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Something about the phonetic alphabet is so patriotic to me!
What better than making it into some holiday decor?
I started with a beat up board that was buried in the garage hoard.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitIWMVi6g7TKZ-HZtxwh4oRx56TPOOlGOtSHkXgnvGc1-qp1lQRqIXuTarB0RNhGNP_0Z5V4lxqAXBO7NHaQhIpC0qyg8BodCUJu_hfZ0omHRYU3Jmm3qc0G7VkbnouWoJ78v-tJNIF1fz/s640-rw/old+distressed+wood.jpg)
Painted it blue, dry brush technique.
So you basically feel like you don't have enough paint on your brush...
makes it easier to distress it later!
Sanded it down a bit when it was dry.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHhYpVaSisSpDHTYzA9_adsQ4cSUS0kH-rfMu8ChNdfwRZVeZvllPEqUXsKziVpbNtthPoNohkM1bJBHnf09Qu_XoQJr1lqpeWK63uNQLj-UdHFPQ5Q0BbI06mo3wxEIGffR48GUts43-G/s640-rw/weathered+wood+sign+distressed+primitives+barnn+wood.jpg)
Cut some letters out of vinyl...
I only had a tiny bit of white left...so I got creative fitting the letters on there.
(weeded them off, and used transfer tape then cut them apart)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwiFPvQ4NXwonUOo4wRjCVv5KrJxpOxPWcKXbw5enAvdOixouC5qajQuwkWnmPoJDkEFGPB131xt92J6xrbAOgtyn06gWorvuwQTeJL_M_YZ2cLr3pvp6RZcJNBwF_r6xqjIVDjFynFQge/s640-rw/phonetic+alphabet+vinyl+freedom+military+red+white+and+blue.jpg)
laid them out...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheqpyrTS87K7yBkLMD1D3rf078JB7o7H9SiYbhPp7x-UMzJlrtz3gVWpQrBplZ63hOSJDTc7IA7eCsKvisuAjaKIh-zsTdDYfzDZ1UXxqBgEAdY0LJ8psdn7QCXcA0tWDF7lRonVsCyH2h/s640-rw/patriotic+distressed+sign.jpg)
Hmmm, an extra "me" for some reason...
So I stuck it to MY water bottle...
And then cut out a FREEDOM, all in caps.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibGOsnEtSU1ibixFlSP_ak6XY_pIp5IMDTx8DNXDFGwvdCMQRWDd1rMjxx5GiXpyht_xcQxdzT2PJXiWvni1ZtMQE8EV8qkIjsuAwvnSmkq5XzY4ch6V21esw0BhTyz26sulUDvzxubA78/s640-rw/freedom+vinyl.jpg)
Laid them out same as the other letters...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7UG0d7IxOr8JRSiA-ZTJ1KWZ_A2HMGTXQOJeILSY8_PuZeMjeFkhhewx1qVc7in1Q71SSyv3wdx7pkJuTyiUb6DUokHbThMPV5qxeg92cebSjowRabnJdbYhlqB-CEjqhQOj85wDJ7QXW/s640-rw/freedom+sign.jpg)
Applied them to the wood...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFgzKiUKo32V8bCrmvcphyzSuhWP5rzT1fkXmhp4La_6c8_oNxU-g1WZFMB_jb3hxeoL6Eg8XY0t16y6vyGPwg2HuNAxfw9TyYcBnabhJmzuVgqK_6AAacLZpBI5OtxPWheAs0ZfPPycVI/s640-rw/freedom+patriotic+wall+wood+sign+vinyl+primitive+distressed.jpg)
Perfect Patriotic decor! :)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7rCphlJesXc9wDVZbL1hZAebSUTIKh46DmoQfM68SaSK6O84pSzx8fEmbl90fJ9Yo5IHsKSYTADgdzHdy1NBYAe55kQV29_nfCC-3DtDnzk48Yp4um5gsZysnDaSBQkY6wxgZkJtBJy1Y/s640-rw/wall+art+phonetic+alphabet+foxtrot+romeo+echo+echo+delta+oscar+mike+freedom+patriotic+independence.jpg)
And then cut out a FREEDOM, all in caps.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibGOsnEtSU1ibixFlSP_ak6XY_pIp5IMDTx8DNXDFGwvdCMQRWDd1rMjxx5GiXpyht_xcQxdzT2PJXiWvni1ZtMQE8EV8qkIjsuAwvnSmkq5XzY4ch6V21esw0BhTyz26sulUDvzxubA78/s640-rw/freedom+vinyl.jpg)
Laid them out same as the other letters...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7UG0d7IxOr8JRSiA-ZTJ1KWZ_A2HMGTXQOJeILSY8_PuZeMjeFkhhewx1qVc7in1Q71SSyv3wdx7pkJuTyiUb6DUokHbThMPV5qxeg92cebSjowRabnJdbYhlqB-CEjqhQOj85wDJ7QXW/s640-rw/freedom+sign.jpg)
Applied them to the wood...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFgzKiUKo32V8bCrmvcphyzSuhWP5rzT1fkXmhp4La_6c8_oNxU-g1WZFMB_jb3hxeoL6Eg8XY0t16y6vyGPwg2HuNAxfw9TyYcBnabhJmzuVgqK_6AAacLZpBI5OtxPWheAs0ZfPPycVI/s640-rw/freedom+patriotic+wall+wood+sign+vinyl+primitive+distressed.jpg)
Perfect Patriotic decor! :)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7rCphlJesXc9wDVZbL1hZAebSUTIKh46DmoQfM68SaSK6O84pSzx8fEmbl90fJ9Yo5IHsKSYTADgdzHdy1NBYAe55kQV29_nfCC-3DtDnzk48Yp4um5gsZysnDaSBQkY6wxgZkJtBJy1Y/s640-rw/wall+art+phonetic+alphabet+foxtrot+romeo+echo+echo+delta+oscar+mike+freedom+patriotic+independence.jpg)
Linking up to THESE parties this week!
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