The land of the free BECAUSE of the brave. (More patriotic DIY artwork)

Yesterday I shared some quick, DIY spray paint artwork for the 4th of July.
Today I am sharing one that I did at the same time, (since I had the Cricut machine out and all...)

I have to thank Michele at The Scrap Shoppe for the inspiration.

This was super easy.

1. I grabbed my seasonal artwork,
2. Flipped it over and painted the wood with a pearlized white acrylic paint.
3. Cut out adhesive letters using contact paper and my Cricut.
4. Adhered the letters after employing my favorite letter placement technique: The Eyeball Method.

When the letters were adhered to the board, I sprayed it with a turquoise paint.

I wanted to highlight the word because, so I decided to use a pop of red to create a "banner" for it.  By painting over the top of the adhesive letters, it makes the banner look like it's behind the text once the letters are removed.  (You can see other examples of this technique HERE at Halloween and HERE at Christmas time)

The next step is to peel off the letters.
When all was said and done, I thought it needed a little bit of black, so I simply grabbed a Sharpie and outlined my sad, free-hand little banner.  (I never, ever claimed to be an artist, by the way.)

Any how, this was quick, easy and I like that I can re-use the other side of a seasonal art project.

Do you ever make your decor do "double-duty"...?

Linking this to the Pinning Party at Fox Hollow Cottage