Use ribbon and other scraps to make this 4th of July windsock! It’s the perfect outdoor decor for July 4th and Memorial Day. A great scrap-busting project!
Memorial Day and the Fourth of July are coming up! I wanted to make something festive to hang out on our porch—but I didn’t want to spend a lot of money. So I decided to create a patriotic windsock out of a bunch of things I had on hand, plus a few other bits I picked up at the store. I had a bunch of tulle from another project, so I threw that in too.
Raid your craft room—I’m sure you can come up with enough red, white, and blue to make one of your own!
4th of July Windsock Supplies
These are the supplies I used, but of course you can use whatever you find! This is the perfect project for using up random bits of trim you have lying around!
- 6″ Wood Embroidery Hoop
- Swivel Clasp
(a regular S-Hook
would work as well)
- Skinny ribbon in red, white, and blue
- Thicker ribbon in red sparkles
, white sparkles
, and blue polka dots
- Jumbo ric rac
- Tulle in red
, white glitter
, and blue
- Hot glue gun
and glue
- Long red, white, and blue fabric scraps
- Twine or other ribbon for hanging
4th of July Windsock Instructions
All my trim is between 1.5 feet and 2 feet in length, but you can make it as long or as short as you want!
For the skinny ribbon, cut it twice as long as your desired length and loop it around the hoop.
For the other ribbon, ric rac, and fabric strips, hot glue it to the inside of the hoop, allowing it to come up and over the top of the hoop. This will help hide some of the hoop.
Keep going around the hoop!
For the tulle, glue it to the inside of the hoop, so it sort of all lives in the center of the windsock. I found this was a great way to create volume without the tulle hiding all the ribbon.
To hang the windsock, cut two equal lengths of twine (or ribbon or whatever). Thread them through the clip (if you are using an “S” hook, you can skip the threading-it-through step since you can just add it after).
Glue the twine to the inside of the hoop, spacing the ends equally around the hoop, one in each quadrant. I used a lot of glue, and then also glued a piece of red ribbon over the end to make sure it was secured. If it’s blowing around in the wind, you don’t want it to fall apart!
Then hang!
I love this 4th of July windsock because it’s patriotic without being all FLAGS AND ‘MERICA AND EAGLES EVERYWHERE! Plus, it’s a great scrapbuster!
Want more patriotic projects? Check out my Scrapbusting Patriotic Streamers, Decorative 4th of July Paper Rockets with the Cricut, and more than a twenty Patriotic 4th of July Shirt Ideas! Also check out my post 16 Easy 4th of July Ribbon Crafts!
Hope you all have a wonderful Memorial Day and Fourth of July this year!
Comments & Reviews
Meg says
Love this — and it’s simple enough that even I could make it! (I think, anyway. Guess we’ll find out!) Yes, love that it’s patriotic in a subtle way.
Cori George says
You could totally make it! Just be careful with the glue gun ;-)
Alyssa says
LOVE this! Such a cute fun idea!! and it looks so easy too!! (: Thanks for the idea!
Alicia says
So so cute! Plus, I have like zero decorations for 4th of July!
Cori George says
Me too! I have a mini quilt I made a few years ago, but that’s it. Glad to have at least one thing up!
Anna says
Cute idea! x
Cori George says
Thanks Anna!
Myrabev says
Very nice, love it. Was following how to make it but without the lovely colours x
Jessica says
I love this! I am going to try this next weekend and save it fro july 4th!
Cori George says
It’s a windsock that does dual holiday duty!
Ashley Z. says
How cute is this!! :)
Cori George says
Thank you Ashley!
Amberly says
This is so cute and looks so easy to make!! :) Thanks for the project idea. I think I’ll stop at the craft store on my way home today :)
Cori George says
Awesome! It’s pretty darn easy :)
kelsey says
fun! I used to have one of these when I was little.
Cori George says
I had something similar as well! I’m pretty sure it was holographic ribbon (hi 90s!)
Alyssa Hetland says
I love this! Your windsock is so cute and so easy! I am not always the most crafty person but this is definitely something I could do : )
Cori George says
Totally! It’s really not hard at all!
Starr says
I absolutely love this! Great directions! I will definitely be making this for the 4th!
StarrJoy16.Blogspot.com
Cori George says
Thanks Starr!
Stefani says
This is so fun! It looks like a cute project to do with kids, too.
Cori George says
Yes! It would be a great project for kids, but watch the glue gun!
Miranda says
I remember making something similar when I was younger and went to VBS. Such a simple decoration! I love it!
Cori George says
Thanks Miranda! Super fun!
kristine foley says
I’ve made these for friend’s for their baby’s nurseries. Love the idea of creating one for 4th of July! I literally have everything I need to make one! Thanks for the inspiration!
Cori George says
Such a good idea to make one for a nursery! So soft and pretty, I’m sure.
Abby says
I love this so much!!
Cori George says
Thanks Abby!!
Leanne R says
This looks like it would be fun to make with my daughter! Thank you for the tutorial!
Cori George says
Thanks for stopping by, Leanne!
Jess @ Chaos & Love says
I love how this came out. So simple but it doesn’t look it at all.
Cori George says
Thanks Jess! It really was super easy :)
Mrs Major Hoff says
Cute, very cute! And I love that you used stuff you had!
Cori George says
Thanks! So easy you could make one for every holiday!
Jillene@inkhappi says
How fun Cori! I love this. I like how simple it is to make and you can add your own creative flair and it turns out to be all kinds of awesome!
Cori George says
Thanks Jillene! I love when a project turns out better than I expected — this one did!