Happy Birthday USA and a flag holder tutorial...

Looking forward to spending a wonderful day

celebrating the 4th with my family and friends!

God Bless America!

Flag holder tutorial~

Find a piece of wood

and a piece of decorative molding.

I had both of these in the garage. :)

I placed the molding on where I wanted it to be...

I never measure anything...

I like to eyeball, it's quicker that way!

You can measure if you want...

I marked where I wanted to drill the holes for my flags.

Get a quick lesson for your Hubby on how to run the drill.

I started by drilling down about 1/4"

and then I went in at and angle.

The first time I drilled them I forgot to pivot

the drill so the flags would fan out.

So.... I just re-drilled at the correct angles.

Once it was hung on my porch gable

you couldn't see my mistake. :)

Get out your spray paint and

spray away!

I wanted my molding to POP

so I painted it white!

I glued the molding on with Elmer's wood glue.

I then dipped each of the flag ends in the

glue and inserted them in the holes.

I skipped this step on the holder I made for my parent's.

Mom wanted to be able to remove the flags for easier storage.

Make sure you adjust the flags so they

drape nicely before the glue dries.

If you don't like climbing high on a ladder,

find your hubby and have him hang it for you!

So thankful mine is handy,

he is always willing to help me out!

After Hubby hangs it for you

Pour both of you a Iced tea or lemonade,

light the candles on the porch and sit down and enjoy

Old Glory blowing in the breeze.

Enjoy the day

and have a blessed 4th of July!