If you have some scrap wood around, you can make this wooden Uncle Sam decoration for your porch or patio. This quick and easy craft kicks off Patriotic Craft Lightning, where we are going to share a week of 15-minute patriotic crafts that you don’t want to miss. We are starting with this wooden Uncle Sam decoration that will look great by your front door or even on top of your mantel.
How To Make A Wooden Uncle Sam
Grab some scrap wood, paint, and our easy-to-follow instructions to make this wooden Uncle Sam. This is a quick and easy craft that is perfect for your 4th of July decor or summer patriotic decor!
Supplies To Make A Wooden Uncle Sam
- Scrap wood
- Paint in red, white, blue, black, and a skin tone
- Wood stars
- Paintbrushes
- Wood glue
- Nails
Step 1: Nail Scrap Wood To Large Scrap Board
Start with a large scrap board and cut a spare 1×1 or other small board to length. Glue or nail it on the front at an angle.
Step 2: Add Scrap Wood As Eyebrows & Nose
Take some other small scrap pieces and trim them to be your eyebrows and nose. You can just glue these onto the “face” of your Uncle Sam yard decor. Feel free to draw on eyes with a pencil for positioning of your features before adding glue.
Step 3: Paint Face
Allow the glue to dry, then paint your creation. Start with white and a skin tone. I painted everything white except for the nose, face, and hat brim. Be sure to use a paint that is rated for outdoor use if you plan to display your Uncle Sam decoration outdoors. Don’t forget to paint your wood stars white as well.
Step 4: Paint Hat
Allow the first coat of paint to dry, then paint red stripes on your hat as well as a blue brim. Add on black eyes as well.
Step 5: Add Stars
Use additional glue to add your stars to the wooden Uncle Sam decoration once the paint is completely dry.
Once the paint and glue are dry, your wooden Uncle Sam is complete and ready for display! So easy and oh so cute!
Everyone could use a patriotic decorative Uncle Sam in their summer decor, whether it is indoors or outdoors.
Those eyebrows and nose are what really make this one complete!
Remember that this is a rustic decoration and a bit primitive, so things like the stripes on your hat do not have to be perfect.
This wooden Uncle Sam is a great way to use up any scrap wood you might have around your home and turn it into something completely useful. For me, that means adding this and my plywood American flag to my summer mantel.
Be sure to stay tuned all week, as we will have a ton of ideas from our blog partners for this series. For now, you might also enjoy these small planters from Kingston Crafts, who is our guest hostess this time around.
So, be sure to pin this wooden Uncle Sam if you plan to make some later this summer!
Tips and Tricks for Wooden Uncle Sam
Now that you’ve seen this fun wooden Uncle Sam, are you ready to make your own? Here are a few tips and tricks to ensure your project goes as smoothly as possible!
- Adjust The Size – When making this wooden Uncle Sam, I chose to go with the medium-size scrap wood that I had on hand. However, you can make your Uncle Sam as big or as small as you would like.
- Use Painter’s Tape – If you don’t like the look of hand-painted lines on Uncle Sam’s hat, or you just don’t want to paint freehand, you can use painter’s tape when painting the lines.
- Skip The Wood Stars – If you don’t have wood stars on hand, you can skip them! Instead, you can hand-paint the stars or use your Cricut machine to make stars out of vinyl!
5 More 4th of July Wood Crafts
Did you love this wooden Uncle Sam and want even more 4th of July wood crafts? Then check out the ideas below!
- Fourth of July Door Decorations: Easy Patriotic Door Decor
- How to Make a Patriotic Wooden Sign in Just 15 Minutes
- Rustic American Flag From Wood Scraps
- Patriotic String Art Star Craft Lightning!
- How To Make A Wooden Flag: DIY Patriotic Decorations
This is really cute!