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Star & Chevron Stripe Patriotic Sign {4th of July decor}

Published: Jul 3, 2012 · Modified: Jul 8, 2023 by Ashley Phipps · 352 words. · About 2 minutes to read this article. · 8 Comments · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads and sponsored posts · This blog uses cookies · See our privacy policy for more info Filed Under: Craft, DIY

So after spending all afternoon creating and photographing a 4th of July project that I had really been hoping to get done this year, my memory stick crashed.  Neither my camera or my computer could read the files.  I had to reformat my disk, thus losing all of my files.

But I knew they could still be recovered...if I could find the right program...

3 hours later...I finally recovered my files.  They are a mess but I found them!  Hurray!  So my 4th of July post that I have been planning for close to a month...is going to be posted only a few hours away from the 4th of July.  Kind of lame huh?

Anyway, I was inspired by this post at Craftaholics Anonymous, but knew I wanted to make it all my own!

So I designed and created a Star & Chevron Stripe patriotic sign for my home!

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I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut out a chevron design.  I used some vinyl I had laying around that I didn't think I would need anytime soon (sorry to sacrifice you neon yellow), weeded it and put it on my already painted white board using transfer tape (if you are looking to purchase a Silhouette or any vinyl supplies, check out Expressions Vinyl here).

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Then I painted it with some navy blue craft paint.  I just did a light coat of paint as I wanted a distressed vintage look so I did a really light coat.

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Then I took off the vinyl and I had my blue and white chevron striped board.

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I distressed it using my sander, added a coat of stain mixed with a clear glaze and rubbed it in until I had achieved the look I wanted!

Then I used wood glue and attached a cute distressed star I bought at Hobby Lobby intended for this project.

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 Oh I just fell in love with this star!  Already double layered, already distressed and ready to go!

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Isn't it just perfect for any Patriotic Holiday?

If you like it, would you mind Pinning it for me?

Have a Happy 4th of July!

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Comments

  1. Danielle Wagasky

    July 03, 2012 at 11:36 pm

    What an awesome decoration. I love the chevron! Thanks so much for stopping by B&D. I am now following your cute blog:>

    Reply
  2. Monica Halvorson

    July 03, 2012 at 11:44 pm

    Loooooove chevron! Come visit me at http://www.thecottagedcondo.com when you're up in the middle of the night killing time on the computer (oh wait, that's me).

    Reply
  3. jhonjimmy

    July 04, 2012 at 12:50 am

    Wow awesome!Excellent piece of work very inspiring and creative..Keep it up...<a href="http://www.webdesignbizz.com/&quot; rel="nofollow">Template Design</a>

    Reply
  4. Molly

    July 04, 2012 at 11:10 am

    So cute! I love it!

    Reply
  5. Kristy LifenReflection

    July 04, 2012 at 11:23 am

    This is cute, what a fun project!

    Reply
  6. Kathy Moody

    July 04, 2012 at 7:29 pm

    I love this!! 🙂

    Reply
  7. Linda@CraftaholicsAnonymous

    July 06, 2012 at 11:06 pm

    Hi Ashley,<br />LOVE it!! The chevron is a fun twist! Thanks for linking back! I really appreciate that!! <br />happy crafting,<br />Linda

    Reply
  8. Barb

    June 23, 2016 at 12:29 am

    That's a cute sign, Ashley. It's good to know I can just do something quick and inexpensive and still make it pretty! You've done a great job on the red, white, and blue!

    Reply

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