Have you ever decorated with paper plates? It sounds crazy, but check out this easy DIY 4th of July Patriotic Truck Home Decor made with a Dollar Tree paper plate! This post contains affiliate links.
Have you been to Dollar Tree lately? Their craft section is now amazing! They have all this wooden craft decor to paint and decorate.
What do you need to make this patriotic home decor?
You’ll need some basic supplies such as foam paint brush, scissors, and a hot glue gun. You can find all these at the Dollar Tree. You will also need the craft supplies listed below:
- Fourth of July Paper Plate
- Wooden Frame or Easel
- Wood Craft Decor
- White Craft Paint
- Jute String
- Mod Podge
- 4 Wood Cubes
How do you make this DIY 4th of July Patriotic Truck Home Decor?
Use a foam paint brush to paint the wood pieces with white paint.
Cut the designs out of the paper plate to fit the different wooden craft decor you have. They don’t have to be the exact ones I’m showing here. You can use some of the Dollar Tree wooden signs or the big wooden block or whatever you’d like.
Gauge where to place the designs from the paper plate on the wood. Add Mod Podge to the back of each design with a foam brush and place on to wood. The Mod Podge acts as glue and will adhere quickly.
Wrap the Jute string three times around each item for some added decoration. Adhere the ends of the Jute string with hot glue.
If you are using wooden blocks, you can cut approximately a 2-inch piece of Jute string and shape it into an oval. Glue this Jute oval to the bottom of the wood block (opposite side of where you previously wrapped the Jute.string). This will make the wood block sit level.
Make bows from the Jute String. To make these bows, wrap the string around your fingers 3 times leaving a long tail before you start wrapping and after. Cut the end of the string from the spool. Slide the string off your fingers and pinch the circle of string in the middle. Take one end of the string and wrap it 1-2 times around the middle and adhere with hot glue. Cut tails to desired length.
Glue bows to the wood pieces using hot glue. Use a dab of glue to hold the tails of the bow in place around the wood frame.
Make a stand for the wood frame or chalkboard easel if needed to stand on it’s own vs. leaning against other decor props.
Glue 2 sets of 2 wood cubes together to create legs. Glue each leg to the back of the frame approximately 1 inch above the bottom and inset approximately 1 inch from the side.
And now you’re finished! Dress up the mantel or a shelf just in time for your 4th of July get together!
DIY 4th of July Patriotic Truck Home Decor
Materials
- Fourth of July Paper Plate
- Wooden Frame or Easel
- Wood Craft Decor
- White Craft Paint
- Jute String
- Mod Podge
- 4 Wood Cubes
Tools
- Foam Paint Brush
- Scissors
- Hot Glue
Instructions
Use a foam paint brush to paint the wood pieces with white craft paint.
Cut designs out of the paper plate to fit the wood pieces.
Gauge where to place the designs from the paper plate on the wood. Add Mod Podge to the back of each design with a foam brush and place on to wood. The Mod Podge acts as glue and will adhere quickly.
Wrap the Jute string three times around the wood craft pieces. Adhere the ends
of the Jute string with hot glue.
If you need to level a wooden block, cut approximately a 2 inch piece of Jute
string and shape it into an oval. Glue this Jute oval to the bottom of the wood
block (opposite side of where you previously wrapped the Jute.string). This
will make the wood block sit level.
Make bows from the Jute String. To make these bows, wrap the string around your fingers 3 times leaving a long tail before you start wrapping and after.
Cut the end of the string from the spool.
Slide the string off your fingers and pinch the circle of string in the middle. Take one end of the string and wrap it 1-2 times around the middle and adhere with hot glue.
Cut tails to desired length.
Glue bows to the wood pieces using hot glue. Use a dab of glue to hold the tails of the bow in place around the wood frame.
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