Pallet American Flag

I have so many projects that I have done that I would love to share with everyone but since I have very little time I have to share one at a time.  This is one project that I had wanted to do for a long time but just kept putting it off.  I thought it would have been slightly on the difficult level but was more toward the beginner level.  I did enlist my husband's help to remove the boards from the pallet but it is something that just about anyone can do themselves.  This is how I let him contribute to my projects even if he would rather not. lol

American Flag made from an old pallet...

There are a few things that I would have done differently.  Hind sight is 20/20...
First I would have made the blue section larger with bigger stars.  The other thing I would have done differently was go with a deeper red.  The red I used was more of an apple red.

The picture is pretty much self explanatory but I will give you a step by step to help out a little.
First remove the boards of the pallet and place them on a flat surface and connect them with a 1x4 on the two sides.  Leave a little space between the boards...
Next prime the entire surface (at least the entire front and edges).
Then take a pencil and mark where you want the stripes and the blue section.
I used stickers for the stars that I cut out with my cricut but you can also buy stars, stencil, or free hand them on.  Put the stars on first and then paint the blue area.  I used masking tape to mark the stripes so that they ran fairly straight.  The white area is just the primer.  I did not paint over that...
When you have finished painting the entire thing, take a piece of sandpaper and rough it up a little so that it looks aged.
You will need to seal it with some type of sealant.  I used clear Thompson's Water seal.  It is the one with the red label.
I suppose I should add that to hang it I attached a 1x4 to the top.  I screwed it on both ends to the other 1x4s.  That way you hang it without screwing directly to the house.
I decided to leave it on the house for the winter so we will see how it looks come spring.  Only time will tell...