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Southern State of Mind Blog by Heather

DIY State Wall Mounted Bottle Opener Tutorial {The Great Southern Road Trip}

in create, Easy DIY, Lifestyle on 06/20/16

Happy first day of Summer! With the official kick off to the summer season, today also kicks off a week-long blog collaboration that I dreamed up a few months back. The idea is to take you on a (virtual) “Great Southern Road Trip” where you never have to leave the comfort of your couch. 20 of your favorite Southern Bloggers will be sharing posts inspired from their Southern Hometown, USA. So grab a cup of coffee and your favorite road trip snacks and let’s hit the road!

For my stop on the “route” we will be celebrating Atlanta, GA. For those of you that are new to the blog, welcome and thanks for stopping by Southern State of Mind. We are always happy to see new faces here. If you don’t know me, the name of the blog – Southern State of Mind- is a representation of where I have grown up in the south- born in south Florida >Roswell, GA (suburb of Atlanta)> Athens, GA (Go Dawgs) > Atlanta, GA > Chapel Hill, NC>  Orlando> now Atlanta, GA.  For my hometown inspired project, I am sharing an easy wall mounted bottle opener tutorial honoring Atlanta, Georgia.

DIY State Bottle Opener

DIY Outdoor Curtain Rod Tutorial 

State of Georgia DIY Bottle Opener

Supplies Needed:

  • Wall Plaque
  • Paint (Off White Spray Paint and Navy Craft Paint)
  • Bottle Opener to Mount
  • Bottle Cap Catcher (that is the one I used but this one is less pricey)

Instructions:

  1. First, find a wall plaque that you can use as your base. I found my wood paneled plaque at the thrift store and it had a fleur-de-lis design that I just painted over. Really any piece of plywood would work or this round panel from Amazon and even this tree round could be cool. plaque step 1
  2. Next, go online and find an outline of your state of choice to print. It doesn’t matter what it looks like because it is just going to be the stencil. Be sure to scale it correctly based on the size of your wall plaque. At first, you can see in the photo above that my original state shape was too small. So I reprinted it to be a better proportion to the size of the plaque.
  3. Trace the shape of your state onto the plaque.
  4. Then, paint the state any color of your liking. I of course, went with navy. #navyismylovelanguage I could see a Carolina blue for any North Carolina Tarheel, Kentucky blue for a Wildcat lover, or a Rocky Top orange if you are a Tennessee fan. #butimsorryifyouareplaque step 2
  5. Then, mount your bottle opener to the plaque wherever you choose- maybe where you live, where you went to school, where you got married- whatever is meaningful to you! This would be great painted red with a UGA bottle opener placed in Athens, GA… you get the drift. Of course, since Atlanta is the Coca-Cola headquarters, I had to use a Coca-Cola bottle opener. I found mine at Scott’s Antique Market here in Atlanta, but this one from Amazon is similar. plaque step 5
  6. Next, add the bottle cap collector. I was actually given this little tin as part of a thank you gift from my neighbor and almost tossed it because I wasn’t sure what to do with it. It makes the perfect little bottle cap holder! In hindsight I should have put the collector right under the opener… so you may want to make that adjustment.

bottle top opener

7. Then you will need to stock the fridge….(with drinks that need a bottle opener of course)!

bottle opener cheers

8. And ENJOY!

state bottle opener

DIY State Pride Bottle Opener

I hope you found some inspiration today with a fun way to show your hometown pride…

DIY state plaque 2

But The Great Southern Road Trip is just getting started! Go ahead and take a bathroom break, grab some Combos (is there ANYTHING better on a road trip?!?) and come along for the ride. Next up on the route is Amber from Restless Arrow… and there are 19 more Southern Hometown, USA inspired posts that will be shared this week!

great southern road trip graphic

THE GREAT SOUTHERN ROAD TRIP ITINERARY

Monday Graphic- FINAL

Southern State of Mind  {Atlanta, GA}   | Restless Arrow {Belton, SC}

 Southern Hospitality   {Marietta, GA} | Our Southern Home {Caswell Beach, NC}

Southern Road Trip TUESDAY ROUTE:

Tuesday Graphic- FINAL

Unskinny Boppy {Birmingham, AL}  |  Maison de Pax  {Austin, TX}

Atta Girl Says {Greensboro, NC}  |   3 Little Greenwoods {Aiken, SC}

Southern Road Trip WEDNESDAY ROUTE: 

Wednesday Graphic- FINAL

Dixie Delights  {Savannah, GA}  |  Slightly Coastal  {Fernandina Beach, FL}

 Uptown Acorn {Grand Isle, LA}  |   The House of Wood  {Nashville, TN}

Southern Road Trip THURSDAY ROUTE:

Thursday Graphic- FINAL

11 Magnolia Lane {Southern Pines/Pinehurst, NC} |  The Turquoise Home  {Huntsville, AL}

 Duke Manor Farm {Pendergrass, GA} | Domestic Charm {Charlotte, NC}

Southern Road Trip FRIDAY ROUTE:

Friday Graphic- FINAL

Our Fifth House {Charleston, SC}  | At Home with the Barkers  {Greenville, SC}

 Simple Stylings {Mount Pleasant, SC}  |  Refresh Restyle {Bishop, GA}

Related posts:

{Day 2} The Great Southern Road Trip {Day 3} The Great Southern Road Trip {Days 4 and 5} The Great Southern Road Trip Default Thumbnail{Link Party} The Great Southern Road Trip

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Comments

  1. Sonya ~at home with the barkers says

    Jun. 20, 2016 at 8:04 am

    I love this idea. I have a vintage Coke bottle opener that needs to be hung! So excited for this little road trip. Thanks for inviting me to join. ~Sonya

    Reply
  2. laura says

    Jun. 20, 2016 at 9:18 am

    heather- i just love this road trip idea. super fun as is your state inspired bottle opener. Go dawgs!
    Thanks for having me along for the ride!

    Reply
    • Heather says

      Jun. 20, 2016 at 12:34 pm

      So glad you joined the “trip!” and GO DAWGS!!

      Reply
  3. Christy @ 11 Magnolia Lane says

    Jun. 20, 2016 at 10:09 am

    Such a great idea, Heather! I’m excited to be following along on the road trip with you this week.

    Reply
    • Heather says

      Jun. 20, 2016 at 12:31 pm

      Can’t wait to see your project. My husband is in love with Pinehurst!

      Reply
  4. Pat @ Life At Lydias House says

    Jun. 20, 2016 at 11:04 am

    I love this idea of a road trip and can’t wait to visit every spot! I wish that you would include a linky party at the end for others to post to. I’m headed to Little Rock in a couple of weeks and am looking for suggestions!

    Reply
    • Heather says

      Jun. 20, 2016 at 12:31 pm

      Hi Pat! What a GREAT idea! I think we will do a link party. Thanks for your comment!

      Reply
      • Heather says

        Jun. 22, 2016 at 10:19 am

        PS: the link party is Saturday!!!!!! 🙂

        Reply
  5. Lori says

    Jun. 20, 2016 at 2:40 pm

    What a fun idea! I love an adventure and a road trip is always a great adventure. We just moved from Atlanta to Blue Ridge, GA. I’m Looking for some design ideas for our new home. Love this little project.
    Cheers!
    Lori in Blue Ridge, GA

    Reply
    • Heather says

      Jun. 22, 2016 at 10:18 am

      Yay for road trips! Aw, I love Blue Ridge- it is so beautiful up there! Cheers!

      Reply
  6. Erin says

    Jun. 20, 2016 at 8:56 pm

    I love this. I’ll start keeping my eyes peeled for some good stuff at the thrift store and make me one of these handy state bottle openers. Oh… Florida? Ohio? Illinois? What to do, what to do.

    Reply
    • Heather says

      Jun. 22, 2016 at 10:18 am

      I’ll keep my eyes open for you too! But, good question on the state. I would say you have to do Florida!!! But then maybe you do an Ohio bottle opener?!?!? But Illinois would be super cute too. hmmmm, decisions decisions!

      Reply
  7. Christy Little @ Our Southern Home says

    Jun. 21, 2016 at 10:52 am

    I’m a sign fanatic and this one is just perfect…and so simple. Love that you incorporated functionality to it. Such fun touring the south with your!

    Reply
    • Heather says

      Jun. 22, 2016 at 10:15 am

      Thanks Christy! Anything that serves double duty is a win in my book too! Thanks for joining the road trip!

      Reply
  8. Jordan@the2seasons says

    Jun. 21, 2016 at 2:00 pm

    Heather this is just adorable. I have a blank space on my porch and I have been looking for some art. Now I am thinking I need to do this. Now I just need to better my time management during naptimes!!

    Reply
    • Heather says

      Jun. 22, 2016 at 10:15 am

      Thanks Jordan! Would you do Kentucky or North Carolina? And YAY for having to manage nap times!! 🙂

      Reply
  9. Ron Carrier says

    Jun. 21, 2016 at 9:01 pm

    I really like this. Thanks for organizing the “trip”.

    Reply
    • Heather says

      Jun. 22, 2016 at 10:14 am

      Thanks Ron! And thanks for joining the trip!

      Reply

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