Yes, I did it... I followed the cliché upcycling hottest trend right now. Pallets. For those who are wondering, pallets are just wood flat stands that a lot of bulk food, furniture, machines, anything extremely heavy, comes on so its easier to lift via fork lift. I love all of the crafty ideas Pintresters come up with, they are so fun and easy to do. Some people choose to break them down and re- attach them together and make a whole new frame. I however, took the easy route and just cut mine in half and sanded it down. Ha. Anywho I had an old pallet laying around and since I love my wine bottle crafts I thought it would be very appropriate to do a wine bottle holder of my own variation. I took a mini blow torch to one of them to give it a more worn look and to the other I used the torch but more as a way to high light the marks and cracks in the wood to accent it more. They both are different and unique, I think they will be a big hit on my next craft fair! I'm hoping to get custom orders because I think they will be very desirable!
When working with wood, especially common wood that you are fine with experimenting on, look up different ways to manipulate it and turn it into something completely different. It might turn out good and it might not give it a chance. Vinegar is good for making a "old, worn" look to wood, again a small torch would help darken it ( use on scrap wood first to get a good feel of what it will look like), sanding and even using salt with your paint will add texture to a finished product. Just explore with what you have the possibilities are endless!
I hope you all enjoy my project and think as highly of it as I do!
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