Like I said we are going to Washington D.C. and staying at some family friend's house. To thank them for being kind enough to let my whole family stay with them we like to bring a gift basket. Well since we will be going for the Fourth what better than an american flag inspired bucket to hold it in.
1. Bucket- This is what you are making! I picked mine up at the local Ace Hardware for 15 dollars- it was the most expensive part of the whole project. I bet you could find these any where for much cheaper- I just wasn't looking that hard.
2. Paint Brush- so you can paint
3. Paint- Red, White, and Blue ('murrica)
I didn't have red white and blue paint when I started this project so I thought I would be frugal and add black to the lighter colors- didn't really turn out so I had to make a quick stop to Michael's.
4. Paper Towels- You will see how I used this shortly.
OTHERS- I also used blue painters tape to make the stars and the stripes and star cookie cutters to outline the stars onto the painters tape.
2. Then after it was all dry I sat down to start to paint. Using the white acrylic paint I started to paint small sections of the the bucket. Then using the paper towels I gently wiped some of the paint- still leaving behind white. I wanted to be able to see some of the shiny silver underneath the white.
3. I let that dry over night just to be sure it was dry and then I taped off the sections that I wanted using my painters tape. The stripes wrap all the way around until it just to the blue part of the back and the blue part I decided by looking at the bumps that were in the tub already (you can see in the picture above).
4. Now that you have everything taped off you need to make some stars. These stars can be any size you want or can have as many points as you want it doesn't matter! To make my stars I took about six pieces of tape (all about nine inches long) and laid them on to of each other to make a little "sheet". Then using cookie cutters that I have in the shape of stars I traced them on the not sticky side of the tape sheet and cut them out. Then just stuck them onto the bucket where I wanted them to go.
5. Now the easy part! Just paint red over where the stripes are going and blue where the stars are. Wait for that to dry completely before removing the tape to see how awesome the bucket looks.
I love the way that this turned out- it is so adorable. I might just need to make myself one of these. I could totally see this being used at Fourth parties- keeping the drinks cold or holding sparklers or s'more supplies. I just can't get enough of the fourth of July! Hope everyone has a great holiday- anyone have traditions? I would love to hear! I will post more on my crafty weekend soon!
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