You might have seen this picture on Instagram last week.
Don’t worry, I did not actual operate the saw while taking this picture, I value each one of my fingers and limbs.
But I was trying to work as quickly (and safely!) as possible before the rain hit and I couldn’t work on any bigger projects for awhile, i.e. cutting and sanding.
I had had an idea for a sign above the mantel for the holiday season and I really wanted to get it done before the holiday season was over!
I cut six sections of pallet board (these are about 18 inches long) and sanded the front and sides down. It didn’t need to be perfect, but I knew the front needed to be fairly smooth so the vinyl stencil would adhere well.
Then I cut some more this strips of scrap wood and ran wood glue down the back. After I stuck the glued strip down to the back side of my pallet sign, I pounded some finishing nails in as well.
After the glue was dry and my sign felt pretty stable, I got to work with my sign.
The font I used is called “Janda Stylish Script” and it’s a free download.
A little tip when you’re painting a stencil like this, is paint Mod Podge on the letters first, then once that’s dry go over it with paint. That extra step really helps prevent paint from leaking under the letters. It took about three coats of white paint to make sure that no wood grain was showing through.
I really love the way it turned out, although I do wish that I had made the words a little bigger, or at least the word “world” slightly larger.
Oh well, maybe one day I’ll quickly sand it over and paint the letters on again…
or not.
I’m thinking probably not.
You know I’m a sucker for lyrics on signs:
11 Responses to “the weary world rejoices” pallet sign
I love this!!!! Great tutorial too! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Absolutely LOVE this! I collected this old pallet a while back and wanted to do a DIY project with it, but it's been sitting in the garage. Need to get it out and finish my project. Thanks for the lovely inspiration!
Linh
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That turned out really beautiful 🙂
Alex – Funky Jungle
Really pretty! About three months ago, we'd ordered some furniture that came on a pallet–my husband kept it for a few weeks because I'd told him that I wanted to do a fun craft with it. Then, we sold our house, things went crazy, and I have no clue what happened to the pallet. I'm so jealous of your cute pallet craft now! 🙂
Bummer! This pallet was still in really good shape, it had come with our flooring like a year ago and I kept it in a safe spot because most pallets I get are found on the side of the road and pretty sad. 🙂
Thanks so much Alex!
Love these pallet type project. Great job!!
Ohh, you did such a great job my dear
Yes, sometimes I wonder why I take so long to start certain projects, especially ones that go as surprisingly quickly as this one! Thanks for stopping by!
So glad you enjoyed it!
I really want to try this! This is really a great idea.