Stars and Stripes diy
- By Joan
- May 11, 2015
- 51 Comments
It’s hard to believe it’s the middle of May already and with the patriotic season fast approaching, I thought I’d bring you my own version of the stars and stripes.
Memorial Day is May 25th this year, that’s only 2 weeks away. And it’s way past time for me to take down my Valentine Heart and replace it with something a bit more seasonal.
I really love the flags made out of pallet wood, and I think a pallet is the perfect starting point for a flag, but I wanted something a bit different.
To make this star I’m going to refer you back to the reclaimed wood stars I shared with you in February. In that post I told you how you could make your own, Pottery Barn inspired, wood stars out of reclaimed hardwood flooring.
For this project you’ll need to follow the same steps as the hardwood flooring stars, but this time you’re going to use pallet wood.
This is still a picture of the hardwood flooring stars, but you get the idea.
For this star I started out with 10, 13 inch lengths of pallet wood mitered at the ends. The thirteen inch lengths of wood will give you a star 33 inches wide.
You’ll also need a few more pieces of any width pallet wood. Scraps would be great…painted red and white.
I actually painted way more wood than I needed. My first plan was to use the red and white stripes as a background (as shown) for the star. I changed my mind and decided to back only the star.
To get the exact amount of wood needed, so you don’t have a bunch of red and white pallet wood sitting around, you could make your cuts before painting.
Sanded the edges of the painted pallet wood and finished with a tinted wax, brushed on and rubbed off with a rag.
Alternating colors, the pallet pieces were marked and cut.
Pieces were nailed into place with finishing nails.
If all went well, when I turn my star over it will have red and white stripes.
Enjoy your Memorial Day Barbeque and Picnics.
Have a great week.
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Love, love, love your stars and stripes!!!
I must try this and cross my fingers they turn out as beautiful as yours.
You’re so creative and artistic. I enjoy your projects so much 🙂
Robin
Cute, cute! Love it. What a good way to use up scraps of wood. Hmmm, thanks for the idea!
Love this what a great idea. I might even give it a go.
The great thing about pallet wood is, it’s free! If you make a mistake, just do it again. Did I mention that it was free!?
This is awesome! Thanks…
I love this!!
I adore your style. 🙂 Pinning to the Trash 2 Treasure highlights board.
Love, love, love this! Thanks for sharing it at the Vintage Inspiration Party – I’ll be giving you a shout-out on FB tomorrow here – https://www.facebook.com/KnickofTime
Thanks so much Angie, You guys started the party early tonight, only found you from the pingback on the driftwood hurricane. Your new hostesses must be party animals 🙂
I am wondering if you cut a 45 degree bevel while the miter saw was set at 36/18?
this is a great project and a great tutorial/ I have been thinking about 4th of July and a version of this just might end up at my house. Thank you for the detailed how to! kim
Terrific
Original
Thanks for the clear instructions, esp. re the angles
Wowsers! so awesome! I’m a star nut and am just drooling over this stunning creation.
I love this star, it is so cool. Awesome job.
I love this. Looks hard to build but I would love to give it a try. Love the old look. Thanks for sharing.
Love this project! May have to try it 🙂
Hi, saw your link on Funky Junk. This is just great. I love it! I am into wood working lately and you just inspired me to keep going. Thanks!
Brilliant!!! So creative…I LOVE it!
Your star is stunning. I love it!
Most stars and stripes decor looks a bit too kitschy for me. But this is both rustic AND elegant. I’m in love! Looks like it’s time to pull out hubby’s chop saw and learn how to cut angles
Joan,
I love, love, love your star! I’ve been wanting to copy your reclaimed stuff for so long, but I just don’t think I can pull it off.
great job!!
gail
ps sharing on fb
Thanks Gail, I always love when you feature me. Looking forward to the party tonight…and you can definitely pull it off, it’s just pallet wood, make a mistake, start over. After all, it’s free!!
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I think patriotic decorations are my favorite (lots of military in my family, maybe that’s the reason 🙂 ). And I’m from Texas, so stars are always in style, lol. Thank you for a great project – I can’t wait to get to my stack of pallet wood and see how mine comes out!
You did it again! Absolutely love the star! Just wanted to share I’m featuring your star as my pick for DIY Sunday Showcase this week! Fantastic project:)
Your star has such a great rustic look!
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This is so cool! We are in the process of building our deck and I really wanted to hang some stars as decor. This is perfect!
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Did you do your miter cuts on a table saw or compound miter saw. What setting did you use to get the 18 and 36 degree angles? Thanks.
Used a compound miter saw. Not sure what you’re asking about the degrees. Check out my other stars for a bit more detail and another link https://scavengerchic.com/2015/02/26/pottery-barn-inspired-reclaimed-wood-star-diy/
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So cute! May I ask what the width of the 10 pieces is? I couldn’t find it anywhere in the article.
I should have put that in the post. My bad. I don’t have that star anymore but I do have one with 8″ boards which is 20″ so my best guesstimate would be about 25 inches.
Thank you, Joan. I am sorry that I didn’t communicate clearly. I guess I should have said the depth of the wood?
That will depend on how wide your wood is. Normal pallet wood comes in 2 widths (about) 3 and 5 inches. I prefer the skinnier for this project because its easier to work with. If you use hardwood flooring, the traditional oak flooring is about 2 1/2″.
Thank you so much. Do you remember the color paint you used? And the brand of wax?
I believe I used the Walmart brand of chalk paint and waxes, Waverly. I’ll often pick up a jar if I’m in the store. So the colors would be Crimson and Plaster. As for the wax, Clear wax with just a bit of the antique wax mixed in so it didn’t get too muddy.
Thank you for the help. I am getting ready to paint and then assemble. What kind of saw do you use to cut? Also, where do you find 3 inch pallets?
You’re going to need a miter saw to make the angled cuts. Check out this link for where to find pallets https://www.thespruce.com/find-free-pallets-easily-with-these-tips-1357101. Most pallet wood is either 3 or 5 inch widths, you’ll want to use the thinner boards. Good luck
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