Repurposed American Flag

I love making American flags and through the years on Homeroad I've made a ton of them! 


I found a great set of star stencils that takes the work out of making the stars on the flags I make. 


Today I'm repurposing something pretty weird to make an adorable wooden American flag.


Take a look...


American flag on peg rack


The wooden slats from the broken roller shade that I've made a whole bunch of project with are perfect for the flag I'm making today. 


wooden roller shade


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I pulled out 9 strips of the wooden slats from the roller shade and cut them in half with a wire cutter but sharp scissors work too. Each strip of wood was 16" long.


wooden slats laid out in flag shape



I laid out the wooden strips to plan my attack on this flag.


wooden slats laid out in rectangle



I laid out 3 horizontal strips of wood and hot glued  13 stripes beginning at the bottom and leaving a little space between each one. 


wooden slat rectangle



When the wooden stripes were finished I began painting them with red and white craft paint. 


painting white stripes



painted red stripes



When the red and white stripes dried I glued down shorter strips of the slats in the opposite direction for the field of stars. 


wooden slats for blue field



I painted the field blue and let it dry. 


blue painted field



Next, I used the star stencil from this great set of stars and stripes stencils I bought on Amazon. These star stencils sure save a lot of time when making American flags! 


star stencil

blue field with white stars


Lastly, I used a pair of sharp scissors to trim the edges of the flag then gently sanded the edges with  fine grit sandpaper.  


wood slat American flag


sanded edges on American flag



I hung the flag with a piece of jute and it looks great! 


American flag from wood slats


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wooden American flag and overlay


Who would know this used to be a window roller shade?!


American flag hanging from hooks



READ MORE: AMERICAN FLAG PROJECTS


office sign and American flag on hooks


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hooks with American flag


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American flag from slats of wood


I just love how the flag looks on my window hanging with all the garlands and banners I've made recently!


flag hanging in window with banners and garlands

 

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American flag on pegs



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I am Susan, the author and creator at Homeroad. I am a wife, mother of 4 daughters, and a grandmother of 5 and counting. I am a retired teacher, a DIY blogger and an artist at heart. .

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