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Let Freedom Ring Gold Art

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First off, I want to congratulate Amanda L, the winner of the Eamces Console Table from Holly & Martin! I will be sending you an email shortly – and I hope you love the table as much as I do!

On to today’s post. As I mentioned yesterday, today I’m on another blog hop with the following challenge: each day, starting yesterday, one new blogger will post a 4th of July project with one catch. We were challenged not to use the traditional red, white and blue.

I don’t consider myself a true “craft” blogger but even I could manage this one. I made a very simple framed word art – “let freedom ring” – using some cardstock and gold glitter glue as my “color”. Now, technically I used white, but I considered it “white-space” not white, so it totally counts 😉 Here’s my easy tutorial.

I started out by making a simple sign in PhotoShop (but you could use virtually any software that lets you type). For those interested, I used the font “Janda Stylish Script”, a free font I had found a few years back. I made the script a beige color so that if you could see through my glitter it wouldn’t be an obvious black ink.

I ended up only using the bottle on the right that you see above. I was worried the coverage wouldn’t be thick enough, but this little $2.99 glitter glue from Michael’s worked like a dream and was extremely glitter-concentrated. I simply followed the lettering on the paper with the tip of the glue bottle. If I messed up at all along the way, I simply scraped off the excess glue and started again. With the glitter glue and one sheet of cardstock at $.49, this project came in at under $3.50!

The only issue with this glue is that I had to let it dry overnight {it seemed to take forever to dry}. I found a basic white frame that I had on hand and voila! Some new 4th of July art! I love the end result – subtle and understated yet still very patriotic!

I can’t wait to see all of the other non-traditional projects now until the 4th of July! And did you enter our $310 Target Gift Card giveaway yesterday? Be sure to check it out. You’ll also find a lot of great summer inspiration in that post as well so don’t miss out!

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  1. Kimm Boes says

    June 10, 2014 at 10:49 am

    love the simplicity and the tiny bit of bling! 🙂 I happen to be a bit obsessed with gold right now, so I’ll be giving this a try! Could be an every holiday thing. 🙂

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  2. Trish Martin says

    June 10, 2014 at 8:11 pm

    A little bit but a big bang. Cool idea.

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  3. Tasha A. says

    June 10, 2014 at 10:06 pm

    Sarah, I love the beauty and simplicity of this! I can’t wait to make my own! Pinning and sharing!

    – Tasha @ Designer Trapped in a Lawyer’s Body

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  4. Ashley @ 3 Little Greenwoods says

    June 11, 2014 at 11:04 am

    LOVE it! Simple, easy, and meaningful! And sparkly! 🙂
    ~ Ashley

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  5. Kathleen says

    June 11, 2014 at 6:17 pm

    I did not expect it to be that simple, I figured a Cricut or some other extravagant machine was involved. I’m happy to see it was elementary level – great job!

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  6. Michelle {Jarrah Jungle} says

    June 12, 2014 at 5:22 am

    I love me some DIY art! This is really sweet and you’ve found the perfect place for it too. Looks great 🙂

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  7. Nikki Cotton says

    June 12, 2014 at 2:33 am

    I really like how simple cute and simple this is! And really, how can you not like something with gold and glitter. So cute!

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  8. Karen @ a house full of sunshine says

    June 13, 2014 at 6:45 am

    This is simply lovely! What a gorgeous vignette you’ve created. You have a great sense of style.

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  9. Trisha D says

    June 16, 2014 at 8:04 pm

    I never would have known that you weren’t the ‘crafty’ type as your project is fabulous! Perfectly simple with a dash of glam!

    I’m loving the blog hop thus far, cannot wait to see what else is in store!!

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  10. Bette Creek says

    June 18, 2014 at 11:25 am

    It looks lovely. Very simple but stylish.

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  11. Jen Gilday says

    June 20, 2014 at 5:10 am

    So fun! Love the art.
    Jen Gilday
    athomeinthenorthwestblog.com

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  12. Jessica says

    June 23, 2014 at 4:32 pm

    So simple but so pretty!

    We’d love to have you link up for Adventures in Pinterest this month!

    http://www.chaosandlove.com/diy-tent-for-kids-pinterest/

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  13. Amy @ Homey Oh My! says

    June 23, 2014 at 5:06 pm

    I LOVE the simplicity of this! And of course the gold <3 So pretty, Sarah!

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  14. Katie @ Addicted 2 DIY says

    June 24, 2014 at 3:01 am

    This is so pretty! I know I’m echoing everyone’s comments, but I love the simplicity of it.

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  15. Naomi Alice says

    July 14, 2014 at 11:00 pm

    I love your work, you are so talented!
    May I ask where is that mirror from? Did you make it? It’s fantastic, let me know if you can 😉
    Thanks, best to you
    N:)

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    • Sarah S says

      July 17, 2014 at 2:11 am

      Thank you so much Naomi! I actually got the mirror at HomeGoods about a year ago. It was so affordable and I love it in this space!

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  16. Barb says

    April 23, 2016 at 9:00 am

    Sometimes simple is best. This is a clever, understated – but GLOWING – way to celebrate any patriotic holiday. I will surely pin and make this!

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