Hi friends, I’m Natalie from Doodlecraft!
I love crafting, DIY, kids crafts and more! Right now we are busy renovating a house.
It’s been crazy busy, but we are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel!
I’m so happy to be guest posting at Sugar Bee Crafts as part of the fun Red, White and Blue!
Land that I Love Patriotic Wood Slice Decor!
This a simple, last minute craft that will make your home look fantastic for the 4th of July!
I keep out all summer!
Once you see the technique, you can recreate it for any occasion!
We were fortunate, or unfortunate, to have a major windstorm a couple months
ago that toppled some very old trees in our neighborhood.
We saw it as an opportunity to acquire some inexpensive crafting medium.
So, I’m painting on a wood slice…you can use pallet boards, pine, barn wood, old wood fence,
anything with a reclaimed look is fun!
You could even paint this right onto a big rock!
You will need:
A painting surface
White, Red, Blue and Black craft paint.
Flat large brush and small round brush
A pencil
First paint the surface with white craft paint.
I did not sand or clean off my surface. I just painted right on the jagged chainsaw lines
and knew the paint would cover it nicely.
That is why this is such a fast craft!
A nice, thick layer and let it dry completely.
Next, use a pencil and lightly script on some brush style calligraphy.
It’s basically fancy cursive.
You can print out a text you like and transfer it to the wood with carbon paper.
Use the round brush and trace your pencil lines.
When doing calligraphy you want the downstrokes to be thick and the upstrokes to be thin.
So try this with your painting.
There is a lot of confidence that comes from working with reclaimed supplies…because I am not afraid of messing them up. I have a cord or two of wood and know I can just burn the mistakes and try again.
Another tip is to get an old magazine and tear out a page…then practice
your painting script on that page.
The glossy pages hold the paint well and the magazine is just like free paper.
In any case, be confident and just start!
Next, I wanted some blue and red pinwheel type stars!
Just elongated triangles all pointing the same direction into the middle make the cutest stars!
They look like little flower bouquets, but they are so patriotic!
Let it dry and it’s ready for display!
Put a hook in the back to hang it on the front door like a wreath!
Prop it up on the front porch to greet the world…place it on the mantle…
or give it to a friend!
This would be a fun craft to do with older children or summer camps too!
Thanks for letting me be a part of the Red, White and Blue fun at Sugar Bee Crafts!
I hope you’ll come check out some of the fun at Doodlecraft too!
I’ve got a great tutorial for some summer fun jet packs
And I have a fun tutorial on Tie Dying and all the techniques!
Land that I Love Patriotic Wood Slice Decor!
