Crafty Craft

About a month ago I was bit by the craft bug. It was also the week after Russ and Lindsay's birthday and I still hadn't gotten anything for Linds. So I was perusing her Pinterest to figure out something that I could do for her.  I found some pallet wood wall art that she had pinned and I thought I could totally do it and it would be fun. My biggest thing was figuring where I would find some old pallet wood.

Low and behold 20 minutes later I was out on a run and what do I find?

Some perfect old wood right there on the side of the road! I was so excited and later that day went back and loaded it up in the car.

My next step was to take apart how the wood was held together with nails and wire.

What a mess!

I then pieced together what I had into two different signs. Next up was painting time!

Not gonna lie I had a hard time deciding what to put on these, but once I decided that it was lots of fun!

I picked up some simple stencils, paint and brushes at Joann's and with that I was in business!

Here's the finished product!

I wish you could have seen Val and I trying to figure out the best way to make a stencil for the big W...hilarious.

Even though it was a few weeks after her birthday that we finally gave Lindsay her present it always feels great to give a homemade gift :) I am definitely a gift giver...I LOVE it. Planning what to give, getting it/making it, the surprise factor - it's all the best!!