Make a Floral Garden Flag
Good Morning! It’s one of my favorite days of the month – Ten on the 10th. I love this day because I get to see what all of the talented ladies in the group are doing. They do inspire me! Our theme this month is Flowers. With that in mind, today I’m sharing how to make a floral garden flag with you.
Not gonna lie, I have a ton of pictures. So grab something cold to drink and find your favorite chair!
This is my current garden flag.
It looks pretty good in this picture, but in reality it is very faded!
Time for a new one!
I’ve shared how to make a garden flag with you before, so I won’t bore you with the details.
If you missed it you can go here for instructions on how to make the flag.
Now for the fun part! Paint
I wanted my background to have some colorful stripes.
Using blue tape, I taped off the stripes.
Making sure to rub the taped edges down into the fabric so that I didn’t have any paint bleeding through.
Two tips:
When painting along the edge of the tape, to prevent bleeding start your brush stoke about 1/8 of an inch on the blue tape and brush out. Never brush your paint toward the edges of the tape.
Since I painted on the pocket of my flag, the paint may soak through to the back side and basically glue the pocket together. To prevent this I placed a couple of long handled paint brushes through the pocket to separate the material.
I usually remove the blue tape a few minutes after I am finished painting. See how clean the lines are?
Once the stripes were dry, I started the decorative painting.
For those of you like my friend Sally who swears she can’t draw stick people let alone paint, you could always use a stencil. There are some really pretty ones out there!
Once my flowers were painted it was time to put the lettering on the flag.
I just free handed this part.
Again, if you aren’t comfortable doing this, you can use a stencil or transfer.
Once the paint was totally dry, I felt like the bottom was a little empty.
So I added some pink ribbon.
At this point you can give it a quick coat of scotch guard to protect it if you want to.
While there are a lot of little steps, you can see how easy it is to make a floral garden flag!
Now how much did this cost?
Since I used all of my old fabric scraps, paint and ribbon, it was free!
However, I did the math and if you were to buy all of this your total cost would be around $7.25!
Not too bad for an afternoon craft project.
Until next time….
Tammy
Now I hope that you will hop on over and visit my friends to see what fabulous ideas they have this month.
Be sure to check out the Happiness is Homemade Link Party 224
This is adorable and you are so talented!
Lisa you are sweet. That means a lot coming from you as you are super talented yourself!
Yes, you are so talented! You make this look easy and beautiful.
Thank you Stacey. This is the kind of project I love to do in hot weather – I get to be creative inside!
This is adorable. I have a painted flag in my future. So cute.
Thanks Katie! I would love to see yours when it’s finished. You are so talented that I’m sure it will be fabulous!
I love it!! It’s so colorful and bright…and the tutorial is fabulous. I love detailed directions!!
Thank you Kim!
Oh My Golly, I love this and am totally doing it! I’m sure mine will not turn out as cute as yours but I LOVE IT!!! I’ve always wanted one of those flag holders plus, I have a left over piece of drop cloth! Winner winner, chicken dinner!
Cindy I can’t wait to see your flag – please send pictures. I love being inspired by other talented women!!!!
Looks store bought – very nice!
Thank you Rita, such a lovely compliment!
Such pretty, vibrant and gorgeous colors! Love this!
Thank you Jemma!
Adorable! I’m late visiting because I’m in full Vacation Bible School mode right now, but next week I’m making a flag like yours! At least I hope mine will turn out as pretty as yours…
Thank you Ellis! I loved doing Vaction Bible School when my boys were younger. I would love to see your flag when you are done. Love seeing what other talented and creative women do!
Tammy this is such a lovely project. It really adds color and fun to an outdoor space. Thanks for the great tutorial.
Thank you Mary! You are too sweet!
Such a cute idea!! – you know how to brighten up the landscaping!
Thank you Patti!
Tammy, OMG, you are so talented.What a great idea! So pretty and welcoming at the front of your home. I can paint straight lines, but not flowers. So jealous.
Thank you Carol! You are too kind, but have to admit painting is great therapy for me!