Pallet State Love

January 31, 2012 by · 26 Comments
We are excited to share the tutorial for our Pallet State Love project in collaboration with our talented team of crafters at The Creative Carousel, {more on that in a bit!}

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But first, the tut!
Everything was on hand either lying around in the garage or from our craft stash… no outta pocket cost.  
L♥ve that :)  

This project is what you get when you combine our pallet EAT sign with our state art:

In case you missed our pallet EAT sign tut 2 years ago {and haven’t seen our bff Katie @ Sweet Rose Studio’s gorgeous pallet love most recently}, read on for the DIY on creating your own.

Let’s get started, shall we? 

 

1. Lay 4-2×4′s (approx. 14″ long each) flat on the ground.
2.  Grab 2 extra scrap pieces of wood (just long enough to nail onto,) a hammer and a handful (10-12) of nails.
3. Hammer away until the newly created pallet is sturdy.  Easy peasy!

Now to paint:

1. Acrylic paints & foam brush.  2. Brown base coat.  3. Gray top coat.  4. Cut vinyl lettering out, (I designed mine with our vinyl cutter,) and place on pallet where desired.  5. Lightly brush on paint, (I used 3 colors: state- white, heart- pink and quote- robin egg blue.)  6. Lightly sand if you like the shabby look… I personally love how the brown base coat pulled through!

And that’s it:


I know our Valentine decor is more of a year-round display BUT, I recently moved 3 hours away from my entire family and this is a good reminder for me to see each day in my home that my heart is where I currently am… with my sweet husband and adorable chubby toddler :)
Filed under: DIY, Home décor, Stencil, Wood Craft · 26 Comments

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  1. 1


    Lindsay

    I am SO doing this. :) What a great tutorial! Thank you for sharing!

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  2. 2


    Michele {The Scrap Shoppe}

    Cute, cute, cute! I love some good pallet art. ;) This adorable!I love the mix of fonts!

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  3. 3


    Kellie

    Love this Project. Great tutorial. Many Thanks :)

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  4. 4


    Kelli

    Kris I love it!! Too stinkin cute!!! But how I wished that heart were closer to ME!! (: Kel

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  5. 5


    Donna Huisinga

    Have to pin this to ABC/123. Such a cute idea and it turned out great. Great tutorial that is easy to follow.

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  6. 6


    The {Prince} Family

    SOOOOO CUTE! I can't not wait to make mine!

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  7. 7


    Amanda Jones

    I love Pallet art and this is just so cute! Way to go girls!!

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  8. 8


    Katie

    I freaking love it! This is so cute! I love the colors you guys used in it too!

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  9. 9


    Lablady2007

    how creative.. all the possibilities just flooding in my fuzzy lil craftin' brain.. ty ty for sharing!

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  10. 10


    SHerbert

    very awesome. I think I'll make one tonight! thanks for the inspiration.

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  11. 11


    Create With Me

    Great meaningful project. Love. Love. Love. Best, My

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  12. 12


    Karah @ thespacebetweenblog

    This project is awesome! I love the upcycle and I love the state art! It would be super cool if would come by today to enter my giveaway for a $50 Lowe's gift card and to link up to my very first party! http://thespacebetweenblog.wordpress.com/2012/01/31/imagine-the-impossibilities-link-party-1/
    Karah @ thespacebetweenblog

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  13. 13


    Linda @ it all started with paint

    Hey Ladies! Too funny. You are the very first link party I attended (and totally messed up the link …) and now here you are at my "impossibilities" link party!

    Thanks for stopping by …

    Linda
    itallstartedwithpaint@blogspot.com

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  14. 14


    Kellie Brown

    I am in love with this! (And a little sad that I live in a boring square state!)

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  15. 15


    Just Jaime

    So pretty! Great job!

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    Amelia

    So cute! I love what you have decided to do with vinyl lettering!! I can't wait to see how crafty I can be with it. I think I might put it on the windows of my car…what do you think? Good? Tacky? Bad?

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  17. 17


    Holly Lefevre

    That is adorable. We'll have to have a "state off" when I post my CA project (it is different but state related). Anyway – super cute (and I love that EAT sign too)

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  18. 18


    JeNae

    What a cute idea! I've got it pinned for future use.

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  19. 19


    Tina

    such a cute idea!

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    Full Circle Creations

    What a cute idea. Looks great.

    Holly

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  21. 21


    Karah @ thespacebetweenblog

    Had to stop in for another look! Thanks so much for linking up to the challenge! Karah

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  22. 22


    sara @ applestone drive

    I found you from Positively Splendid's party. I l.o.v.e this project! We moved from Missouri last year and miss it dearly. This would be a great thing in our home to remind us of our home there!
    - sara @
    http://www.applestonedrive.blogspot.com

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  23. 23


    Sara

    This is absolutely GORGEOUS!! Love it! Pretty please link this up at my turquoise lovin' party! http://www.sweetlittlegals.com/2012/02/turquoise-lovin-24.html

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  24. 24


    Rachel Sue

    This is so fun! I would love to feature this on Reduce, Reuse, Upcycle. Feel free to stop by and grab a featured button.

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