Heyyyy! Welcome back. I took a little a break from the ol’ blog. Did you miss me? I thought so. Ha! I spent some time cleaning, organizing, hanging out with my nieces and of course Miss Shabby Grace. We did a lot of swimming and playing!
Well, Fourth of July is this weekend! Do you have any plans? We do and I’m super excited for this weekend. Also, I made this cute little DIY rug for our back deck. Come check it out!
First, I headed to HomeGoods. I grabbed an inexpensive jute rug,
Next, I headed to Michael’s for some stencils, stencil brushes and paint.
I came home. Laid the rug out and the hubs said, “What the heck?” Just wait and see hubs! Geezeee!
Then I got to taping. Luckily, this rug has horizontal lines that I could work with. Perfect!
Next, paint!
Once that dried, I removed the tape and tapped over the red stripes.
Now, the STARS. Man o man those stars. The star stencil I bought was too small for the rug. They weren’t showing well on the jute material. I REALLY wanted the correct number of stars! I could NOT find a star in our house to trace of use as a stamp. I searched for an image on my phone and taped around it. Pretty clever, eh?
Once I places the star on the rug, I KNEW I couldn’t get 5 rows of stars in due to the their size. Darn. But after ALL that I wasn’t going back. On with the stars….
Happy Fourth Friends!
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This is adorable! I seriously need some patriotic decor and this would be perfect!
Thanks! This would be perfect to add to your decor!!!
How cute and it looks so simple to make. I love projects like this. Thank you for sharing your Patriotic Rug Tutorial. Pinned.
Thanks Kim! So appreciated. Easy and FUN!
This looks so great! I love it.
Thank you so MUCH Kate. Happy Fourth!
I would love to do this for this weekend! It looks a little rustic, and a fun addition to the porch or entry way! Love the star taping on your phone lol! Gotta be resourceful when it’s time to craft! 🙂 Thanks so much for sharing!
Thanks for reading! You’re right, it does have a little rustic touch! It’s a great project and inexpensive!
I love this! Super cute and very festive for the holiday 😀
Thanks for visiting Velaundra! Glad you like it!
Oh my gosh this is seriously the cutest! I have so many placemats that could use a makeover!
Shaina, that’s a GREAT idea!!!! Now, my wheels are turning!! 🙂
Oh my gosh this is so cute! I am all for affordable decor ideas and this is perfect and I love the idea of getting the star stencil from your phone…great idea! I hope you have a happy 4th Sara!
Thanks Sydney! Yes, affordable is awesome! And, having something no else does, priceless!!! Happy Fourth to you too!
This is such a good idea especially the part about finding the right star on your cell phone and taping round it! And it turned out so well 🙂
Thanks Kathy! Yes, I’m so glad I thought of using my phone! It worked perfect! Trying on my own was NOT working out!!
This came out so cute! Perfect for July 4th!
Thank you Tee!!!
Super cute!!! I love the “like a boss” feeling you get when you make things yourself (:
LOL Right! So funny. OR “where did you get that?” “OH, I made it!” 😉 Thanks for reading!
I love step-by-step craft tutorials with the pictures to match; wish I was that organized when I describe something! This is a very cool project, and I love 4th of July paraphernalia. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for reading! I appreciate the compliment too! I try to be simple and to the point. Happy Fourth!!
Fantastic idea!! I just love how creative your star stencil is. Would never of thought to do that.