Easy DIY Fourth Of July Plate Craft

I really enjoy crafting and DIY, especially when it centers around holidays.  Now that Bubbles is on a better napping schedule, I sometimes find myself with 30 or so minutes in the afternoon where I can work on some of the projects I’ve had in mind for awhile.  The Fourth of July is less than a week away now, and it happens to rank right up there as one of my favorite holidays, so I decided to make a little something to decorate with.

I had a new set of Elmer’s Paint Markers that I wanted to test out and came up with the idea for a Fourth of July-themed serving dish.  It’s a really easy project and can be as rustic or as finished as you’d like it to be.

DIY Fourth of July Serving Plate

Materials:

• Elmer’s Painters Markers
• Glass plate or dish
• Printed flag template (optional)

To start, decide what image you’d like to paint on your plate.  I searched for “printable flags” and found a couple I thought would work.  You could certainly do fireworks or anything else you like.  Alternately if you’re artsy you could just freehand the design, too.

First I centered my design and then taped it to the back of the plate.

I decided to start with the blue paint so that I wouldn’t be dragging my hand through the red and white strips.  Even though I let each color dry thoroughly between application I didn’t want to risk the smudge.

I outlined the area and around each star before I filled in with the blue.

After it was dry, I moved onto the red.  Again, I outlined each stripe, and then filled them in.  When the red was dry, I finished with the white.  Outlined and filled in the stripes, and then filled in the stars.  The stars were a little tricky; in the end I just drew the star shape over the empty space.  They’re not perfect, but then again, neither is the design.  We’ll pretend rustic was what I was going for.

There is a little bubbling in the glass at the top of the plate that I didn’t notice when I bought it, but it’s really only noticeable when caught in a flash like that.  Lying on the table you really can’t see it.  Next time, though, I’ll be sure to check the glass a little more closely.

Do you have any favorite Fourth of July crafts or DIY projects?  Feel free to leave a link in the comments so we can check them out!