HOW TO IRON A FLAG HOW TO

DonвЂ™t want the wood to split.ДЇor the finishing touches I distressed the flag and used a dark wax. We had to cut the nail down because it was too long for the thickness of the board and I drilled a starter hole before nailing it in. The wood for the flag is really light so a lightweight hanger works perfectly. The hanger is a piece of wire just stapled on. To paint the white stripes I just covered the red stripes with the blue painters tapeвЂ¦same width rememberвЂ¦and used white acrylic paint. I made my own red paint called Junktion Red and you can see it here. I don't like it to be too orange or too blue. The red paint is an acrylic.It's hard to find the perfect color of red. The tape was 1ВЅвЂќ wide so I just made the stripes that width!

HOW TO IRON A FLAG HOW TO

I was trying to decide what size to make the stripes and how to measure them whenever I had an ah-hah moment.

If youвЂ™re interested I can run out to the workshop and look on the jar. ItвЂ™s Valspar but I donвЂ™t know the color name. I guesstimated the size of the blue block and taped it off. I ordered a bunch of these on EBay a few years ago.ДЄs I said, no measuring. The rustic star has been around for awhile. You can see I practiced a little stenciling on the wood at some point a long time ago. I knew the reclaimed drawer bottom would come in handy for something. I painted the flag and hung it above my favorite red, white, and blue chest in what we call the grandsons room.

You need to know that everything doesn't have to be measured and planned and thought out. I hope I inspire you guys with my sometimes thrown together DIY projects. I made the stripes on my rustic American Flag the same width of the painters tape. It was easy! The iron star flag will be the star (pun intended) of your holiday decor. I used a rusty iron star, red white and blue paints, and painter's tape to make this rustic flag on a recycled drawer bottom. Make an iron star red white and blue American flag for the Fourth of July.

How to iron a flag