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DIY American Flag Wooden Heart Tutorial

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DIY American Flag Heart Tutorial. Easy to follow tutorial for a cute 4th of July decoration!

Fourth of July will be here in 2 weeks. 2 weeks! How can it be July already?! I feel like we just playing in the snow like a week ago. Oh well, I still love the summer and I especially love Fourth of July.

I made a goal at the beginning of the year that I was going to spend more time decorating my house and making it feel homey. It was starting to look a little sterile, no curtains, minimal pictures and very few tchotchkes. So far this year I have painted 2 rooms, bought a coffee table and hung a few more pictures. Yay!

One of the other ways I’m trying to improve my house’s self-esteem is by decorating for holidays other than Christmas. While we go all out for Christmas the other holidays get severely neglected 🙁 I know it will take some time to get a collection of decorations for holidays, but you have to start somewhere, right?

I decided to start with an Independence Day door decoration to hang on my front door. It’s not much but it’s a step in the right direction. It turned out so cute that I knew I had to share it all with you.

I loved how easy this was to make, all it took was a little paint, some tape and cut out stars and I had a pretty respectable Fourth of July decoration to hang on my door.

Instructions for DIY American Flag Wooden Heart Tutorial

Supplies: 

Wooden heart (You can find these in any craft store or on Amazon)
Red, white and blue acrylic paint
Painters tape
Paint brushes or sponges

Instructions:

1. Start by painting the entire front and sides of the heart white

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2. Let dry completely (usually 6-8 hours)
3. Place a piece of painters tape across the upper 1/3 of the heart (see picture below)

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4. Tape paper stars to the wood. I used a large star punch, but you can find a template online in the size you want and just cut a few stars from the template.
5. Using a stenciling sponge paint the top part of the heart blue, making sure to dot the paint on, not brush it on, to keep it from bleeding under the tape and paper stars.
6. Let dry completely
7. Remove stars and tape
8. Put painters tape in stripes next to each other vertically on the bottom 2/3 of the heart (see picture)

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9. Then remove every other piece of tape so you have even stripes

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10. Put one more piece of painters tape vertically along the blue line at the bottom 1/3 of the heart (see picture)

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11. Using a stenciling sponge, dot red paint on the open stripes.

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12. Let dry completely
13. Remove tape and touch up any parts that may have bled through with a fine paint brush.

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You can opt to seal the paint with an acrylic sealer, but I like the rustic look without it, so I left it off mine.

There you have it, a very simple way to make a fun and festive American Flag Heart door decoration.

Happy crafting!

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  1. Susan says

    June 28, 2015 at 3:21 am

    What a sweet 4th of July decoration and it would be fun to make with my kiddos. Thanks for sharing at the This Is How We Roll Link party on Organized 31.
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  2. T'onna @ USS Crafty says

    June 28, 2015 at 11:48 pm

    I love this patriotic heart, and I'm pinning it! I love heart-shaped crafts, and that's a lovely shade of blue. Navy Wifey Peters @ The Submarine Sunday Link Party T'onna @ USS Crafty recently posted...Submarine Sunday #123My Profile
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  3. Allie Bobe says

    June 29, 2015 at 9:54 am

    I just wanted to let you know that I featured your post on my July 4th round up... http://www.craftyallieblog.com/2015/06/amazing-july-4th-show-your-spirit-ideas.html Have a great week! ~Allie Allie Bobe recently posted...Amazing July 4th Show Your Spirit Ideas!My Profile
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    • Jordyn says

      July 1, 2015 at 2:19 pm

      Thanks Allie!!! You have some great ideas on there :)
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  4. Cathy says

    July 3, 2015 at 12:51 am

    This is so cute and what a great start towards your 4th of July decor. Thank you for sharing at Share It One More Time. Cathy
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