Love in Any Language - Pallet Art

I know that pallet art is all over these days.  But I really wanted to make a lovey dovey sign for my hubby to hang in our bedroom.  You know?  Some sweet valentines love all year round.

I was inspired by Katie at Sweet Rose.  Her pallet was beautiful.  However, I wanted to do something relevant to me and my sweetie.  Ryan speaks French and I speak Portuguese.  Of course we both speak English.  lol.  So I love you in our favorite languages sounded perfect.

Anyhow, here are the details.

I went to Lowes and picked up 2 ten feet pieces of wood.  They were not in the best shape ond only $3 a piece.  Perfect!  Yes, I have a table saw, but I don't know how to use it, so I had them cut me 6 three feet pieces.

Next, I used a vinegar and tea method of aging wood that I found on Pinterest.

Here is what my wood looked like before and after:

Cool, right?
First, you take some steel wool and soak it in vinegar over night.  I used about 1 cup of vinegar and just put it in a mason jar with a hunk of steel wool.

The next day I was ready to go.  But I forgot one problem.  I don't drink tea!  I found some green tea in my cupboard, but it didn't really work.  I called my mom.  She LAUGHED AND LAUGHED.  Black tea, dear.  Black tea.  Oh.  So I picked some up. and brewed it.

I took a paint brush and dipped it in the tea, then spread it on the wood.  Then, I dipped it in the vinegar and brushed it on top.  It was amazing and I was thrilled with the results!  So much safer than some old pallet!

After it dried, I used wood glue and glued those babies together.

Then, I took the scraps and used them as braces on the back, screwing them in from the front.  I liked the look of the screws.  Honestly, how did I miss a pic of this?  Click on Lolly Janes tutorial for a picture of theirs.  Way cute!

Using my Silhouette, I cut out the text I wanted, then stuck it on there as a stencil

Painted, removed stencil and voila!

It fits perfectly and I adore it!


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