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June 20, 2016 · 1 Comment

Nautical DIY Flag Garland

Home Decor· Summer· Wood

I am absolutely crazy about all the nautical decor I’ve been seeing everywhere lately. From driftwood to weathered oars, nothing says “summer” quite like nautical decor! Whether you’re planning a Bon Voyage party or looking for decorations for your beach house (I wish!), this nautical DIY flag garland is tons of fun to make!

DIY-flag-nautical-garland-consumer-crafts-unleashed-1Supplies needed to make your own nautical DIY flag garland:ClickLinks1

  • Natural Wood Craft Blocks
  • Jute Cording
  • Americana Decor Chalky Paint in:
    • Everlasting White
    • Legacy Dark Blue Chalk Paint
    • Rouge Burgundy Red
    • Inheritance Tangerine
  • Washi Tape
  • Core’dinations Sand It Set
  • Drill

DIY-flag-nautical-garland-consumer-crafts-unleashed-1Step One. Apply a solid coat of white paint to all of the blocks. I didn’t want my garland to be too long so I used 9 blocks. You can increase or decrease the amount of blocks if you want a longer or shorter garland.

DIY-flag-nautical-garland-consumer-crafts-unleashed-3Step Two. Do an online search for “nautical flags” and pick which ones you’ll be recreating. I went with a variety of shapes and colors that I knew were going to be easy to recreate on each block. Keep your lines nice and crisp by blocking off your painting area with washi tape. It’ll create clean lines and can be removed easily when done.

DIY-flag-nautical-garland-consumer-crafts-unleashed-22Step Three. Allow paint to dry completely and then drill holes into the sides of the painted DIY flag cubes.

DIY-flag-nautical-garland-consumer-crafts-unleashed-4Step Four. (optional) If you’re going for a weathered natural look, lightly sand the edges and surface of the cubes to expose the white paint underneath.

DIY-flag-nautical-garland-consumer-crafts-unleashed-5Step Five. Cut a strand of jute to the size you want your DIY flag garland to be. (Mine was approximately 32″ long.) Take a strip of washi tape and wrap tightly around the end of the jute cording. This will prevent the cording from unraveling and make it rigid enough to easily slide through holes.

DIY-flag-nautical-garland-consumer-crafts-unleashed-6Step Six. Use knots to keep the wooden cubes in place. You’ll have to tie one before you slide on your cube and then tie another one after.

DIY-flag-nautical-garland-consumer-crafts-unleashed-8Bon Voyage

Hope you enjoyed this easy tutorial on how to make a nautical DIY flag garland! As I mentioned above, you can make it as short or as long as you want by increasing/decreasing the amount of cubes.

DIY-flag-nautical-garland-consumer-crafts-unleashed-9You many not be anywhere near a beach but at least you can enjoy some nautical fun!

 

DIY-flag-nautical-garland-consumer-crafts-unleashed-12Keep the nautical theme going with this beachy DIY driftwood wreath!

Vanessa

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Vanessa

Vanessa is a self proclaimed sleep deprived mother of two adorable boys and when she has a little time to spare, she makes things and posts about them on her craft blog, Tried & True. If she’s not cooking, sewing, gluing or making, she would probably go crazy. Join her on her crafty adventure at Tried & True.

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Comments

  1. JaneEllen says

    June 21, 2017 at 2:20 am

    Love this project, think will make it to go on our front porch to snazzy up a bit with our pretty aqua chairs and table. Been doing bit more this year to cheer both back deck and front porch. This garland will be so pretty might have to use it in house some of the time. Love the colors you used, so cheerful.
    We bought a grill gazebo at Lowes couple weeks ago for back deck to enjoy, Our daughter gave us a cute fold up aqua table for under gazebo with chairs. Our deck isn’t big enuf for big cover so we decided to use what we could. Putting that up has fueled more ways for us to pretty up deck area.
    So glad you shared this project.
    Enjoy rest of week

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