How to Make a Rustic American Flag

What else is there to do but to get up early and whip up a little patriotic project?

As you know, I do some of my best work first thing in the morning before anyone else is up.

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I cut 3 pieces of scrap mahogany and screwed them together to make my pallet, then taped off a flag on the front. 

Using a dry brush of Old Ochre Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, I painted the stripes.

Then using Paloma Blue, I painted a quick coat of blue.

I stained the finished flag with a coat of dark wax. 

The red mahogany color of the wood was perfect for the red stripes.

I added a metal star to the field and my Fourth of July project was finished!

I made several other American flag projects including this fun garden bench I found on the side of the road. 

I made an American flag coat rack out of a piece of wood and a few large hooks. 

And how about this fun painted canvas American flag that hangs from a vintage hanger.

Now if only the sun would come out!

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