Monday, July 4, 2011

Happy Independence Day!

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,...
BigBoy decided on the design, I taped it off for him and he painted it.

The big kids did their own with only a few helpful tips from Mom.


O beautiful for heroes prov'd
In liberating strife,
Who more than self their country lov'd,
And mercy more than life.

I hope you all have a wonderful day. Special prayers for those in the military and their loved ones! 

5 comments:

  1. Loved the pic on facebook! Did you just use regular paints or special fabric paint or...?

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  2. Thanks! We use fabric paint. I think you can use acrylic craft paint but you have to add a fabric medium to it to get it to bond with the fabric long term.

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  3. Tulip brand is the fabric paint I have in my craft closet.

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  4. Those look great! I was able to hunt down some white t-shirts and even though I had a sick kid, we were able to do them. We were so pleased with how they turned out.

    http://flareoflight.blogspot.com/2011/07/our-4th-of-july-project.html

    Thanks so much for the directions and the inspiration!

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  5. Amber, those look great! Thanks for sharing them!

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