Happy 4th of July!

I worked on a patriotic project last week to prepare for July 4th.  I'm hoping we can enjoy it in our backyard tomorrow night complete with good friends, sparklers, lightning bugs, corn hole, and homemade ice cream, but we'll have to wait and see if this rain stops.  If nothing else, at least we have a little more color in our backyard now thanks to a painted pallet.

This was a super cheap project:

• pallet: free (side of the road)
• red, white, & blue paint: free (leftover from previous projects)
• polyurethane: free (again leftover)
• star cutout: free (printed from google images)

Total: $0!!!

I decided not to make it look exactly like the American flag since that would take much longer.  Here are photos to document the process.

1. Find a pallet with slats close together.

2. We had blue spray paint so I covered up the rest of the pallet to keep it from being sprayed.

3. Pink, white, & blue??  The red paint I have has to be primed with this pepto-bismol pink!

4. Star stencil

5. Finished product: Stars & Stripes

I'd say it adds a little bit to our concrete backyard. :)

And...if you're looking for some interesting facts about tomorrow's holiday, check this out.