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DIY Garden Flags for Every Season

17 DIY Garden Flags | Pretty Handy Girl

Did you know a placemat is the same size as a garden flag? Yes! It is. Check out these ideas for garden flags for every season. If you don’t have fabric, use one of your old placemats to make some of these DIY Garden Flags for Every Season.

17 DIY Garden Flags | Pretty Handy Girl

DIY Garden Flags for Every Season

One of the easiest and cutest ways to decorate your home’s entrance is with garden flags. If you use a placemat, there’s little—if any—sewing! Find the perfect DIY Garden Flag for your home and for any season below. Click on the link to take you to the full tutorial.

valentine-garden-flatValentine Garden Flag

 

Valentine Burlap FlagValentine Burlap Flag by Sew Woodsy

 

Spring Garden FlagSpring Garden Flag by Erin Bassett

 

Garden-FlagMonogram Garden Flag by Blue Sky Confections

 

Monogram Garden FlagSpring Garden Flag by Peek-a-Boo Pages

 

Home State Pride Spring Garden Flag | Pretty Handy Girl

Home State Pride Spring Flag from a Placemat

 

Monogram-Garden-FlagMonogram Garden Flag on Pinterest

 

DIY Monogram Garden Flag Sewing Tutorial Silhouette Heat Transfer Project Serenity Now blogMonogram Garden Flag by Serenity Now

 

Garden-FlagMonogram Garden Flag from Placemat

 

 Black & White Monogram Burlap FlagMonogram Burlap Garden Flag at Tatertots & Jello

 

Burlap Monogram Flag Monogram Garden Flag by Unoriginal Mom

 

Welcome Baby J Whale FlagBaby Shower Flag by Sew Woodsy

 

Make a Summer Garden Flag from a Dollar Store Placemat | Pretty Handy GirlSummer Garden Flag from Placemat

 

Patriotic-Garden-FlagPatriotic Garden Flag by Ella Claire Inspired

 

Garden-Flag-from-PlacematGarden Flag from Placemat by Random Thoughts of a Super Mom

 

Fall Garden Flag from Placemat

 

Snowman-Flag-from-PlacematSnowman Flag from Placemat

Are your creative juices flowing now? Which flag is your favorite?

Thanks for letting me spend some time with you today. I hope a garden flag is on your to-do list now.

 

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Fall Leaves Garden Flag using a Dollar Store Placemat

Make an inexpensive (but beautiful) Fall Leaves Garden Flag using a Dollar Store Placemat! Pull out your sewing machine (or skip the stitching and use your iron and some hem tape instead.) You can have a gorgeous fall garden flag in an hour or less. Plus, this is the perfect activity to do with the kids before school starts.

Sure, we’re in the thick of a heat wave here in Raleigh, NC. But luckily fall is around the corner and it’s time to start thinking about fall decorating! I like to create a beautiful garden flag for each season using a few simple supplies from the Dollar Store. Ready to make one? Great, let’s get to it.

Materials:

*Optional: hand sew or use hem tape if you don’t have a sewing machine

Instructions:

1. Fold over the top of your placemat 2 inches. Stitch across the edge. (I used a decorative stitch, but a straight stitch is fine too.)

2. Create a stencil using a Silhouette, other craft cutter, or use pre-cut letter stencils. Adhere the stencil to the placemat. (Place centers of letters if needed.)

3. Squeeze out a small amount of fabric paint onto a paper plate.

4.  Pounce or use a stencil brush to dab paint over the stencil. For more colorful letters, use yellow on one side and orange on the other. Let the colors overlap in the middle.

5. Remove stencil. Allow the fabric paint to dry.

6. Arrange and pin silk leaves onto garden flag.

7. Stitch leaves onto the flag along the “veins”.

8. Trim the excess threads off the flag.

9. Lay flag out on a flat surface.

10. Paint on glittery curly trails to simulate the path of a falling leaf.

When the flag is dry, thread it onto a garden flag stand and place it by your entryway. At the end of the season, store the flag flat to keep it looking fresh for many years to come.

If you liked this tutorial you may like my other garden flag tutorials:

Summer

 

Winter

 

Valentine’s Day

I hope you enjoy this fall season and experience beautiful fall weather soon!

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Dragonfly Garden Decor using a Wire Whisk + Skewer

Dragonfly Garden Decor using a Dollar Store Whisk and Skewer | Pretty Handy Girl

Dragonfly Garden Decor using a Dollar Store Whisk and Skewer | Pretty Handy Girl

Summertime is coming and I’m enjoying spending more time in our garden. I’m always looking for cute craft ideas that I can do with the kids while school is out. When I saw this great idea for making a wire whisk dragonfly on Morena’s Corner, I knew I had to try it. I altered Morena’s plans slightly using plastic beads and used a skewer for the plant stake. The cost and materials are minimal to make this Dragonfly Garden Decor using a Dollar Store Wire Whisk and Skewer. This craft can be done with the kids, but you’ll need to be the one to cut and bend the wires and watch out for the pokey edges with real little kids.

Dragonfly Garden Decor Materials:

Dragonfly Garden Decor using a Dollar Store Whisk and Skewer | Pretty Handy Girl

  • Wire whisk
  • Wire skewer
  • Beads
  • Needle-nosed pliers

Dragonfly Garden Decor Instructions:

Begin by bending the first wire loop out to the side to create a wing.

Dragonfly Garden Decor using a Dollar Store Whisk and Skewer | Pretty Handy Girl

Repeat with three more loops (2 on each side).

Dragonfly Garden Decor using a Dollar Store Whisk and Skewer | Pretty Handy Girl

Use the needle-nosed pliers to cut one wire loop into two short pieces as shown below. (You might need to twist the pliers back and forth to cut the wires.) Read more

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Valentine’s Day Garden Flag from a Placemat

I love making unique garden flags. My go-to material for these outdoor accessories are Dollar Tree placemats! You read that right. $1 fabric placemats! But, if you don’t live near a Dollar Tree and you have old placemats, you could upcycle them into a Valentine’s Day garden flag!

A few years ago, I made this Let it Snow flag:

Although it doesn’t seam to convince Mother Nature to bring us some white powder, it has held up nicely in the cold and rain. I’ve since set out to create a garden flag for each season. I have a Fall themed flag and a Summer flag. So, why not a Valentine’s Day flag?!

Start by collecting some supplies. Feel free to substitute what you have on hand.

Materials:

  • Dollar Store placemat
  • Ruler
  • Soap sliver (pencil or disappearing fabric marker)
  • Letter stencils (I chose a set by Martha Stewart Plaid)
  • Round paint brush
  • Tulip Fabric paint (white and black)
  • Tulip glitter fabric paint
  • Tulip glitter transfer sheets
  • Fabric scraps (red, pink and white)
  • Polyester stuffing
  • Scrap fabric, towel or rag (for ironing the glitter iron-ons)
  • White thread
  • Scissors

Begin by ironing the fabric you will be using (including the placemat). Use caution when ironing the placemat, the DollarTree ones I bought are polyester and needed a cooler iron. Read more

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