Stars and Stripes Patriotic Wood Slice!

We had a huge windstorm in May and ended up with lots of logs!
I decided to put all those free materials to good use!

I love using reclaimed supplies for fun projects!

This technique is great for other things like rocks, pallets or old barn wood.

Baking and Supplies!

First.Bake wood slice in the oven for 1 hour at the lowest setting.
Letting it bake over time helps prevent it from splitting.

I didn't sand it or smooth it off.
The paint makes it nice and smooth enough to work with!

You will also need:

White, Red, Blue and Black craft paint

Paintbrushes

I used Plaid Apple Barrel paints.
Paint a layer of white paint, leaving a nice edge.

Then use a pencil and write it on SUPER lightly!
Then follow along with black paint and a paintbrush.

Brush Calligraphy is so much fun!
It's the greatest way to add pizzazz to any project!

It's easy to do with a paintbrush too!
If you aren't that confident...just trace it on with pencil and fill it in with paint.

Then I added some fun pinwheel stars.

2 tones for extra depth!

Red, White and Blue awesomeness!

It's the perfect patriotic art piece for the entry way, front porch or even hang it on a wall!

Broad Stripes and Bright Stars

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