Sunday, September 7, 2014

How To Make Decorative Holiday Flags

By Jody Leach


Creating things on your own should not be a problem. That is especially true if you are adept at using your hands. Out of the many things that will become easy for you to make is the decorative holiday flags. It should not be a difficult task for you to make one, even a dozen, of the said artwork for the upcoming national event.

Even without the talent of a genius, making of this item is a walk in the park. There is no need to worry about complicated stuff when making this artwork. After all, you just need basic shapes and figures to be able to create the said artwork. The tools for the creation of the said item are easy to obtain too.

There are certainly a number of tools available for people to use nowadays. You just have to figure out which tools you can afford and which ones you are comfortable using. You better prepare these tools beforehand to have an easier time with the project. Here are just some of the tools you should prepare beforehand.

If you are on a tight budget, then you might want to opt for the use of the cardboard and bond paper. This is where you will be putting in your design, after all. The cardboard and bond paper is the cheap option you can take.

For this option, you have to create the design from art paper. The art paper is a type of paper where one side is colored and the other side is plain. You just need to use the colored side to make the design for the flag you need to make. You can cut out lines, strips, stars, and other designs out of the art paper to put into the bond paper or cardboard.

The ideal to use for the flag would be fabric. The fabric will wave beautiful when you put it up in a pole, just like how it would look like when it is a real flag. The smooth wave of the fabric will make the flag you create an amazing sight. You can either use a plain fabric for this or put together colored ones.

When you opt for this, then you have the option of using colored pen for marking the design. Of course, the colored pen should be specifically made to write on fabric. There should be a lot of such colored pens out there. The colored pen specifically designed for use on fabric is much smoother than any other option.

Another option for when you use a fabric is using dye. You will need some advanced techniques to be able to dye up the right parts of the fabric to form the design that you wish to utilize. The dye is more permanent and color fast so it will look pretty when you do it properly.

The pole is another important part of the flag. Thus, you have to purchase the pole that fits well with the flag you make. If it is a small one, then the pole should be in proportion to that. The pole will be used to hoist the flag up at the right time. It makes the flag look really amazing.




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