Tis the season for red, white and blue, patriotic filled celebrations outside and time to dress up your home to fit the season inside. Get inspired to scour your craft supplies and turn an assortment of materials into a patriotic wall hanging for your home or to use as a backdrop for a Memorial Day or July 4th of Labor Day get together.
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I LOVE me a scrap buster project! Everything you see in this patriotic wall hanging was made from things I already owned and repurposed to dress up our living room besides my $2 purchase of a long wood dowel rod from Home Depot.
The inspiration for this all started, with my leftover bolts of OlyFun from my patriotic pom poms. This material is just so nice to use because it does NOT fray when being cut so it holds the shape and it’s pretty sturdy.
After creating my diy parade pom poms, I thought the color combos together would look great to create a patriotic display and I loved those thin fabric strips.
Patriotic Wall Hanging Supplies:
- Oly Fun – Cherry Bomb, Blueberry, Snow White, Sky Blue
- Poly Fil Polyester Fiber Fill
- Fabric Scissors
- Star Template – FREE download
- Felt – Red, White, Light Blue, Dark Blue
- Embroidery Thread – Red, White, Light Blue, Dark Blue
- Assorted Ribbon in patriotic colors
- Wood Dowel
Print and cut out the star template so you have both the large and smaller sizes and trace onto the assorted felt pieces, making sure to cut out 2 of each color/shape.
Cut long pieces of ribbon 12 – 18″ long.
Layer 2 stars on top of each other and insert in a piece of ribbon. Use clips to hold together as a you stitch with a blanket stitch around the outer edge. Make sure to leave a small section open and insert in pieces of Poly Fil to your desired fluffiness. Tip: use a pencil or wood dowel to push the stuffing into the tips of the stars. Sew closed.
Cut long strips of your Oly Fun material right off the bolt. It doesn’t matter if it’s not totally straight cuts and in fact the differences in widths adds to the texture and dimension of this piece.
Fold an OlyFun strip in half under a wood dowel and insert the two tails into loop. Pull to secure onto the dowel. Tip: vary the lengths of the strips to create more texture when hung.
Repeat to fill the dowel with these strips alternating the colors and the lengths of the strips.
Tie the ribbon with the plush stars onto the wood rod.
If desired, trim up some of the lengths to create the layered affect. Hang your patriotic wall hanging and get ready to celebrate our nation! This fun design would be perfect as a backdrop for your instagram worthy feed posts from the July 4th party, behind your dessert table or just hung in your living room , like me!
This scrap buster wall hanging is the perfect for any holiday, party or special occasion. Swap out the colors and add any plush shape on top and it’s ready to add some color and texture into your space.
See this Patriotic Wall Hanging made on my instagram reel!
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