Western General Store

I took a barnwood frame apart and put the pieces together to make a Texas Flag with a Medium Star Nail . Here are the pieces cut to fit together. Here's how it turned out. I mixed acrylic paint with water to thin it since I wanted a lot of the barnwood showing through. I used a fan brush to lightly brush the paint on. I had white and blue on my brush and painted the star. I epoxied the pieces together. You could drill a hole for the star nail or just cut off the nail and apply with glue or epoxy. You could set it on a table or counter or put a hanger on the back and hang it on the wall.

This is a picture of my grandmother when she was 18. Pretty fancy, huh? I don't know what the occasion was but don't let it fool you. She was a hard working farm woman and I was with her every step of the way when she washed clothes in a ringer washer and hung them on the line, gathered eggs from the chicken coop, picked peaches, gathered vegetables from the garden and list goes on and on. She and I were close and I enjoyed the time spent with her. In a barn wood frame I drilled holes for some rusty star nails . I positioned them so that enough of the star would overhang the frame for handles. With a brad nail gun I nailed the rope to the frame. This could be hung on the wall or used as a tray. If used as a tray for drinks, I would put clear waterproof calk between the glass and the frame. I placed cardboard behind the picture and nailed a piece of 1/8" plywood for backing. Any type of picture could be used but I thought this would give it a rustic western style.

I wanted to dress up a barn wood frame, so with a staple gun I put in rope from the craft store, tied a knot in the end and frayed it. I put Mini Star Nails in the corners after drilling holes for them. I glued a little bling on each star and brushed some blue paint on the star nails, rope and a little on the frayed end.