Patriotic Serving Paddle...
Oh my gosh! Can you believe that the 4th of July is just a few short weeks away??!! I can't. The hubster and I will be celebrating 11 years of marriage! YAY! We got married on the 4th so that everyone could celebrate with us...AND, so he would never forget our anniversary. Smart thinkin', eh?! :-)
While out roaming for a project idea, I saw this paddle board at Michael's. Hmmm, this might work for something cute AND, I have a coupon. Don't we all base our buying decisions on whether or not we have a coupon?!
I grabbed my paddle and brought it home to turn it into something patriotic-looking for the 4th. I had frog tape, sponge brushes and craft paint. I taped off my design (yes, I was a little adventurous and opted for diagonal lines)...
...and painted my lines.
Note: when you use painter's tape to map out your design, paint away from the edge of the tape. This keeps the paint from bleeding under the tape.
I removed the tape (like a band-aid) added my white paint, roughed it up a little bit with a sanding block and put on a coat of vintage wax.
Now, I have a perfect serving paddle board for 4th of July goodies.
These cute little containers are from the Target Dollar Spot. Each set comes with 2 bowls...one set that has "stars/stripes" printed on it and the other set is covered with stars and stripes. These bowls are great for holding peanuts, condiments, olives, etc. I only had room for 3 on my serving paddle.
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