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14th November 15, 03:17 PM
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My celtic flag workshop creations
   How about these flags, made of wood? My wife wanted some picture frames built, so I built a few extra, decided to make these. The white in the saltire is actually made from paint stirring sticks, from the hardware store. Both are backed with 1/8" thick cabinet backing (what's in back of a bookshelf/cabinet). Also, on the Ireland flag, I cut three pieces out, painted one green, one white, one orange. Glued and stapled them in the box. It saved me from the need to tape off parts of it, while I painted. Saved time. Also made the shamrock from the same material (I know...Ireland's flag has NO shamrock). I already plan to make a rampant lion, Canada, and US flags. Just because I can.
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14th November 15, 04:46 PM
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Have thought if something similar with the US flag but those 50 stars to be made and placed....
slàinte mhath, Chuck
Originally Posted by MeghanWalker,In answer to Goodgirlgoneplaids challenge:
"My sporran is bigger and hairier than your sporran"
Pants is only a present tense verb here. I once panted, but it's all cool now.
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15th November 15, 07:08 AM
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That would be tricky
 Originally Posted by tundramanq
Have thought if something similar with the US flag but those 50 stars to be made and placed....
Yes, that does sound tricky. I thought I would cut out 13 stripes, from the 1/8" material. Paint each one seperately. Then cut the star field ou, paint it bluet....but like you, I'm not sure what to do about the stars. I don't want it to look like a craft item in Michaels or Hobby Lobby, where they do only one star, or just a few. I'll think on it.
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15th November 15, 07:44 AM
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Maybe build a two row stencil ( 6 and 5 star ) on the computer and print it on printable plastic that is made for ink jet or fusible toner printers.
Then Xacto knife out the stars. 5 stencil spray paints with the 5 star row blocked off for the last one.
slàinte mhath, Chuck
Originally Posted by MeghanWalker,In answer to Goodgirlgoneplaids challenge:
"My sporran is bigger and hairier than your sporran"
Pants is only a present tense verb here. I once panted, but it's all cool now.
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15th November 15, 09:07 AM
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If you're putting a shamrock on the Irish flag surely there should be a thistle on the Scottish...
"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give"
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill
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15th November 15, 02:25 PM
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Take a piece of cork (wine bottle cork perhaps) and carve it into a star and use it to stamp the stars onto your flag.
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15th November 15, 03:22 PM
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Michael,
Since you are doing different Celtic flags, how about one for Wales? My father's ancestors hale from there. I am sure you could do a great job.
Tom
"Life may have its problems, but it is the best thing they have come up with so far." Neil Simon, Last of the Red Hot Lovers, Act 3. "Ob la di, Ob la da. Life goes on. Braaa. La la how the life goes on." Beatles
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15th November 15, 08:08 PM
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Originally Posted by The Q
If you're putting a shamrock on the Irish flag surely there should be a thistle on the Scottish...
Like this?
And why stop there?
Last edited by OC Richard; 15th November 15 at 08:12 PM.
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15th November 15, 08:17 PM
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15th November 15, 08:27 PM
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Exactly! Nothing like having a nice Pasty in Cornwall...
This thread got me a-thinkin' about one of the most cluttered Irish flags I've seen, that of the Irish Brigade in the ACW
You can buy this reproduction in The Irish Brigade Store in Gettysburg PA (yes there's an entire shop of Irish Brigade stuff, been there a few times). It's easier to read than the original flag above
Last edited by OC Richard; 15th November 15 at 08:30 PM.
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