3.18.2012

A Pallet Canvas


I finally got my hands on some pallets. I'm a bit embarrassed it's taken me this long...since they're so ridiculously abundant. But, my thrift store guy (more commonly know as "Mr. Clemson"...simply because he's decked-out in Clemson gear from head to toe every. single. day.) offered to break me up a few, and well, you know I couldn't resist. 


(Plus, it gave me an excuse to bust out the jigsaw again...)


I've been dying to do some sort of art on pallets for a long, long time...so, in order to make myself a canvas, I had plans to finagle something sort of like this...


...which should have involved just a small amount of hammering...


...but ended up being a lot.


However, I prevailed, and I now have a pallet canvas ready to be painted.



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28 comments:

  1. Thanks so much for linking up to the blog hop! LOVE your blog :) New follower -- would love for you to link up to my Live Laugh Linky parties on Thursdays too!

    Cheers!
    Kelly

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  2. Love it!!! I am dying to do something with a pallet too but not sure what?! Can't wait to see what brilliant thing you do!! :)

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  3. ahhh. love this! obsessed with pallets right now. anything and everything pallets.

    thecoffeehouse

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  4. That looks like fun. Can't wait to see what you are going to do with it. I've been wanting to do something like that for Riley's room but don't know what exactly. So maybe you can give me some ideas:) Would LOVE to go thrift shopping with you sometime. I bet we would have some fun:)

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  5. Happy to be following this blog since I LOVE thrifting! New follower :)


    Lauren Rebecca

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  6. I just can't get enough of pallets right now--can't wait to see what you do!

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  7. Are you teasing us? I saw pallet and knew I had to look. I'll be waiting.....

    ~Bliss~

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  8. Can't wait to see the finished project. Megan

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  9. Yea! Glad you prevailed. I have some pallets in the garage that I'm nervous to take apart because that seems to be the most difficult part. Anyway, I can't wait to see what you paint.

    Sharon @ mrs. hines class

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  10. LOVE the idea! I had the same idea. Found 2 pallets. Taking them apart will be the death of me. Almost all of the boards are broken. SO, now I'm hunting for new pallets!

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  11. Can't wait to see what you create! I keep passing by all the pallets I see piled by roadside dumpsters. I need to stop, throw on in the car, and get cracking!
    Kelly

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  12. That must be some hard wood with all those bent nails! Can't wait to see what you put on it :) Thanks for linking up!

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  13. Come on over to my house - we have tons of pallets laying around I'd be happy to share. Excited to see what you do with it!

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  14. Wow, This will be some Work of Art when its finished and I cannot wait to see what you come up with. I never would have thought of Pallets. Glad I found you to-day. Hugs from Scotland. Rita xxx

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  15. I love doing these - I've got a whole stack of them, I can't wait to see what you do with yours!

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  16. Yay, a beautiful blank canvas! Looking forward too seeing what kind of magic you do with it!

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  17. I love pallet art, I can't wait to see what you do with it!

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  18. Hi - I'm visiting you from Bedazzle me Monday and I'm your newest follower. Your post caught my eye as we are both on the same page this week with our pallet art. You'll have to check out my day of hard work at home sweet nest. I can't wait to see what you do!
    Elisa
    www.homesweetnest.blogspt.com

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  19. oooh, jealous!! there's a local guy here that has free pallets on Craigslist, but he won't get back to me to let me knwo where he's located! Grr!

    Leanne

    www.becauseithinkican.com

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  20. So dying to do something with a pallet... I keep seeing free ones on Craigslist and emailing them to my husband but he has yet to snag them for me. ARGH!

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  21. when will we see the final result? I was expecting one more photo! Great idea though :)

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  22. Great start! Can't wait to see what you do with it. I recently made a pallet into word art, it's my facebook page header.

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  23. Oh I can't wait to see what you're going to do! I'm planning a pallet project and I need some inspiration! Happily following you via GFC and looking forward to part 2!!

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  24. i found you from six sisters. and i love the pallet for canvas idea. and we share nailing skills. i linked a repurpose project also. check it out... http://mer-ish.blogspot.com/2012/03/for-my-girls.html

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  25. Can't wait to see what you do with this! We'd love for you to come by and link this up to our party! http://housewivesofriverton.blogspot.com/2012/03/riverton-housewives-round-up-9.html

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  26. Looking forward to seeing what you do with it!

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  27. Very. Cool. Can't wait to see what you're going to do with it!
    Melody
    One Chatty Chic
    PS My husband is a Clemson guy too. Thankfully he doesn't wear the gear though. :)

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  28. Very NICE!!! gonna add it to my weekend project list.

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