Pallets and Calendars diy Wall Art
- By Joan
- February 18, 2016
- 17 Comments
December is always the month when I shop for a new calendar for the new year and last December was no different. So while I’m looking at all the cute puppies, sunsets, grumpy cat, beautiful gardens, and hunk calendars, the one that really caught my eye was this calendar of vintage patent drawings.
For my purposes the calendar doesn’t do a very good job at acting like a calendar. The dates and days of the week are strung out in a row at the bottom of each page. There is no room to jot any appointments, birthdays, anniversaries…you know, all the stuff you scribble on a calendar.
Where the calendar lacks at being a calendar it more than makes up for as being a great source for patent posters. The pictures have nice perforations at the top and bottom so they can be torn out of the calendar easily and they are only printed on one side, so there is no bleed from any other printing. Absolutely perfect for wall art.
Old patents need the rustic look of old pallets. It’s like they were meant for one another.
Start by laying out your pallet backing. My pallet backing is 8 inches taller and 4 inches wider than my patent images.
Most of my signs are attached with cross braces to hold the pallet wood together. This project has the same cross braces, but this time I decided to put them on the front.
The cross pieces were attached with finishing nails from a nail gun, but screws or builders adhesive would also work.
Finished off my backing with a coat of white wash…watered down white acrylic paint.
Last step was to attach the patent image to the backing with modpodge. Make sure you push down the picture into the grooves of the pallets and push out any air bubbles as it dries.
Such an easy pallet wood project that gives maximum impact.
After I bought the calendar I found where I could get patent art work for free. So before you run out and buy a calendar make sure you read this first.
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I want one of those calendars. These signs are awesome !
They still sell the calendars on Amazon but don’t go and buy one just yet. You’ll see why next week.
Very neat-O! Thank you for your inspirational website & the the energy that you expend to keep it so interesting.Most sincerely. Debra, Colusa, CA.
These are great! I’ve seen a few ideas where paperwork were put on other wood wall pieces and created a nice wall decor piece but these definitely kicks it up a notch. Very creative.. thank you for sharing.
Super cute idea! They look really nice hanging up against that wall color, too.
Love this idea, you did a wonderful job!! Very creative!
These are fabulous Joan – love the vintage images you used.
I am loving this!! Definitely pinning this. I am so glad I found your blog while browsing around.
This project is so cool. I am totally in love!!!!
Love these! I made some blueprint art for Christmas gifts. I did a banjo, a snowboard, a ukulele, and a bike. Thanks for linking up to the Talk of the Town party!
These look great! I love the vintage patents on the pallet frames. Thanks for linking up at TOT link party.
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