Rustic Flag Table Riser
I just love everything American flag so every year I try to make at least one flag project.
If you are not from America, you can make this project with any flag design!
This one is rustic and uses natural stripes.
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This project began with an idea to make a table riser with an American flag motif.
The only wood I had left, that I've been using for several projects lately, are cedar pieces from an old children's planter box.
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The piece I'm using for my project has a small piece of trim molding on each side so it gives the piece a little height. You can adjust your "legs" to be any height.
The only problem with this piece is that it had a broken edge. One of the sides was broken all the way across but I decided to use it anyway. I used the electric sander to sand the broken edge smooth and give it a "natural" looking edge.
I taped off the stripes I was going to paint red with 1" wide Frog Tape. In all my years of using painter's tape I have to tell you that using the cheap stuff is always a problem with the paint bleeding under. Frog Tape works perfectly for me every time!
I used Fusion Mineral Paint in Fort York Red. One coat was all I needed.
I peeled off the tape and I had perfect red stripes!
Next, I taped off the area I wanted for the blue field.
I painted it blue using blue craft paint.
I used a hair dryer to dry all the paint because I'm impatient and can't wait for it to dry!
Now it was time for the stars. I used a star stencil and Fusion Mineral Paint in Raw Silk for the star.
I didn't want it too "white" so I used the Raw Silk color.
Lastly, I painted the back of the riser with a dark grey color just to make it pretty! You can see the edges that work as the "riser".
When the paint was all dry I gave the piece a good sanding to distress the edges and the stripes then a coat of hemp oil to darken and protect the flag.
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It looks adorable and nobody would ever know the edge of the flag wasn't perfect.
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It is perfectly imperfect!
