- Board or wood plaque
- Dark Walnut wood stain
- 4 paint stir sticks
- Unfinished wood cutout star
- 8 small tack nails
- Tuscan Red craft paint
- Brown craft paint
- Navy craft paint
- Coarse glitter craft paint
- Double sided transparent tape
- Double sided foam tape
- Mitre saw or small hand saw
- Small paint brush
- Pledge of Allegiance free printable from Creations by Kara
The plaque is a 12" x 9-1/2" (actual size) scrap piece of board that was leftover from our DIY Wood Plank Lighted Headboard Project ... check out the details HERE.
Lucky for me, the plaque was already stained in Dark Walnut and only need a few touch ups.
To begin, print the Pledge of Allegiance that Kara at Creations by Kara so graciously provides free for our personal use. Be sure to also check out her design for a framed pledge with flag that's so adorable!
Print and cut out the Pledge of Allegiance and mount to the center of the plaque with double stick transparent tape.
Next, cut the paint sticks to form a frame around the Pledge.
Attach painted stir sticks to plaque using hammer and small tack nails.
Paint the wood star using Navy paint. When dry, brush on a top layer of coarse gold glitter and let dry.
Attach star to center of pledge with 4 layers of foamy double-stick tape to give the star a raised appearance.
At this point you could attach a picture hanger to the back of the plaque for wall display, or do as I'm doing and pop it into an easel.
This took about 2 hours to complete - including paint drying time. Love those quick and easy projects!
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Carolyn. You are so talented... This is the cutest idea.. Just love it.. I could see using this project for different holidays.. such as Thanksgiving and Christmas.. [changing the star for a bell, angel, turkey or acorn.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing.. I am definitely going to work on one..Probably a Thanksgiving one ,since its the next big holiday.. I think I have a Thanksgiving print out I could use..
Have a great day and try to stay cool..[It's hot here in Ms too.]
What a sweet little project and such a nice reminder of our pledge!
ReplyDeleteThat's a great project! I will have to look around and see what I have that can be substituted for the board, since I know I don't have a piece of board. You have the best projects, though! And I like Judy's suggestion of changing it for different holidays, too.
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