Stars and Stripes

Materials:

1. 7/8 inch wide grosgrain ribbon in red, white, and blue
2. 12-inch-long strip of wood
3. Silver pom-poms
4. White buttons
5. Tacky glue
6. Pinking shears
7. Scissors

Directions:

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 ribbbons 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 the 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.