Pour A Tall Cup Of Flags

Keeping it simple, here's a quick & easy tutorial for adding some faux age to your patriotic fabric flags...

 

I found my made in USA flags at Target, each package contained 3 flags for $1.00 ~ I really appreciate the fact that they weren't made in China.

Using the cooled morning leftovers, I poured brewed coffee into a tall drink glass & added the flags to soak for about an hour (adjust soaking time, more or less according to your preference) and turned the flags over to age the flagpole sticks as well.  

To dry, I simply put some sand in a bucket outdoors & propped the flags up in the sand to dry in the sun.

 

 

 

Trash Talk Thursday: Shake It Don't Bake It Prim

 

With a can of flat black spray paint and a plastic bag of ground spices, almost anything can be made prim. Even plastic perfume decanters such as these baby shoes, a .25 yard sale find.

After wiping clean with a damp rag, I waited until the shoes were dry before spraying a light even coat of Walmart’s $1.00 flat black spray paint. When dry, I placed one shoe at a time into a Ziploc bag half full of cinnamon, ginger, and allspice (all purchased at Dollar Tree) sealing the top before shaking & rubbing the spices over the painted finish, as if breading a chicken leg with Shake & Bake for oven-fried cooking. When the surface was well coated, I shook the excess spice mixture over the bag. The bag of spices can be used over & over again! This process also works well for transforming other surfaces which will be used for display only, including wax, metal, wood, plaster, glass, ceramic, clay, plastic, fabric, and even paper. Just think of all the recyclable junk you can shake prim!
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