Rainy Day Fourth of July Project

On a rainy Fourth of July on the East coast...

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.

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!

Now if only the sun would come out...

Happy Birthday America!

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