Red & White and Proud All Over!

Cute as a Button

• favourite fabric cut to size
• large four-hole buttons in desired colour
• cotton twine

Here's How

• Thread two 18" lengths of white cord through the buttonholes and tie around napkin.
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Flag Bearer

• 2' of 8/4 x 12" pine
• 1" Forstner bit 1213-948
• 2 square zinc bolt 2343-574 (handles)
• Minwax natural paste wax 1874-751
• BeautiTone Designer Series Suede paint
• Colours shown: Patriot Love NPC44-3; Snowshoe Hare NPC39-0
• painter's tape 1670-131
• paint brushes 
• hobby knife 
• fine black marker 5740-468
• metal edged ruler 1048-075
• spray adhesive 2020-075
• white Bristol board 5736-812
• stencil brush 1610-344
• sanding block 1061-406
• painter's pyramids 1610-002

• Cut pine to the 2' lengths and sand.

• Mask off the centre section of the flag with painter's tape. Paint white. Let dry.
• Mask off the two red end sections of the flag. Paint and let dry.
• Trace and cut out the leaf stencil from the Bristol board using a hobby knife and a metal edged ruler.
• Position the leaf stencil in the centre of the flag and secure in place with spray adhesive.
• Stencil the leaf with a dry brush technique. Let dry 24 hours.
• Coat the entire tray with 2 to 3 coats of paste wax.

• Mark the position of the handles on the bottom of the tray. Drill a 1" by 3/4" deep hole with a Forstner bit to countersink the nuts and washers.
• Drill 3/8" holes for the handles and install. Have a rubber mallet handy in case the handle needs gentle persuasion to go through the tray.