It’s always a good time for showing off your patriotic pride!  Whether you use it to display for patriotic holidays, you show it in support of a national sports team, or you just want to add a bit of red, white, and blue to your decor, this American flag inspired bandana wreath is a fabulous way to dress up any wall or door.

Project estimate:

• Pool noodle wreath form with red noodle, $1 (see Pool Noodle Wreath Form Tutorial)
• Bandanas (red, white, and blue), about $5 and up
• Straight pins, on hand
• Black zip ties or rubber bands, on hand or $1 and up
• Mod Podge or white glue, on hand or $1
• Poster board, on hand or $1
• White felt, on hand or $1
• Hot glue, on hand

Total:  about $6 and up

Cut all the bandanas in half.

Starting with the first stripe, which is red, fold each bandana as shown above.

Lay the wreath on top of it, gather the ends and hold it close to the wreath.  Fold over any edges that show the wrong side of the bandana.

Attach a zip tie as close to the wreath as possible. Cut off the excess.  Continue doing this until you have placed all thirteen stripes.

Take one of the blue bandana halves and pin it to the wreath so that the red pool noodle won’t show through.

The blue bandanas will be folded slightly different and won’t use as many. Cover the rest of the wreath using the same technique with the blue bandanas as you did with the stripes.

Draw stars or print off some from the Internet. I used three different sizes.  Cut them out of the poster board and brush on white glue.  Lay them face down on the white felt and place a heavy object on them while they are drying.  The poster board backing will give the stars structure so they don’t get floppy!  After the glue dried, cut out the stars.

Pour somewhite glue or Mod Podge in a bowl and add some hot water. Mix with the glue in the bowl.  Using the sponge brush, apply it to the outside edges of the wreath on the bandanas. This will keep the bandanas from drooping.

Hot glue the stars to the blue area to finish the design.

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When it comes to cheap fabric with an interesting pattern, bandanas are one of my favorite go-to items.  Over at 30 Handmade Days, Landee used a stack of bandanas to make an adorable bunting!  It would be great for a western-themed party, or use specific colors to make it work for various holidays or occasions.  Or make one just because they are so stinkin’ cute!  [how to make a bandana bunting]

Project estimate:

• Bandanas, $1 and up
• Twine or rope, on hand or $1 and up
• Hot glue, on hand

Total:  $1 and up

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One of my favorite spring finds at the dollar store is the assortment of bright bandanas. When you mix that with an apron obsession and a love for quick crafts, I was ripe for falling in love with this project from Ashley Ann at Under the Sycamore. This project is super easy – making it great for kids groups or otherwise beginning crafters. [how to make a bandanna apron]

Project estimate:

• Bandana, $1
• Heat N bond tape, on hand or $2 and up
• Wide ribbon, on hand or $1 and up
• Fray check, on hand

Total: $1 and up

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The bandannas at the dollar store come in so many fun bright colors that they inevitably end up in my shopping cart even when I’m not sure what I’d going to do with them. This hobo bag from Crafty Leslie is super cute and easy to do. Make one for yourself or use it to teach older kids to sew. Either way, you definitely have a reason to pick up some more bright colored cloth! [how to make a hobo bag]

Project estimate:

• Bandanna, $1
• Clothesline, $1
• Safety pin, on hand
• Sewing machine, on hand
• Thread, on hand

Total:$2

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When Janet from The Painted Piglet found herself in charge of decor for decorating banquet tables at a gathering for local motorcycle owners, she came up with a great idea.  By wrapping her floral centerpieces with bandanas, it not only gave them a fun, country look, it also gave them a little bit of a biker edge – and at the end of the night when they gave the centerpieces away, a bunch of bikers all went home with new bandanas!  These would be great for any country-themed gathering, including weddings!  [how to make bandana floral centerpieces]

Project estimate:

• Flowers, $1
• Floral foam, $1
• Jar or small vase, on hand or $1
• Bandana, $1
• Raffia or twine, on hand or $1

Total:  $3 and up

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Bandannas have been showing up at my dollar store lately, in two-packs, but they’ve always been cheap even when they weren’t available at the dollar store. You can usually find them for a dollar per bandanna at your local big-box retailer, and the blue store carries traditional bandannas as well as some in fashion prints and colors. Anneliese at Aesthetic Nest has a great bandanna tablecloth tutorial (and a great cheap source for bandannas, too). She made a really cute tablecloth for a party – I’m sure her tablecloth will get lots of use for many summer activities to come! [click here for the bandanna tablecloth tutorial]

Project Estimate:

• 15 bandannas, buy 8 2-packs, $8
• Sewing stuff, on hand

Total: $8

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