tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966437553658901642024-03-12T20:03:46.299-07:00seeshellspaceSeeshellspacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14978670418719195834noreply@blogger.comBlogger317125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696643755365890164.post-54053237884953154282015-02-12T12:30:00.001-08:002015-02-12T12:30:13.703-08:00Wax On Wax Off Photo Transfer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ever had a project where you did a ton of research,</div>
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were still a little unsure of the result,</div>
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but decided to just go for it and hope for the best?</div>
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And a little prayer too?</div>
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That was this photo transfer project for me.</div>
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I have seen them all over pinterest,</div>
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and they all say use <b>laser printed</b> images.</div>
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Unfortunately the client wanted an image that was</div>
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2 ft by 3 ft. My home printer doesn't print that big.</div>
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I asked at Staples and Office Max and their engineering prints</div>
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which would meet the size critera, weren't laser printed.</div>
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Originally I thought the client was going to get the image </div>
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printed for me so I wasn't going to worry about it,</div>
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but she didn't.</div>
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Now I was getting nervous.</div>
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All the other tutorials said Laser prints only.</div>
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I was getting really nervous.</div>
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So I decided to go to the source.</div>
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I went to Liquitex's website and scoured their information</div>
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on doing photo transfers.</div>
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No where did it say it had to be a Laser print.</div>
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So on a wing and a prayer, <b><span style="font-size: large;">I decided to go for it.</span></b></div>
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The client wanted a gray-blue background heavily distressed.</div>
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I knew I couldn't do the transfer of a photo like this on pallet wood.</div>
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Too uneven.</div>
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So I headed over to Lowe's and picked up a sheet of birch plywood.</div>
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It was $25 for the sheet. I had the guy cut it down a bit for me.</div>
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I think it ended up being 3 1/5 by 3 1/2 feet in size.</div>
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Then I needed a way to finish the edges so you didn't </div>
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see the crappy plywood layers.</div>
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I found a small piece of moulding that was rounded on one side.</div>
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It fit the edges perfectly.</div>
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I got the image from the client and flipped it horizontally</div>
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before getting it printed.</div>
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Then I saved it to a flash drive and took it to Staples for the print.</div>
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It was less than $5 for the print.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Turns out you don't need it Laser Printed!</span></b></div>
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The Liquitex Gel Medium was around $10. I used a coupon at Joanns.</div>
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After I got all the supplies, painted the board and let it dry, I was ready to get started.</div>
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First I laid the print out on the board and decided where it was going to be.</div>
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Then I used Frog Tape to tape off the edges around where the paper would be.</div>
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This step is to keep the gel medium where it's supposed to be and</div>
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I don't have to worry about wiping off any escaping drips.</div>
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Next, move the image out of the way and get a large brush.</div>
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Start going to town brushing the Liquitex Gel Medium all over the board</div>
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keeping inside the tape lines.</div>
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It should be a good thick coat of medium.</div>
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Try to keep things as evenly thick as possible.</div>
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Then carefully place the paper face down on the gel medium.</div>
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I used my vintage rolling pin to smooth the paper out.</div>
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I did get a couple of creases in the paper that wouldn't come out,</div>
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but it added to the vintage feel to the image.</div>
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A brayer would work too, the rolling pin just covers more surface area.</div>
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Keep rolling until you get it as smooth as possible.</div>
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Then set the board aside and let it completely dry.</div>
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At least 24 hours.</div>
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I let mine go 48, partly because I didn't have time to get back to it until then.</div>
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Not it's time to face the music.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Will it work or wont it?</span></b></div>
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I grabbed a couple of dish towels and soaked them.</div>
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Ring it out so they aren't dripping but very wet.</div>
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Lay them on top of the image and let sit for at least 20 minutes.</div>
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You want the paper to be wet all the way through.</div>
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I removed a section of rag at a time and started wiping in circular motions.</div>
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This step totally reminding me about Karate Kid.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Wax on. Wax off.</span></b></div>
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And for as long as it took me to get all the paper off,</div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">I totally could have taken Daniel-son.</span></i></div>
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Wipe and wipe and wipe some more.</div>
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Ring out the rag and start again.</div>
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It took several passes to get all the paper off.</div>
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Then I would walk away and let it dry, but when I came back,</div>
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there was still more paper. Ugh!</div>
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My shoulder was super sore after that.</div>
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It would be much easier with a smaller image,</div>
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but I really love how it turned out.</div>
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Pull the frog tape off and wipe a little more.</div>
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The edges were a little raw and uneven, but that added to the vintage feel.</div>
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Wipe it one more time and let completely dry.</div>
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I finished it off with a topcoat of ModPodge to seal the image.</div>
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The quote was a custom scripture the client wanted in High Tower font.</div>
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I painted it on, then added the trim painted in the same creamy white.</div>
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The trim was glued and staple-gunned in place.</div>
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Then I used some filler to cover the nail holes and painted and sanded the edges a bit more.</div>
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It's amazing what a little sand paper can do.</div>
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I definitely had to take a bunch of photos of the finished project.</div>
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I will do one for me sometime soon.<br />
Maybe when my shoulder forgets all the work of wiping the paper off.<br />
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I'm a little slow when it come to keeping up with technology. </div>
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I still have an iphone 4.</div>
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I don't do Twitter.</div>
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And as of last week I'm an Instagram newbie.</div>
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You can find me @seeshellspace.</div>
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So for my inagural progect, I made these XO's.</div>
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I got the idea from <a href="http://bec4-beyondthepicketfence.blogspot.com/2015/01/wood-block-xo.html">Beyond the Picket Fence here</a>.</div>
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<b>She's my hero!</b></div>
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I love browsing her projects and someday I will be</div>
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as good of a builder as she is.</div>
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But as of now I'm keeping things simple.</div>
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These XO's were so cute!</div>
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It took a while to get the angles right for the cuts.</div>
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And I was super excited to find a good use for the</div>
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left over cross pieces of pallet wood.</div>
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<b><i>One caution though</i></b>, there are nails throughout the wood</div>
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no good way to take them out.</div>
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So you have to be careful when you put these together</div>
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and make the cuts.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Watch out for Nails!!</span></b></div>
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I'm also not super good at drawing diagrams in Photoshop,</div>
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but I hope this schematic helps.</div>
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I definitely think I scored with this pair of sweet little foxes.</div>
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I think they turned out awesome!</div>
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I will definitely be making more of these.</div>
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A pair of sweet little foxes.</div>
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<br />Seeshellspacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14978670418719195834noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696643755365890164.post-45112675777587587902015-01-26T15:05:00.000-08:002015-01-26T15:05:42.498-08:00Pallet Herringbone ArrowI'm kind of loving <a href="http://seeshellspace.blogspot.com/2015/01/pallet-herringbone-heart.html">this herringbone look</a> for my pallet art.<br />
Arrows are always a good choice.<br />
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I came up with this design while sitting in the Doctor's office<br />
waiting to see if my #2 boy will get his finger "freshened" again<br />
or if the break is healing.<br />
(Freshened means re-agitating the break so it will heal properly,<br />
a disgusting and super cool procedure where the Doctor numbed his<br />
finger and then jammed the break over and over with a large gauge needle.)<br />
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I know. My inspiration comes in the strangest places.<br />
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Usually it comes in the early morning or late night hours when I wish<br />
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I loved putting together <a href="http://seeshellspace.blogspot.com/2015/01/pallet-herringbone-heart.html">the hearts</a> and wanted to try a different shape.<br />
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It took me a little while to decide how to put together the point<br />
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Each piece was put in place, marked and then cut.<br />
I had to use the jig saw to cut the small piece around the arrow point.<br />
Too close for comfort using the mitre saw.<br />
I still need all my fingers. ;)<br />
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After all that, I sanded each piece and painted some of them.<br />
I made 2 arrows at the same time, my normal MO, and it made<br />
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I've got another one I'm working on now that is a custom order.<br />
She wants it all grays and white, with a touch of blue.<br />
I will definitely share when it's done.<br />
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This design will definitely be going to <a href="http://junkinthetrunkvintagemarket.com/">Junk in the Trunk</a> in May.</div>
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It happens again and again.</div>
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For that I know I'm extremely blessed.</div>
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I'm a secret Tetris and Dr Mario girl at heart.</div>
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My kids don't let me play because I'll just kill of the character in about 10 seconds.</div>
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Why can't I do that with my little pieces of leftover pallet wood?</div>
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Me.</div>
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My project.</div>
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Honored and humbled to say the least.</div>
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{J} said that the woman who bought this piece waited in line for a long time</div>
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This one was 3x3 but I also made some that were 2x2.</div>
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Everything but 2 pieces sold.</div>
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I should have made more.</div>
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I cut up the pallets and got a bunch of about 8 inch pieces.</div>
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These work well for this heart because they are all the same width and thickness.</div>
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A little of this, a little of that.</div>
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I used my jigsaw to cut out the shape.</div>
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I love this part because it really is like a giant game of tetris.</div>
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My Herringbone Heart!</div>
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I've been crazy busy lately with projects, Christmas and keeping up with custom orders.</div>
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Ever since the Junk in The Trunk show in September I've loved making these hearts. </div>
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Someday I will do a tutorial on how they go together.</div>
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After making so many of them, I've got it down to a science.</div>
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They are so fun and versatile and can be completely customized.</div>
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The super unique thing about these are that the wood comes from</div>
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solar panel pallets. The wood is lighter and more of a plywood type.</div>
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But the best part is that the wood is all the same thickness and width.</div>
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Normal pallet wood isn't at all.</div>
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So this design wouldn't work with normal pallet wood.</div>
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You could easily buy pine boards to get the same effect</div>
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but I like the color differences and texture I get from the pallet wood.</div>
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So here's a few pics of what I've been working on.</div>
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These hearts are a snap to put together once the pallet slats have been dismantled.</div>
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Simply beautiful.</div>
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I saw these snowflakes on pinterest and definitely had to make some.</div>
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Plus it uses up all my scrap pieces.</div>
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Bonus!!</div>
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They are super cute and I haven't</div>
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Maybe I'm secretly hoping there will be some snow</div>
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I think the closest I will get is this wood snowflake.</div>
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Again super easy to put together and it uses my scraps.</div>
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I did these signs as my take on one my friend bought at a boutique.</div>
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They all sold and I've got another custom order for another one.</div>
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I may do one for me.</div>
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Love them!!</div>
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It's fun to try to recreate what people have imagined.</div>
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I like it the most when I can use a little artistic license.</div>
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The customer saw <a href="http://www.welcometothemousehouse.com/2013/09/wooden-number-wall-art-tutorial.html">this board</a> online and wanted one exactly like it.</div>
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Except a bigger <b>8 </b>and a bigger board.</div>
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And they had to be made from multiple kinds of media like wood, plastic, metal.</div>
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I looked all over for large metal numbers.</div>
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Definitely not in the budget.</div>
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but she didn't like this first version.</div>
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The numbers were to squishy.</div>
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It's pallet wood for heavens sake!</div>
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Just the way I like it but unfortunately not the customer.</div>
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So I told her I could sand the wood down as much as possible and try to lighten it up a little.<br />
It was a lot of sanding!<br />
And it's still got some black spots from the nails.<br />
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Next was to find the numbers.<br />
After a lot of looking online and in stores I scored a jackpot at Lowe's.<br />
I got all these numbers for under <b>$20.</b><br />
Sweet!<br />
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Then I just had to buy a 0, 4, and 8, which I got from Hobby Lobby for about <b>$13.</b><br />
I cut the 7 myself out of plywood along with cutting the center out of the 0.<br />
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Huzzah! She loved it!</div>
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Life has been really crazy... stressful... more crazy... busy... and more busy lately.<br />
I'm still creating with pallet wood nearly all the time,<br />
but since my <span style="font-size: large;"><i>iPhoto</i></span> crashed because I didn't upgrade my operating system (Ugh!)<br />
I haven't been able to access the pics of the latest projects.<br />
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I still have a little soft spot in my heart for <span style="font-size: large;"><b>arrows.</b></span><br />
I love making them! I still make <a href="http://seeshellspace.blogspot.com/2014/03/point-me-in-right-direction.html">these</a> all the time because they always, always sell!<br />
Each batch is a little different, sized, color, etc. but still fun and funky.<br />
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{J} over at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/twigsandtwinehome">Twigs and Twine</a> has asked me to do some string art for a while.<br />
I though I could try it with arrows instead of the generic hearts you see all over pinterest.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Boring!</span></b><br />
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Especially for a crafting ADD girl!<br />
And while these turned out cute, I didn't love the process as much as I thought I would<br />
and haven't made anymore since.<br />
They did sell however and I might try again sooner or later.<br />
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It's super easy.<br />
I just have gotten out of the habit of taking pictures of the process.<br />
I will try to explain.<br />
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First get your pieces of pallet wood and cut to size.<br />
Screw them together from the back with a couple of cross pieces.<br />
I used some paper and cut out an arrow that would fit the space on the board.<br />
Fold it in half before cutting so the sides are the same.<br />
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Lay the paper template on the board and mark where the nails will go.<br />
They are pretty evenly spaced but not to tightly placed.<br />
Make sense?<br />
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Tap some finish nails in that have a decent size head to them. <br />
You want the string to stay in place and not slip off over the top of the nail.<br />
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I used some crochet thread that I had on hand to string the arrows.<br />
Tie a square knot at one end and start stringing.<br />
I wrapped the string around the nail 360 degrees to secure and move on to the next nail.<br />
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Keep going keeping the string taught.<br />
If you don't like it, just unwind and start over.<br />
Easy peasy!<br />
Tie off the end and you're done!<br />
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Now for the pics!<br />
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I think I went a little arrow crazy with these</div>
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Each one is hand painted on.</div>
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It was fun playing with different arrow designs!</div>
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Perfect for a boys room or man cave!</div>
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Sorry my staging doesn't depict that.</div>
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I'm really bad at staging.</div>
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Maybe if my life would calm down a bit I'd have time...</div>
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A while ago I admitted that I have crafting ADD.</div>
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I seriously do.</div>
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I get bored with the same thing over and over.</div>
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So for this post, rather than just show one of my recent projects, </div>
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I'm going to share a ton of random projects.</div>
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All are pallet wood.</div>
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Most are just stuff I thought up.</div>
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A couple of custom signs.</div>
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Really just a bunch of randomness.</div>
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Kind of like my brain right now.</div>
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I'm also getting ready for a show.</div>
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My first one ever!</div>
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I'm super excited and super nervous at the same time.</div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/twigsandtwinehome">Twigs and Twine</a> is renting a space at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/junkinthetrunkvintagemarket">Junk in the Trunk in Scottsdale, AZ</a> next week</div>
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and {J} wanted me to do all the wall art for her show,</div>
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which will go up on a wall built out of pallet wood.</div>
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Let me just say that it was a TON of work</div>
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to tear down 35 pallets. </div>
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I sure hope there is enough wood to make the walls.</div>
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I haven't heard otherwise, so I'm crossing my fingers.</div>
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Luckily I found a local Solar Panel store that was giving away pallets for free.</div>
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As much as I wanted.</div>
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The problem is that the wood isn't what I normally work with for my signs.</div>
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It's more plywood than solid wood.</div>
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So they will be perfect for the show walls, but not as much for my signs.</div>
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Although I have found some cute ways to use the cross pieces.</div>
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They are super cute!</div>
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I hope they do well at the show because I have a ton of cross piece wood left over.</div>
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So let's get to some Random Acts of Pallet Wood!</div>
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This one as just playing around for a baby room.</div>
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I added some silver stars around the sign for added cuteness!</div>
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This number sign was a custom order.</div>
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No. I do not live at 4417.</div>
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But I may do another one for me.</div>
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I saw this one on Pinterest and Loved it!</div>
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I was playing around with fonts and thought this one was perfect.</div>
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It's <a href="http://www.dafont.com/cropfontxtra.font">Crop Font Extra</a> and it's free over at<a href="http://www.dafont.com/cropfontxtra.font"> DaFont</a>.</div>
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I have used it in my <a href="http://seeshellspace.blogspot.com/2014/03/enjoy-ride.html">Enjoy the Ride</a> boards in the Past.</div>
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Here's a few more from that batch.</div>
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That Surf Shop sign would have been perfect for <a href="http://seeshellspace.blogspot.com/2013/05/my-beachy-bathroom-makeover-for-under-30.html">my Beachy Bathroom.</a></div>
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I'm doing a boat load of arrows for the show.</div>
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These were some natural ones I did.</div>
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The show ones will have a bit of color.</div>
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Blue, Gray, and Coral.</div>
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So here's some of the latest at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/twigsandtwinehome">Twigs and Twine</a>.</div>
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These were my first attempt at string art.</div>
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Of course my first ones had to be arrows.</div>
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Kind of loving them right now.</div>
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A whole bunch of random.</div>
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Yep. More Bicycles.</div>
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They seem to sell really fast over at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/twigsandtwinehome">Twigs and Twine.</a></div>
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Here's some pics from the store with some of my projects.</div>
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It's such a fun image.</div>
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Very Vintage.</div>
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Very cool.</div>
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I have a hard time drawing in all the spoke lines</div>
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so this time I left them out. </div>
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I did however add them in <a href="http://seeshellspace.blogspot.com/2014/04/ride-on.html">this project</a> and <a href="http://seeshellspace.blogspot.com/2014/03/enjoy-ride.html">this one.</a></div>
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Here's the original image I used from<a href="http://thegraphicsfairy.com/free-vector-downloads-vintage-bicycle/"> Graphics Fairy.</a></div>
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I'm obviously not great a staging.</div>
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Mostly this is just for me so I can remember</div>
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what I've done,</div>
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These are pretty big so they ended up on the floor for pictures.</div>
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So here's 2 versions of the same idea.</div>
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I played with another font for the saying. It's <a href="http://www.dafont.com/lobster.font">Lobster</a>.</div>
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This one is very similar to the <a href="http://seeshellspace.blogspot.com/2014/03/enjoy-ride.html">last batch of bicycles</a> I did.</div>
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It's been a while since I made one of these Pinterest images. </div>
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I really should do that more often.</div>
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Usually it's good for me to actually take some pics of the latest batch of</div>
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pallet wood art I take over to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/twigsandtwinehome">Twigs and Twine.</a></div>
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So this time I'm super proud of myself.</div>
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I even made you a diagram of my cut lines.</div>
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{J} over at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/twigsandtwinehome">Twigs and Twine</a> asked me to make up some</div>
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Since I'm always trying to think up ways to use my scraps,</div>
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these perfectly fit the bill.</div>
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I'm super obsessed with chevrons and it shows in</div>
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these latest pieces.</div>
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I also took the minimalist approach... ie. <b>I'm super math challenged.</b></div>
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If you asked me to do some math in my head, my brain turns to mush.</div>
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So for these I just laid some slats out and added and cut pieces as I went along.</div>
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One epic fail though, I didn't glue down the pieces before moving them.</div>
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The one with the small squares had some pieces fall off when I tried</div>
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to bring it in the house to paint.</div>
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UGGHHH!!!</div>
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After much re-arrainging, pleading with the pieces to fit again, and maybe a few tears,</div>
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I resorted to cutting new pieces to make them fit.</div>
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I ended up with 1 extra piece and two new ones.</div>
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Go figure.</div>
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My process takes me from the backyard, to the patio, kitchen island, and garage.</div>
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Usually all 4 locations before a piece is done. Sometimes only 2.</div>
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All that moving around can be a problem, especially with the 3x3 ft size.</div>
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It doesn't exactly fit in my door frame.</div>
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But with a little tipping and re-arrainging it worked. </div>
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So here's a bit of the how to:</div>
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First I needed a backing for the pieces of pallet wood.</div>
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I'm cheap so I looked for some ultra thin plywood and found a sheet that was $13 at Lowes.</div>
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I took in my diagram and had them cut it apart for me.</div>
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Also, if I'm going to make one, I'm going to make 2.</div>
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Not sure why that is but I do that all the time.</div>
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So they stacked two sheets of plywood and cut them all at the same time.</div>
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Quick and efficient and saved me a ton of time!</div>
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Once it was done, then to decide on the design of the pieces.</div>
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The 1x3's got turned in to some short squaty <a href="http://seeshellspace.blogspot.com/2014/03/point-me-in-right-direction.html">arrows like these</a>.</div>
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So loving the arrows right now!</div>
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Chevrons definitely.</div>
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Simple. Of course!</div>
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Remember... Math Challenged!</div>
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Then it was a big game of tetris.</div>
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Love it.</div>
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Lay it out, mark and cut if needed.</div>
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Easy.</div>
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I would recommend cutting all pieces to match the backing.</div>
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I didn't on this one and had to skill saw the edges when it was done.</div>
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Save time.</div>
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Cut once.</div>
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After that, I took each piece out individually and sanded it.</div>
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Then painted a few.</div>
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Swiped on some Cider Vinegar/Steel wool mix to a few and let it dry in the sun.</div>
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Seconds in this blasted Arizona Sun!</div>
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After that I took them to the garage and laid them out.</div>
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Each piece got a healthy application of Gorilla Glue and put back in place.</div>
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Then I found any heavy thing I could find to press the pieces</div>
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My son's dumbells.</div>
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A full 2 liter of water.</div>
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Some horseshoes.</div>
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I'm grasping a straws here, but really what ever you have will work.</div>
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I let them dry overnight, and checked them in the morning.</div>
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All locked on tight!</div>
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Lastly a little hanging hardware and I'm done.</div>
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The 3x3 ft pieces got some D-rings,</div>
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the 2x2's got some screws and <a href="http://seeshellspace.blogspot.com/2013/09/pallets-and-birds-wall-art.html">wire like my other projects</a>.</div>
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I love the texture of the different kinds of pallet slats, plus the simple designs.<br />
They were super fun to put together.<br />
<b>A girl... some pallet wood... a miter saw... and some paint. </b><br />
A perfect combination!<br />
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<b>Summer.</b></div>
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Kids home from school.</div>
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Summer vacations.</div>
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Pool time.</div>
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I haven't made time for posting lately.</div>
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Life has been a little crazy.</div>
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Not that I haven't been making Pallet stuff.</div>
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I have.</div>
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2 weeks ago I had a huge batch of custom orders</div>
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which of course I didn't get around to taking pictures of.</div>
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But they were very custom.</div>
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Names and dates.</div>
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Personal sayings. etc.</div>
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But before I get to one I did just 'cause I wanted to,</div>
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I would like to share my favorite little piece of heaven.</div>
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It's my families Ranch purchased by my great grandparents years and years ago</div>
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so the family had a place to gather for Family Reunions.</div>
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It's been a huge blessing for our family.</div>
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Some of my fondest and funnest memories were created in this little valley</div>
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that doesn't get cell reception. </div>
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You have to turn on a generator for electricity.</div>
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The water comes from a spring in the mountain.</div>
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A place where kids run free.</div>
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Parents sit and visit.</div>
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Teenagers take hikes around the mountains.</div>
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And everyone stays up super late playing card games and reminiscing.</div>
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We got to spend a week there again this summer.</div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">It was Heavenly!</span></i></div>
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Since I got to spend so much time in the great outdoors,</div>
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I had to do a deer piece of pallet art.</div>
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We actually saw several of these majestic creatures as we</div>
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It took me a little while to find the perfect image.</div>
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This is the one I settled on.</div>
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I did a quick vinegar/steel wool wash on the pallet wood after screwing them together.</div>
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Then painted the image using a creamy white.</div>
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A bit of hanging hardware and it's ready for a Man Cave.</div>
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Or mountain cabin.</div>
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Maybe even a living room.</div>
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I love how it turned out.</div>
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Hopefully I will get some good feedback from the store, </div>
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and it will sell quickly.</div>
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So nice when that happens!</div>
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Here it is over at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/twigsandtwinehome">Twigs and Twine.</a></div>
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Majestic.</div>
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I love it!</div>
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I regularly play with word art.</div>
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That and scour Pinterest for ideas for my pallet projects.</div>
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I have also been on a journey of introspection and reflection.</div>
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There are a couple of things I really want right now.</div>
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Things that I don't have in my life that make me feel like "the grass is greener."</div>
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If I could just have those things, <b>THEN</b> I would be happy.</div>
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<b>Then</b> everything would be right with the world.</div>
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<b>Then</b> life would be all that I imagine it could be.</div>
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The problem is that I don't have any control over whether those things will happen or not.</div>
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So rather than stew over what I want and don't have,</div>
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I have to rethink my attitude.</div>
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There are some song lyrics by Cheryl Crow that say,</div>
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When I start feeling sad about the things I want and don't have,<br />
I have been forcing myself to look around and appreciate the things I do have.<br />
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A wonderful husband and 5 amazing kids.<br />
A beautiful house in an awseome neighborhood.<br />
I live close to my family.<br />
I get to create pallet art, AND get paid for it.<br />
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So here's the board I created, to remind myself.<br />
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Be grateful.<br />
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Life really is that good!<br />
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Here's to the <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">GOOD LIFE!</span></b></div>
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I regularly get requests for bird images on my pallet wood boards.</div>
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I think I've done this image maybe <b>20 times</b>.</div>
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It never gets old.</div>
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This one wasn't a custom request, I just felt like I needed to do it.</div>
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Then when I dropped off the latest batch over at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/twigsandtwinehome">Twigs and Twine,</a></div>
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{M} asked me if this was the custom one they had a customer reqest.</div>
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I hadn't heard of any request.</div>
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I guess I was just on the right wavelength that day.</div>
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That doesn't happen often, but is so nice when it does.</div>
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The image comes from <a href="http://thegraphicsfairy.com/vintage-christmas-clip-art-bird-tree/">The Graphics Fairy here</a>.</div>
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I will use different parts of the image depending on what look I'm going for.</div>
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This time I did the 4th line from the bottom.</div>
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The boards got screwed together, a light blue wash,</div>
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Not my regular method of paint and paintbrush,</div>
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but much more control.</div>
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If I could find a good paint pen that actually worked right all the time,</div>
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I would probably switch, but I haven't found one yet that works the way I want it to.</div>
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The middle board used the same graphic, I just painted the birds in rather than outlining the image.</div>
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I thought it would be fun to paint one of the birds Orange.</div>
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Kind of a "Be your own kind of Beautiful."</div>
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I just don't always have time to stage the boards for the blog</div>
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Pretty Birds all in a row.</div>
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I made these a while ago and just never got around to posting them.</div>
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I love playing with the stars and stripes.</div>
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Especially during the summer.</div>
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Perfect for Memorial Day and the 4th of July.</div>
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Or just some fun summer time color.</div>
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We had the opportunity to go back east and tour Boston, Philadelphia, and Washington DC.</div>
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The history, workmanship and sacrifice that went in to building our country is astounding.</div>
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Sometimes I wish we could go back to that time.</div>
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The honor and respect for each other and our country.</div>
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The building that floored me the most was the Library of Congress.</div>
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The craftsmanship that went in to that building.... <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">WOW!</span></b></div>
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And while I'm no master craftsman...</div>
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I would like to think I make things a little more beautiful.</div>
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A little more good for those around me.</div>
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So here's a few of my recent patriotic creations.</div>
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<b>Red White and Blue.</b></div>
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This one is very simple.</div>
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A bit of paint here and there and done.</div>
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You can't go wrong with some stars and stripes.</div>
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I also love stars.</div>
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I thought I would just keep things simple and paint a red star.</div>
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I decided it needed a little outline to finish it off.</div>
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Last but not least is this cute wreath.</div>
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It's hanging on my door as we speak... er.. write.</div>
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Anyway, I just painted a few scraps of pallet wood</div>
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red, white, and blue.</div>
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I layed them out on the ground and screwed them together.</div>
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It needed a few extra screws to keep it from shifting.</div>
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Then I roughly figured out where the points of a star would be and added screws</div>
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partly screwed in.</div>
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Then wrapped some bailing wire around the screws to form the star in the center.</div>
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Simple.</div>
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I'm Linking Up here:</div>
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A super fun, super expensive fancy event for teenagers.</div>
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I'm jealous.</div>
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How often do Moms and Dads get this kind of treatment without having to pay through the nose?</div>
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So I guess you could say I'm living through my child.</div>
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My boy was going with a great group of kids and I knew a couple of the moms.</div>
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We suggested doing a dinner supplied by the Mom's as a way to help the kids save money.</div>
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I think it turned out fabulously!</div>
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And with minimal cost.</div>
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Sometimes it really does take a village to pull off something this amazing.</div>
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So let me give you the low-down.</div>
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There were 12 kids, 6 couples.</div>
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Someone supplied the table linens and dishware.</div>
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I did the center piece.</div>
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There are Mason Jars, votive candles, playground sand, Christmas lights, sheer curtain fabric, </div>
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babys breath flowers and a Pallet wood platform with finials for legs.</div>
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The only thing I spent money on was the candles and the babys breath.</div>
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The Christmas lights were piled up in the center.</div>
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Then the sheer fabric draped over the lights.</div>
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Then the pallet wood platform and finials.</div>
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Mason jars with playground sand and candles were next.</div>
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Finished off with the babys breath flowers spread around the jars.</div>
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It truly looked magical with the Candles lit, twinkling lights in the background,</div>
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and lovely dinnerware for each place setting.</div>
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The kids had a great time.</div>
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And at the end they called out the moms and gave us a standing ovation.</div>
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It was awesome!!</div>
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Just a quick rundown of the dinner:</div>
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To start it was <a href="http://seeshellspace.blogspot.com/2011/05/artisian-bread.html">artisan bread</a> bowls with spinach dip served with pita chips.</div>
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A small cup of lime sorbet to cleanse the pallet.</div>
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<i>(my boy was the only one who knew what that was, </i></div>
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<i>the rest were just excited to have some ice cream!)</i></div>
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Salad with choice of toppings and dressing.</div>
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More Lime Sorbet.</div>
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<a href="http://seeshellspace.blogspot.com/2009/12/yummy-festive-drink.html">Italian Cream Soda</a> to drink.</div>
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Dinner was chicken breast, roasted vegetables, and baked potato.</div>
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Lime Sorbet.</div>
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And finally a gorgeous <a href="http://seeshellspace.blogspot.com/2011/03/few-of-my-favorite-things.html">Piezookie</a> which is just my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe </div>
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pressed into a ramekin, baked and topped with vanilla ice cream, </div>
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and drizzled with chocolate and caramel sauce.</div>
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They looked so good I had to take a picture.</div>
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My friend went a little crazy with the chocolate and caramel drizzle-ing across the top,</div>
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but hey, how often do we get to do that?!?</div>
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Plus it makes the dessert look amazing!</div>
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All in all, it was a lot of work, for not much money.</div>
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And the kids had a great time.</div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Perfect!</span></b></div>
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I should have been born and raised in another place and time.</div>
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Not that I don't like my life now, but</div>
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I really, <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">REALLY</span></b> want to have a farm with chickens,</div>
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goats, sheep, garden and an orchard.</div>
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But for now I live in the suburbs in a subdivision.</div>
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A tiny piece of land. Just enough for my fruit trees and a garden.</div>
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But <b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I can dream about chickens.</span></i></b></div>
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A crazy thing to dream about I know, but still.</div>
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I'm a farm girl stuck in a city girl's body.</div>
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So when I found this bird font over at <a href="http://www.dafont.com/birds-tfb.font">DaFont</a>, I had to use it in my pallet wood creations.</div>
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It would be perfect for the kitchen, or on the barn next to a chicken coop.</div>
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See.. still dreaming about farm life.</div>
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I screwed the pallet wood boards together like normal,</div>
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A little blue.</div>
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A little green.</div>
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And a good white wash to top it off.</div>
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Then I pulled out the projector and added this image with black paint.</div>
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A little country. </div>
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Very cute.</div>
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Here chicky chicky.</div>
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Mama needs some chickens!</div>
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Here it is over at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/twigsandtwinehome">Twigs and Twine</a> with some of my other creations.</div>
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<br />Seeshellspacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14978670418719195834noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696643755365890164.post-2154758499505375492014-05-19T09:18:00.000-07:002014-05-19T09:18:36.261-07:00Zippers and a Little BlingIt's so fun to go through my pictures every once in a while.<br />
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I was going through my pics of our trip up the West Coast last summer.<br />
My dad just had back surgery and is down and out for a little while so my<br />
sister had the brilliant idea to put together a digital photo frame for him<br />
with pictures of the family. <br />
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As I was going through my pictures from our trip<br />
I found some pictures of some bracelets I made a while ago but never got around<br />
to posting them.<br />
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Honestly I'm not sure why. <br />
I love how they turned out.<br />
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Plus maybe I need to take a break from pallet projects for a little while.<br />
I've got a major living room redecorate coming soon that has a heavy<br />
dose of pallet wood so let's try something completely different.<br />
I'm like that sometimes.<br />
So here goes.<br />
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Alright. Let's go!<br />
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I love Zippers!<br />
I love the fun funky design of some of them.<br />
The cool industrial metal ones.<br />
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While brousing through<a href="http://sasfabricssuperstore.com/"> SAS in Phoenix</a>,<br />
which is my proverbial <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>'kid in a candy store'</i></span></b> place,<br />
I wandered over to their zipper section.<br />
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Big ones.<br />
Little tiny ones.<br />
Fat ones.<br />
Colorful ones.<br />
Separating metal ones.<br />
Chunky plastic ones.<br />
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All for so cheap.<br />
The zippers I'm using here cost me $0.25 each.<br />
Seriously.<br />
$0.25 each.<br />
Awesome.<br />
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When I saw them I knew they would be perfect for bracelets.<br />
Kind of <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">an industrial meets steampunk</span></b> effect.<br />
Fun and unique.<br />
Perfect.<br />
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So I dug out my jewelry making supplies and started putting things together.</div>
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A key, a charm and some beads were all this bracelet needed.</div>
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Afer I trimmed the canvas tape away from the actual metal zipper.</div>
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A few jump rings and a lobster claw closure and it's done.</div>
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Easy.</div>
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Zippers and charms.</div>
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Perfectly cute and fun!</div>
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For this bracelet I decided to leave the canvas tape on and allow the zipper to function</div>
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I found another set of fun charms.</div>
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A heart.</div>
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A love charm with definition,</div>
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Then I attached the charms with a jump ring to the hole in the zipper head.</div>
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This way I can unzip the zipper if I want or leave it closed all the way.</div>
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The ends got a bar clamp and a toggle closure.</div>
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This is a great way to finish off the ends of the fabric.</div>
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I had to push the canvas strips together a little</div>
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Then just press them closed with pliers and add the jump rings.</div>
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Easy peasy.</div>
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I think it looks beautiful on my wrist.</div>
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Fun dangle-ley charms.</div>
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<b> Fun. Funky.</b></div>
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<b>Pretty.</b></div>
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Seeshellspacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14978670418719195834noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696643755365890164.post-35809090902919437362014-05-15T08:25:00.003-07:002014-05-15T08:25:42.518-07:00Pallets and Chandeliers <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Usually I just type in Pallet wood in the search engine and go from there.</div>
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There are some seriously talented crafters out there!</div>
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Chandeliers have held a special place in my heart.</div>
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I think they are beautiful.</div>
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Any way, any design, any material.</div>
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Especially the ones with beads and candles.</div>
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Very old world.</div>
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Very stunning.</div>
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So I came across these two pieces along with some others</div>
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I had done <a href="http://seeshellspace.blogspot.com/2013/03/chandeliers-and-projectors.html">this one</a> for my daughter a while ago.</div>
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But for the store I wanted to do another one out of pallet wood.</div>
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I searched Google images and found this one.</div>
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Simple. Sweet. Elegant.</div>
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Exactly the way a Chandelier should be.</div>
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I fit the image on the board and started painting.</div>
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It worked perfectly!</div>
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I guess you could say I'm fascinated with <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Steampunk</span></b>.</div>
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Honestly I had no idea what it was until a <i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1628175/">Castle</a></span></b></i> and <b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TrSBPeStm4">Phineas and Ferb</a></span></i></b> episode.</div>
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I'm defintely not obsessed, nor do I dress up and go to Steampunk Parties.</div>
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But the images really captivate me.</div>
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ie. The <a href="http://seeshellspace.blogspot.com/2014/04/ride-on.html">bicycle here</a> and <a href="http://seeshellspace.blogspot.com/2014/03/enjoy-ride.html">here</a> I've been painting for the last few weeks.</div>
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Simple and fun.</div>
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I think it would be perfect for a boys room or a nursery.</div>
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This one got a light whitewash, then a light blue wash to imitate the sky.</div>
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I off centered the plane just a bit to give a more 'in flight' look.</div>
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Enjoy!Seeshellspacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14978670418719195834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696643755365890164.post-15695550522019203232014-04-29T12:36:00.000-07:002014-04-30T11:53:50.009-07:00Ride On<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The bicycle boards seem to be doing well right now</div>
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over at <a href="http://www.twigsandtwine.com/">Twigs and Twine</a>.</div>
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I just needed to play with the colors and design a bit more.</div>
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This time I used <a href="http://bec4-beyondthepicketfence.blogspot.com/2014/04/paint-tutorial-2.html">Becky's paint technique from Beyond the Picket Fence</a></div>
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on the boards before doing the image.</div>
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I did a combo of three layers of paint.</div>
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Green, Yellow, and White.</div>
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Each was drybrushed on in a very random pattern.</div>
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Some light sanding and I added a bit of the apple cider vinegar/steel wool stain</div>
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to darken the slats up a bit.</div>
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Here is <a href="http://seeshellspace.blogspot.com/2014/03/enjoy-ride.html">the previous bicycle board.</a></div>
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I love the vintage bicycle image from <a href="http://thegraphicsfairy.com/free-vector-downloads-vintage-bicycle/">Graphics Fairy</a>.<br />
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This week I thought I'd play with the whole message board idea.</div>
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I looked around on Pinterest but couldn't find one that was just right for me.</div>
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I had a bunch of shelf boards that my sister and I got for free from Craigslist </div>
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I decided to pull out the chalkboard paint and get to work.</div>
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The paint was left over from my <a href="http://seeshellspace.blogspot.com/2013/05/my-beachy-bathroom-makeover-for-under-30.html">Beachy Bathroom Makeover</a>, </div>
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I just folded it in thirds, then in half again and cut two diagonal cuts.</div>
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I used a pencil to trace the design on the pallet wood.</div>
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It had some weird painting on the bands around the tub so I painted over it with the blue from the chevrons.</div>
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I used some nuts, bolts, and washers to screw them to the board.</div>
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So this version is slightly different.</div>
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A little smaller pallet wood pieces.</div>
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Now if I could just get around to making one for me I'd be all set.</div>
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PS. These got delivered to <a href="http://www.twigsandtwine.com/">Twigs and Twine</a> last Friday. </div>
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The brown one already sold. I so love it when that happens!!</div>
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Sunday dinner at my parents house is a tradition.</div>
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A few times each month my sisters and their families get together for dinner.</div>
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There are a lot of little ones running around and we have talked about</div>
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making a table and benches for them to eat at out on Mom's back patio.</div>
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I have wanted to make <b><span style="font-size: large;">a pallet wood table and benches</span></b> for a long time. </div>
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Making this set for my parents fit the bill.</div>
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I've even had the perfect pallet sitting in my stash just waiting for me to help it achieve it's full potential.</div>
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Plus my stash of pallet cross pieces has grown to enormous proportions.</div>
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The kids were out of school for Spring Break and my husband was gone hunting.</div>
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I had the kids choose out all the pieces that were still good, not cracked or split.</div>
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The little ones helped me mark the measurements.</div>
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The older boy did all the cuts for the benches on the miter saw.</div>
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I painted the benches with some paint I found at Home Depot in the Ooops pile.</div>
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Love it when that happens.</div>
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We loaded it up and took it over to my Parents house.</div>
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They had to close their eyes and we surprised them with the set.</div>
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They loved it!</div>
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Now I have to search for another perfect pallet to make one for myself.</div>
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It's OK, with my pallet wood obsession, it shouldn't take too long.</div>
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My backyard isn't too much to look at,<br />
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A little measuring, eye-balling, and miter saw cutting. </div>
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This one was a custom order and since I was already doing one,</div>
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The letters came from the alphalicious font for the Cricut.</div>
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Another batch of Pallet Projects done.</div>
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I was so stressed when the bulb burnt out on my Projector recently. </div>
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I needed to send another batch of boards to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/twigsandtwinehome">Twigs and Twine </a>and was at a loss of what to do.</div>
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So I went back to my old tried and true method of designing boards and pulled out the Cricut.</div>
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I found this cute crown on the <a href="http://www.cricut.com/Shopping/detail--Cricut-Home-D%C3%A9cor-Solutions-Cartridge-0-222.aspx">Home Decor Solutions cartridge</a>.</div>
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I cut it out on clear contact paper.</div>
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Then carefully placed the pieces on the prepared board.</div>
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A little white paint sponged on and it's done.</div>
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Simple.</div>
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Royal.</div>
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I think it would be <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>perfect for a little princess</i></span></b> room.</div>
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Happily, this board has already sold.</div>
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Love it when that happens! ;)</div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Have a Royal Day!</span></b></div>
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I linked up here:</div>
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