American Flag Beer Bottle Sign

Make this American Flag Beer Bottle Sign out of reclaimed wood! Perfect décor for the Fourth of July or year-round. This project only cost a few dollars to complete since we used the wood from old pallets.

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Here’s what you’ll need:

To make the American Flag Beer Bottle Sign I started by painting the entire surface of the sign with blue paint. I wanted the sign to look a little rustic so I loosely applied the paint without getting every nook and cranny. You can also sand the edges of the sign for a more weathered appearance once the paint has dried.

Next, you’ll need to decide what images you want to use for your stencil. Using Google I searched for ‘beer bottle’ and scrolled through the results until I found the image I liked. Then, I did the same thing with the bottle cap image. I originally used a bottle cap image that had less defined points on it, but it just looked like a circle from across the room. I had to go back and find an image that would stand out more from a distance.

Once you’ve picked your images, decide how you will place the stencil and what size you will want your images to be before you actually draw and cut the stencil. First, I laid out how I thought the 50 bottle cap “stars” should look. I printed some samples on paper and roughly cut out the images to get a feel for spacing. I didn’t want the images to be too close or too far away from each other.

The stripes were a little more complicated because not only do you need to make sure you space out the 13 stripes, but you need to make sure the size of the bottles fit properly so the entire bottle fits on each line all the way across the sign without cutting the last one off. I played with the sizing a bit to get the images just right. I then printed the images on paper and laid them out on the board to make sure I was happy before making the stencils.

Once the size was perfect I went ahead and traced the images onto my plastic stencil and cut the images out using an Exacto knife.

I then used the stencil sponge to fill in the stencil with paint. Start out light with the paint so it doesn’t seep under the stencil. Gently sponge the edges and then fill in the stencil. Let the area dry before moving to the area next to it. Continue this process until all areas have been filled in.

Don’t worry if it doesn’t look perfect or if the paint bleeds a little. You can always go over it with a small paint brush to fix any imperfections. If this sign is going outside, you will want to add a waterproof paint sealer as a final step.