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4th of July anchor sign with dollar tree supplies
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4th of July Anchor Sign

Learn how to decorate a wood anchor from Dollar Tree for the Fourth! This is a fun patriotic craft.
Prep Time15 minutes
Active Time2 hours 30 minutes
Dry Time2 hours
Total Time4 hours 45 minutes
Yield: 1 sign
Cost: $5

Equipment

Materials

Instructions

  • Paint the wood using white craft paint. Roll on one side, let dry, and flip over. Paint other side and let dry.
    Painting a wood anchor with white craft paint
  • Apply a coat of Mod Podge to the wood; don't do the edges. Let dry 15-20 minutes and repeat.
    Painting two layers of Mod Podge on a painted wood anchor
  • While the Mod Podge is drying, separate the napkin from the bottom layers. You can use tape to help. You just want the top layer with the design.
    Separating a red, blue, and white striped napkin
  • Place the napkin down onto the wood and align. Place a piece of parchment paper on top of the napkin, and run the craft iron across the top several times. While you are doing this, the Mod Podge is melting below the napkin, and the napkin is adhering. Keep going until the napkin is fully adhered, including the edges
    Ironing the striped napkin down on the anchor
  • Let the wood cool after ironing. Use an emery board to gently sand away the excess napkin. Sanding at an angle works very well. Continue until all the extra napkin is removed. It's going to take a minute to get around all the edges.
    Using the emery board to remove the excess napkin front the anchor
  • Paint the anchor, stars, and wood letters with the craft paint colors of your choice. Don't forget to paint the edges. Let dry.
    painting the small wood anchor with blue paint and the small red star with red paint
  • Use a spouncer to apply glitter to the top of the stars and to the anchor. Let dry and apply as many coats as desired.
    painting the blue anchor with blue glitter paint and the red star with red glitter paint
  • Glue down all the wood embellishments. I attached the wood letters, the stars, and the star to the front of the anchor.
    Gluing the wood stars and letters to the ends of the anchor
  • Cut a long length of red and white twine. Hot glue one end to the anchor and wrap around several times. Glue in place again and let set.
    wrapping the red and white baker's twine around the top of the blue anchor and then gluing into place
  • Tie around the top of the wood anchor to hang off, and knot in place. Use the remaining twine to hang (trim with scissors).
    Tying the small glitter anchor onto the larger anchor