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Hi friends,

These fun Patriotic Wood Popsicles will add a cute whimsical touch to your patriotic decor. They were so fun to paint! 🙂

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The unfinished wood popsicles are from Hobby Lobby and measure about 4 inches by 1.5 inches and are about 1/2 inch thick. They come in a package of 6 for $6.99 – but I got them for 40% so they $4.19. Hobby Lobby puts their supplies for various crafts on sale about every other week, so watch for sales on the items you need.

You’ll also need acrylic paint in red, white, blue, and light brown, a sanding block or sandpaper, and various ribbons.

I used masking tape (you can also use painter’s tape) to tape off the sections and painted each section of red, white, and blue with 2 coats of paint. Then I painted the stick with the light brown. To give them a bit of a rustic look, I lightly sanded each popsicle. I tied 2 different ribbons in a double knot around each stick to finish them.

They turned out so cute! ❤️🤍💙 I think they will look cute grouped in a bowl or basket. I think I’m going to add them to my dough bowl along with my Patriotic Rag Balls.

You could also paint these in bright colors, maybe add polka dots or vertical stripes, and they would be fun for your decor all Summer long!☀️

Anita

Hi friends,

This year in the USA, we are celebrating 250 years on July 4th! 🇺🇸 I created a “USA 250” sign to add to my patriotic decor this year.

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I found my sign at Hobby Lobby on sale – it measures about 17 inches by 9.25 inches. My letters (3.5 inches) and numbers (2.5 inches) are also from Hobby Lobby. Other supplies I used are acrylic paint in red, white, blue, and brown, red and blue star patterned scrapbook paper, red and white beads, and some natural twine – this all came from my stash in my craft room. 🙂

I traced the USA letters on the back of the patterned paper and cut them out. Using Mod Podge, I attached the cutouts to the front of each letter. Then I added a thin coat to Mod Podge over the top.

I painted the frame of my sign with 2 coats of red paint. I also painted the entire back of the frame red to give it a finished look, but this is totally optional. Once dry, I painted the inside of the frame with 2 coats of white paint. I painted the numbers with 2 coats each of red, white, and blue.

To make the sign look a little rustic, I dry brushed the sign, letters, and numbers with brown paint. It also helped to hide any imperfections when painting the sign. 😉

I hot glued the letters to the center of the sign and the numbers to the frame.

To make the beaded hanger, I tied a knot at the end of a piece of natural twine leaving a short tail. Then I simply strung the beads onto the twine and tied a knot at the other end, again leaving a short tail. I used hot glue to attach the ends of the twine to the back of the frame – be careful not to burn your fingers! 😳 You can make your beaded hanger any length you want.

This project could be changed for so many different types of decor just by changing the letters and colors. It would make a cute sign with a child’s name, a family last name in colors to match your decor, a seasonal sign – Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, Easter, Noel, Halloween – there are so many options! You may have to change the size of your letters to fit, but you can be so creative! 🙂

Anita