DIY Shabby Chic Star

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5f5KJwCQYMzc2EIKPqKdM-d6yrsqrS8s4ziedPcHVZWyDnsQV43luSSrCuMkpQ6vTl3bWMW-FRHyZdpxzZroOIkjd8Ge53jg4y5Lgp_4iDd5S71PHHy8IHyGBa89xiJhF0MeHGghgM5A/s1600/Shabby+chic+star+20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="4th of July decor, DIY star, star with yard sticks, wooden star, " border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5f5KJwCQYMzc2EIKPqKdM-d6yrsqrS8s4ziedPcHVZWyDnsQV43luSSrCuMkpQ6vTl3bWMW-FRHyZdpxzZroOIkjd8Ge53jg4y5Lgp_4iDd5S71PHHy8IHyGBa89xiJhF0MeHGghgM5A/s1600/Shabby+chic+star+20.jpg" title="" width="246" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Want to make a large shabby chic star for about 5 bucks? It's so easy and takes under an hour. I loved the way this turned out so much, I ended up making two ~ one for indoors and one for the front porch. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>(Thinking ahead to the holidays... wouldn't a big star rock some twinkle lights?)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's how I made this:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I really wanted to find vintage yard sticks, so I hit some garage sales... no luck. I sulked for a bit and then <strike>I swore like a sailor</strike> I said to myself: you can't always find what you want, when you want. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you can't find any vintage yard sticks either, head to The Home Depot and pick up new yard sticks. I can't speak to any of the other box store yard sticks ~ but Home Depot yard sticks are really sturdy. Although they're not vintage, they're easy enough to paint to create a vintage/shabby chic look. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These were .79 cents each, and I bought 10 for two stars. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">First, I had to fool around with the yard sticks to make a star, and spent a few minutes to get the points of the star even. Once they were even, I used a dab of hot glue at each intersection to keep it all in place. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs5sifv9Fjx_0HPl8NfdDn2OpOpaLwmuCJqpjEdwE9iapth-2QbdaGhyphenhyphenS-8gqayZwAyiFPwPvinV7YYrtoaTeU6hnM4zhESR6GZv5QD_QoVLParA2MfMEssJgQlElCwB5W33rPhzbDG4I/s1600/star+1+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="4th of July decor, DIY star, star with yard sticks, wooden star, " border="0" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs5sifv9Fjx_0HPl8NfdDn2OpOpaLwmuCJqpjEdwE9iapth-2QbdaGhyphenhyphenS-8gqayZwAyiFPwPvinV7YYrtoaTeU6hnM4zhESR6GZv5QD_QoVLParA2MfMEssJgQlElCwB5W33rPhzbDG4I/s1600/star+1+.jpg" title="" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I left the glue to dry for 15 minutes, and took the star outside to give it a more rustic look. I started with spray paint.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>(A few words to the wise ~ do NOT spray paint indoors, near your husband. Do NOT spray paint in the basement, near your husband's motorcycle. Do NOT spray paint outdoors near your husband's truck... I think you get my point.) </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A light coat of black spray paint covered up the raw wood. In the bright sun, the paint dried in minutes, so I added a second coat of the black. A few minutes of drying time, and it was ready for a coat of white indoor/outdoor paint. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5RB7XmxOfZLJu5gUdN9Ii3JQpw1xFSzYAPxfNHE8eNjCdS6GKo0eTrYO30MsfWPQX_KRigqPc8oTHWKN2llAhrkAiheUGzHWy2E20yylviPf_So8L4XHGrwXf9uVfgosWv5nMAzu_hz8/s1600/star+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="4th of July decor, DIY star, star with yard sticks, wooden star, " border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5RB7XmxOfZLJu5gUdN9Ii3JQpw1xFSzYAPxfNHE8eNjCdS6GKo0eTrYO30MsfWPQX_KRigqPc8oTHWKN2llAhrkAiheUGzHWy2E20yylviPf_So8L4XHGrwXf9uVfgosWv5nMAzu_hz8/s1600/star+3.jpg" title="" width="255" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you look at the picture below you can see that I painted only a thin coat of the white paint, so that the black would show through, giving the star a weathered look. If you wanted a more weathered or chippy look, you could go over it with sand paper, but I thought it looked fine as is, and didn't bother. (Read: <i>I'm lazy!</i>) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoqn6Qn3Pl68zrto67T18iXEqgYkER-Poz-FJN6Oa4T97KZhq2Fe4nMcYGkMyRy81APGrf2qya9mGYd4PiLvr9XGjFWA3woNlffRuDEkSxoub6LlGoNwFAA1ybcw1n9W4zUnKgqbEWDJs/s1600/star4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoqn6Qn3Pl68zrto67T18iXEqgYkER-Poz-FJN6Oa4T97KZhq2Fe4nMcYGkMyRy81APGrf2qya9mGYd4PiLvr9XGjFWA3woNlffRuDEkSxoub6LlGoNwFAA1ybcw1n9W4zUnKgqbEWDJs/s1600/star4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The finishing touch was a little twine wrapped around each point, and sealed with a little hot glue, to keep little hands unraveling it! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq5r1Nj-UMvVCv5iRvk_nBPIDjZEELGpQwBHGzAAs8Sn6EBVSYEZtNDu7i7jhc3u30h93ZQvBgQumnwrp2G_2ZRsayXyFvUoYeAB1exphZ64tHbwde1e0lygTyJy9ExHvRGMd3Fkh5T6s/s1600/star+8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="4th of July decor, DIY star, star with yard sticks, wooden star, " border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq5r1Nj-UMvVCv5iRvk_nBPIDjZEELGpQwBHGzAAs8Sn6EBVSYEZtNDu7i7jhc3u30h93ZQvBgQumnwrp2G_2ZRsayXyFvUoYeAB1exphZ64tHbwde1e0lygTyJy9ExHvRGMd3Fkh5T6s/s1600/star+8.jpg" title="" width="148" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And there you have it! One is in a hallway indoors, and the other one is on the front porch. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNdnShIdVUHlhLgFKzANyBywN7BRc4mSB72LkAA8XYo3VHIBBX3bC2AVDz9ixhI_9gz8-5ttnByNc9E4XaydA8GdaA5F2UrV83aQSoRcVvUq9k7QRHFoUkOB1ZNEpWZ3c0X6N-NW3pWsY/s1600/star+21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="4th of July decor, DIY star, star with yard sticks, wooden star, " border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNdnShIdVUHlhLgFKzANyBywN7BRc4mSB72LkAA8XYo3VHIBBX3bC2AVDz9ixhI_9gz8-5ttnByNc9E4XaydA8GdaA5F2UrV83aQSoRcVvUq9k7QRHFoUkOB1ZNEpWZ3c0X6N-NW3pWsY/s1600/star+21.jpg" title="" width="173" /></a></div><br />What do you think ~ will you make a star? 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