Hand-Lettered DIY Popsicle Sign

2 min read September 14, 2026 Dawn Wade
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Go all in with your decor this summer and add a fun painted popsicle with hand-lettered words to your mantel or wall. This Hand-Lettered DIY Popsicle Sign fits in perfect with any 4th of July decorations mixed in with your home decor or a fun sign at a 4th of July Party. Be sure to download the Free America is the Bomb Printable here!

Project Time
50 to 60 min
Difficulty
Intermediate
Step
1

Start by painting the wooden popsicle sign with white acrylic paint.

Hand-Lettered DIY Popsicle Sign step 1
Step
2

Using washi tape, tape across the top and bottom, paint the top red and the bottom blue. Allow time to dry then remove tape.

Hand-Lettered DIY Popsicle Sign step 2
Step
3

Download the Free America is the Bomb Printable here then print. To transfer the template onto the wooden popsicle sign, roughly cut out the words.

Hand-Lettered DIY Popsicle Sign step 3
Step
4

Next, rub the back of the template with a pencil. Then attach the washi tape to the words and place the pencil side down onto the wood popsicle and trace the words with a pencil or ballpoint pen.

Hand-Lettered DIY Popsicle Sign step 4 part 1
Hand-Lettered DIY Popsicle Sign step 4 part 2
Step
5

Remove the template to reveal the words on the wood popsicle.

Hand-Lettered DIY Popsicle Sign step 5
Step
6

Paint the words you traced with acrylic paint using a thin paint brush.

Hand-Lettered DIY Popsicle Sign step 6
Step
7

Use glitter glue to add some sparkly accents.

Hand-Lettered DIY Popsicle Sign step 7
Step
8

Display your sign in your home this summer to create some fun patriotic décor. Be sure to also check out all of the Patriotic Decorating Ideas here including the Let Freedom Ring DIY SignHello Summer Patriotic DIY Sign and the Land that I Love DIY Sign.

Hand-Lettered DIY Popsicle Sign step 8

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