Hanging American Flag Painted Canvas
Several years ago I made a very popular project for my shop.
It was an open sign made on drop cloth.
The post went wild on Pinterest and the open sign sold in my shop.
I later saw it hanging on the door of a local shop.
Today I'm taking the same steps to create an American flag for the upcoming summer holidays.
I began with a piece of painter's drop cloth cut to the width of an antique hanger.
I painted it with an off white color I created using leftover paint samples.
I hung it up in front of a fan to dry thoroughly.
I marked off an area for the field of stars and painted it Liberty Blue by Fusion Mineral Paint.
When the blue dried I used painter's tape to create the stripes.
Then I used Fort York Red by Fusion Mineral Paint to paint the stripes.
Next, it was time to stencil the stars.
I bought a set of stars and stripes stencils at one time and I love them and use them all the time.
They come in all sizes so they are perfect for many projects.
A dry stencil brush was all I needed to pounce a small amount of paint on the stars.
When the paint dried I used an electric sander to sand the edges of the canvas to give it a worn look.
Then it was time to attach the top of the flag to an antique hanger using hot glue.
I just folded the edge of the flag over the hanger and glued it closed.
I just love it!
I'm hanging it out in my garden, to keep the bottom edges from curling in the weather I hot glued a stick to the bottom of the flag on the back.
After the initial investment of the stencil and paint, this flag cost me nothing to make!
I love the way it decorates my new victory garden.
Stay tuned for more information on the victory garden coming soon!
Update: You can read all about the garden fence we built for our victory garden!
I made an easy potting bench this spring and I'm sharing the DIY with you!
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