Nothing says, "Rockin' Swingset," like a pirate flag mounted high. Sterling has this AWESOME pirate book from his Great Auntie Janice that we borrowed designs from and created our own family flag.
I used scraps of Wonder Under on one of my husbands old shirts (discovered that I didn't have any white fabric- what???) which came out pretty cool with the black pinstripes, if I do say so myself. I did find after some vigorous trial waves by an enthusiastic three year old that the design would need topstitching, though. I serged around the edge of the $1/yd fabric from Wallyworld (hangs head in shame, but I'm not that strong to resist completely), rolled it around a spare dowel, stapled, pounded flat, and mounted with a $2 flag bracket.
Yes, we have the coolest swingset around. (I'll have to update with an actual picture of it actually up.) It's just one of those things that makes me smile every time I pull into the yard. Not only do we have a pirate flag, but we made the flag with spare/cheap items and it is as one of a kind as we are. Oh, shucks, I'm have one of those rushes of love for my family. Hmmm... which am I more proud of: the flag or the fam?? Yeah, the fam. Without my priceless kiddos I wouldn't have any motivation to make things like this. Nothing is more contageous than the boundless natural creativity of spirited children!
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