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Painted American Flag Sign

Created On: June 11, 2015  |  Updated: May 10, 2020  |   8 Comments

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Are you guys ready for the 4th of July?  I am so ready to enjoy the festivities and hopefully get out of this heat! 🙂  Well if you’re in need of a little 4th of July inspiration, I’ve got you covered.  I’ve teamed up with a whole big group of talented blogging friends to bring you this awesome group of Red, White and Blue food, decor and craft ideas.

Red white and blue food, decor and craft ideas for some 4th of July inspiration

Lately I have been really wanting to paint some signs for decor around my house.  Since the 4th of July was approaching, I thought a painted American flag sign would be the perfect thing to get me started in my sign painting journey.

Hand painted american flag sign tutorial, perfect 4th of July decor - lizoncall

It started with a piece of 3/8 inch thick piece of plywood (but nice plywood with wood grain patterns in it).  I had my husband cut it into a 16×20 piece and I painted it white.  I used BBFrosch chalk paint powder (I buy it from the gals at Lolly Jane) in all of my paints for this project and the process was so quick!  Chalk paint drys really fast and covers well so I didn’t have to wait long before painted the next layer or color.

Hand painted american flag sign tutorial, perfect 4th of July decor - lizoncall

I just used 1 1/2 inch wide painters tape and taped off my board.  I taped off the area I wanted to keep white and the area I wanted to paint blue.  It’s not the exact flag, but I think it will work.

Hand painted american flag sign tutorial, perfect 4th of July decor - lizoncall

Then I painted my red stripes, again using the BBFrosch chalk paint.  Before the red paint was completely dry, I peeled up the tape.

Hand painted american flag sign tutorial, perfect 4th of July decor - lizoncall

Then I taped off the area that I wanted to paint blue and gave it a couple coats.

Hand painted american flag sign tutorial, perfect 4th of July decor - lizoncall

 Once the flag was painted with red, white and blue I knew I needed to add some stars.  But I was feeling too lazy to cut out a bunch of stars and put them on the board or make a stencils with stars.

Hand painted american flag sign tutorial, perfect 4th of July decor - lizoncall

Instead I just got out a round sponge brush (or spouncer) and used that to make the white to represent the stars.  Once the paint was all dry, I used some sand paper to distress the flag until I liked the look.  Then I sealed it with a coat of wax.

Hand painted american flag sign tutorial, perfect 4th of July decor - lizoncall

My husband then cut and nailed the frame around the edge of the board.  The frame is actually the wood pieces from our gate that my husband had just replaced with new boards.  Once they were cut in half (length wise), they were the perfect size and look I wanted for the frame.  They had been out in the sun for 15 + years and they have the perfect weathered look and feel.

Hand painted american flag sign tutorial, perfect 4th of July decor - lizoncall

I really loved how my painted American flag sign turned out. So much so that I’ve been on a sign painting kick and my husband told me I should take a break from crafting to fold the laundry. 🙂 I bet you can imagine the look he got! Haha! It looks great in my entry way with my other 4th of July decor.

Don’t forget to check out all the other fabulous 4th of July projects. Don’t they all look so fun!

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Happy Crafting!

Liz

Get the easy step by step tutorial for this wood painted american flag sign. It is a perfect display for your 4th of July party, decoration or everyday.

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  1. Cathy says

    June 13, 2015

    LOVE this red, white and blue round up! I would LOVE for you to share this over at my link party Making Memories Mondays that goes live on Sundays 9pm EST!!!
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