In this tutorial, Patricia Rawlinson teaches 7 tips and tricks to painting a 4th of July sign. This Pledge of Allegiance stencil is a beautiful design for your summer porch decor. You'll learn how to paint highlights and drop shadows, using your stencils, how to use different parts of your stencils for adding embellishments to your project, how to paint a background that will make your project look reallllly old, and a few more goodies.