I told Bryan to start saving pallets at work about two years ago. Once we accumulated a few, he told me he wasn't bringing home any more until I did something with the ones I had!
It took me a while to find the desire to make something out of them. I had lots of ideas, it was deciding what one to follow through with and where to put the piece that delayed everything.
To be honest, this was supposed to be a blue pallet with white perching birds. My mind changed every hour with what I wanted the finished product to look like and I really should have just stayed away from Pinterest.
I'm pretty happy with the final product though.
I sanded the entire thing, front and back. Not sure if that was necessary but I didn't want to finish everything and regret not having done it in the first place. I used a hand sander, only because that was all I had.
Make sure you wear your good pants and get them SUPER dirty. Clearly I wasn't as prepared for this project as I thought I was.
2-in-1 spray paint primer. I sprayed a couple of coats and wiped them down to even out the coverage and make some wipe marks around the edges. Then it sat to dry overnight.
I found some acrylic paint and sketched the heart out in pencil before painting it.
This step has been what has prevented me from doing these signs in the past. I didn't have any fancy equipment to print my letters out on, so painting them neatly by hand seemed impossible (especially for a lefty). The tracing method looked like my best bet and I was pleasantly surprised with how easy it was to see the imprint in the wood and follow it with my paint pen.
Look closely!!
Another mention of my ill-preparedness... I forgot paint brushes. For real. Luckily a paint pen from an old bag of wedding supplies saved the day and I think I'll be using them from now on.
After some light sanding of the heart, painting was complete!
Added some twine to the top, fixed some of the lettering, and it was done. Can't wait to finish the new master bedroom and find a spot for it!
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