On the flag, Id say, use less tape, or....
take a piece of paper, and make it the same size as 2 flags, side by side. draw your emblem on each side. Take your time to draw it right, and carefully fill in the black stripes, and dont leave those white spots. just run the sharpy slowly back and forth, until you have the desired width of the stripe.
Then:
Fold your flag in "half", and slide the pole into the folded edge. Evenly spread out a light layer of glue on each of the inside edges of the flag, and then press them together.
after it dries, trim any uneven edges to make it look neat.
Just take your time, and it can look awesome.
Hope that helps.