With its 13 stripes and 13 pom-pom stars, this ribbon flag is both cute and historically accurate.

Materials

• 7/8-inch wide grosgrain ribbon in red, white, and blue
• 12-inch-long strip of wood
• Silver pom-poms
• White buttons

• Tacky glue
• Pinking shears
• Scissors
• Self-adhesive magnetic tape (optional)

Instructions

1. Cut four red and three white 14-inch-long strips, and three red and three white 24-inch-long strips.

2. Cut seven blue 10-1/2-inch-long strips.

3. Use tacky glue to adhere the blue ribbons to the shorter red and white lengths, overlapping the ends a half inch.

4. Glue all 13 ribbons to a 12-inch-long strip of wood, such as a ruler or paint stirrer, then cover the wood with blue ribbon.

5. For the circle of stars, glue 13 silver pom-poms to the field of blue.

6. Trim the ribbon ends with pinking shears, then glue a white button to the back of each end for weight.

Tips:

Use self-adhesive magnetic tape to hang the flag on a metal door, or attach a ribbon to the ends of the wooden strip to hang it from a nail.

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