We have been busy for the last month playing with pallet wood! There are tons of ideas on Pinterest for rustic projects made with recycled pallets. The first job is to locate source of free pallets. Hubby likes the cleaner new looking ones while I prefer the aged and distressed! Here is one of his latest projects:
Inside is a 48 qt cooler. And it has wheels. He has also made wine bottle racks and a table. I loved the table and wanted to put it out by the pool between our Adirondack chairs. It would be great to eat on or serve from....I still have hope because it has not sold yet!
I have taken his scraps and tried some pallet art. Again turning to Pinterest for ideas. I am trying to get ahead of the season by working on patriotic projects and football season!!! Next will be Fall and Halloween!
Next is a home project which I rarely complete any more.....
I have to have light weight door wreaths. And two of them which limits my selection... They cost more when you double it or if I make them it takes twice as long. So I saw this cute, fast and cheap idea to brighten up the porch. The center of the sunflower is a basket paper plate holder. I was lucky and found brown ones at the thrift store. I had planned on spray painting the natural kind.
The next hurdle was finding yellow burlap. Hobby Lobby finally got some in. I cut a long 5 inch wide strip, sewed it in a circle and gathered it. The last step was attaching it to the back edge of the plate holder. Total price $3.00 for 2!
The next project goes to the booth as soon as I get my patriotic display ready. I merged ideas from a couple of blogs to make a Rag Ruffle Flag Pillow. All of the materials are recycled and from my stash. The inner pillow was a down pillow - I bought it long ago to recover. When I unzipped it the feathers exploded. There was a hole in it. So I stuffed it in a plastic bag and there it has been for 2-3 years. I made a new case from a recycled sheet. Took it outside to put the feathers in. It still looks like I have slaughtered chickens in my back yard!
The denim came from 2 of my teacher jumpers ( please note -I have been retired 11 years- and yes I have hoarder issues) The white fabric came from the bottom of some curtains that I shortened and the red was a tablecloth in its former life!
The current project in the Swamp has to do with an old gun cabinet with a broken glass front...sadly we bought it that way last year with plans to replace the glass Never, Happened...
