooove this bunting! Such a classy vintage, distressed look. I'm pinning this!
ReplyDeleteAnd I will be featuring it this friday on www.myclevernest.com.
Well done!
(found you from Craft o Maniac's linky)
LOVE it!
ReplyDeleteThis is great! I love burlap!! I'm a new follower and I’d love for you to share this on Tuesday’s Tidbits at Naptime Delights: http://naptimedelights.blogspot.ca/2012/06/tuesdays-tidbits-6.html
ReplyDeleteThanks!
Sarah
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Hi again, ok, your bunting is live at www.myclevernest.com. Come check it out!
ReplyDelete<3 Alyssa
Your patriotic bunting is adorable. I ♥ it! Found you at Blackberry Vine and I'm now a follower. Would love to have you stop by for a visit. Happy 4th ~ Judy
ReplyDeleteI saw this on a 4th of July roundup and simply had to pin it. I hope
ReplyDeleteyou’ll share your best post of the week on my Friday Flash Blog Linky Party
going on ALL weekend at The Jenny Evolution.
Jennifer
thejennyevolution.com
This is so creative! I could totally recreate this :) Thanks for the inspiration and joining in our Pin Party.... hope to see you again!
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