An easy DIY flag for July 4th made using ribbon and denim and a branch from the backyard! This is a great use for scrap fabric and ribbon you may have!

Updated May, 2022

SUPPLIES FOR PATRIOTIC RIBBON WALL HANGING

• sturdy branch about 1/2" in diameter and 16"-20" long
• various ribbons and trim 
• denim pocket from an old pair of jeans
• star stamp
• white acrylic paint
• natural jute twine

HOW TO MAKE A PATRIOTIC WALL HANGING WITH RIBBON STRIPS

I used my loppers to cut a nice, straight branch to about 16" wide.

Then I cut my ribbon to roughly the same length (16-18" long).

I used ribbon and trims like ric-rac, mini  pom pom trim, and even a piece of lace that I cut to the same length. Maybe my favorite addition of all though, was strips ripped from a white bed sheet!

I left about an inch at the end of the branch for the hanging cord, and just started tying my ribbons and trim to the branch. Make sure that all the knots line up in a row so your hanging will hang nice and straight, and knot the ribbon closely together for a nice, full effect. I alternated red and white ribbon, but you can do whatever you'd like.


Just keep tying, tying, tying!


It takes just a few minutes to tie all the ribbons to the branch.

Time to work on the stars.

I have a thing for baby jeans. I have held on to nearly every pair of my kids' jeans because, are they not just so stinkin' cute?

They're pint-sized, and they bring back precious memories of my darling children's bums 🌝 What's not to like about a baby bum right (er, most of the time, that is!) 

A couple of years ago I was trying to 'thin' my pile of denim and decided to cut all the pockets off my kids jeans and make a cutie garland. You can see that project here.

I grabbed a denim pocket from my stash and hot glued a piece of eyelet trim to it.


See what I mean...soo cute!

I added some stars using white acrylic paint and a star stamp.


Three stars fit perfectly on this little pocket.

Next, I used my Cropadile hole puncher to punch two holes right through all those layers of eyelet and denim! Total aside...this tool is amazing! It punches through leather, fabric, cardboard and anything I throw at it...just like butter! 

I used it for this DIY leather and lace bracelet that I made a couple years ago.


Here's a close up of the holes.


I threaded ribbon through the holes and tied it onto my hanging where the ribbon completely blends in.

Then I tied a length of jute around each side of the branch to hang the wall hanging up.



The denim and lace scrap fabric flag I made is draped over a pillow in this picture.