Welcome Sign...Made from a wood pallet!

I've been wanting to make something from pallet wood for a while now.  Finally found something I really liked.  So, for starters, I very nicely asked my husband to drive out to my brother's ranch and load up some old pallets.  He was thrilled.  ;)

 

This was MY project.  However, taking these babies apart without ruining them was much more difficult than I had imagined.  So, once again, my hubby had to help me.  Ok now it's MY project.  Oh wait, not quite yet.  He cut them in half for me, too.

 

First I sanded each board real well.  Then put a stain on them.  It turned out darker than I thought, but still looked good.

 

 

 

Next I used liquid nails to attach them to a thin piece of plywood, which I had to cut all by myself, because Man #1 was at work and I wasn't waiting. 

Then I printed out the lettering I wanted and transferred it to the sign and painted it. 

 

 

Now I had to find some boards in good shape for the frame.  Cut them to the right length, sanded and painted them black.  Using liquid nails, I attached them to the plywood.  And added some brackets to the frame to keep it all together.

 

I let the liquid nails sit over night to make sure it got good and sturdy.  This is how I hung it....So far so good.  This thing is pretty darn heavy!

 

 

My plan was to hang this sign on the outside of my house next to one of the doors.  Well, it ended up way too big.  So, it's on the wall in the house.  First thing you see when you walk in.  I'm real happy with how it turned out.  And I have a new found respect for carpenters. 

 

 

So, I did a little better with the pictures this time! 

 

Guess I will just have to make another one the right size for outside.

 

 

- Katie