Driftwood map sailboat

Driftwood is a natural way to add nautical decor to your home for the summer. I found driftwood on the beach and made two sailboats. Did you know you can use just about any kind of material to make the sail? Last year I made one using leftover upholstery fabric and the other day I made one using a map from my chart kit. Yes, the same maps I used to make the frame in my previous post. If you would like to make a driftwood sailboat, I put together a simple tutorial for you to follow.

SUPPLIES

driftwood

stick

material to make the sail

hot glue gun

mod podge

scissor

ruler

card stock

Here is the driftwood I used. It is a charred piece I found on the beach. For the mast, I used a stick that I found in my yard.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Step 1

GLUE

I used my hot glue gun to glue the stick on top of the driftwood, right in the middle.

Step 2

PAINT

You can use any type of paint you'd like. I used Americana Decor Chalky Finish called refreshing. It is the same paint I used to paint the frame. After the paint dried I added touches of gold metallic paint. Now that the boat and mast are painted, it is time to move on to making the sail.

STEP 3

Make a template

Since my material for the sail is paper, I used cardstock in between to make it sturdy. I chose the green and pink cardstock for instruction purposes so you can see how I made the sail.

STEP 4

MAKE THE SAIL:

Measure the height of the mast, this will determine the size of your sail. Using that measurement lay the ruler flat on top of the card stock and draw a line, next cut on the line. After your first piece is cut you will then flip it in the opposite direction and draw a line and cut that piece. These two pieces will be used as a template and also in between the paper. Lay the template on top of your material draw a line on the inner edge and cut.

STEP 5

GLUE & SEAL

Next, paint a coat of mod podge on the template and adhere to the cut-out paper maps to both sides of the template. Then seal the maps by giving them one coat of mod podge.
After it is dry use a hot glue gun to glue the sail's to the mast.