Mini "Pallet" Sign



Once again I'm joining Katie from Bower Power, Sherry from Young House Love, Kate from Centsational Girl, and Michelle from Ten June for the Pinterest Challenge – Summer Edition! 

For this season's challenge I decided to hop on the ol' pallet art bandwagon. My two inspiration pieces were the DIY pallet sign from The Frugal Girls:

source via Pinterest (please pin this image from the source)

And the pallet headboard from House Tweaking...I'm sure everyone has seen this one before:


source via Pinterest (please pin this image from the source)

I don't have any real pallets hanging around so I used The Frugal Girls' suggestion of garden stakes.

I found these stakes at Ace Hardware for $1.29 each. They are 1" x 2" x 36".

I cut the point off and then cut the stakes into thirds. Each piece ended up being about 11". 

Then I stained all sides of the stakes with a Dark Walnut stain. 


Then I painted all sides with Valspar's Nautical (free sample from last year). Once the paint was dry I attached everything with a few nails. 


I used my mouse sander to do a little distressing. Seriously, it took me 30 seconds with my electric sander - best purchase ever! 


I used my Silhouette to create the "love" stencil. The font is called LD Charming Bold and it's available in the Silhouette online shop. I used transfer paper to keep everything together and level. 


Once everything was in place I used a foam brush to dab white craft paint into the letters. Remember - less paint is more if you want to keep the letters crisp.


I peeled the vinyl off after a few minutes. Don't let it dry completely, or it's going to suck to get off. Once the paint was dry I lightly sanded the letters by hand. 


And after all of that:


And in its new home on the mantle:

 (the white paint is still wet in this picture...shhhh! our little secret)

I only ended up using 3 of the stakes and I had everything else on hand, so this whole project was less than $4!

30 comments

  1. ADORABLE! I'm totally doing this this weekend! Pinned....haha! Great job! Newest follower too!

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  2. So cute! And I love the size that you made it. Perfect for adding to a mantel!

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  3. Perfect spot on the mantle. I've seen a tutorial using paint sticks but never garden stakes. Looks good.

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  4. This is so cute! I love how simple it all was! I'll have to make one of my own soon!

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  5. Very cool! I'm always looking for projects to use my Silhouette with. I am linked up with Young House Love too!

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  6. Normally, I'm not a fan of pallet designs because they look to dorm room cheap. So I almost ignored this post in my Reader. But for you...

    I love this! Way to class it up and yet keep it textured. Well done!

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  7. Lovely! And what a great way to combine your pins, too.

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  8. Love it Sam! The color is so pretty!

    Mandy

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  9. I love this! Totally something I am going to try :)

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  10. LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE! I've been looking for interesting things to add to my gallery wall and this would be perfect! Than you for the *Pinspiration*!

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  11. This looks so good! The colors are perfect and I think you did just the right amount of distressing :)

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  12. I love pallet signs- yours is so cute!!! I love the font and the colors and it looks so pretty in it's new home. Great job Sam!!

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  13. This is beautiful!! I love the colors you choose and the word and everything! Great tip about using garden stakes too. This is going on my "to do" list! Hopefully soooner than later :)

    Brie @ Breezy Pink Daisies

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  14. What a perfect little sign! The colour is great and I adore that font! Fab Pinterest Challenge project.
    xo,
    Shannon

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  15. SO cute!!! I am for sure going to try this!!! Perfect for a beach house!!

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  16. I need to make one of these yours tuned out beautiful:)

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  17. I'm in love! So cute...it turned out great. I've never thought of using garden stakes.

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  18. This is too darn cute! I'm definitely gonna have to make me one of these :) Thanks for sharing! *Newest Follower Here* :)

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  19. Sigh....I want to live at your house.

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  20. This is adorable!!! And it looks perfect over your mantle! A smaller version would be perfect for my gallery wall in my entry way. Can you say "weekend project"?! A perfect way to use things I already have around the house. Thank you for sharing!

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  21. What a great project- love it! I've been toying around with the idea of making some pallet art for my soon-to-be nephew... this may have been the inspiration I needed.

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  22. LOVE this and am so impressed you found a way around the lack of a pallet! I love pallet art but have never figured out how to track down the materials. Nice work!

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  23. Gorgeous! I love the colour and your design. It really looks like you bought it from some expensive interiors shop. x

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  24. This really inspries me! Thanks for sharing :) I love your thorough tutorial! Kathi

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  25. This is absolutely perfect! Awesome!!

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  26. Beautiful. Looks quite rustic & cheek. Thanks for sharing. Love it.

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