Pallet Island

I have been terrible about posting to my blog and I apologize! I have a way of going where life leads me and lately it I have been doing other things. My granddaughter has been at St. Jude's in Memphis for surgery on her eye. All is well, she is back at home healing nicely. My daughter is moving into a house that is short on storage. So I have been finding ways to add some in creative ways!

I was inspired by a post I saw on Pinterest about making stuff from wood pallets. The blog is called "Beyond the Picket Fence".  The post warned that using rough pallet wood is not for the faint of heart! I am a believer of that! This was not a easy project to undertake. I really enjoyed making this island for my daughter's kitchen and I think it turned out great! I didn't take pictures along the way, mainly because I worked on it a little bit here and there. It took me about 5 days to complete, but that was probably about 10 hours of work, total. If you have any questions about it, let me know!

ANYWAY, HERE IT IS!

$3.00 Art Work! How?

I love bargain fabric! I can't help it, it's in my DNA! I come from a long line of quilters.
Several months ago, I bought fabric samples from a local store that was going out of business. I paid $1.00 per sample! I knew that they would come in handy for recovering a chair cushion or making a pillow cover! But I found picture frame stretchers from IKEA at the local thrift store. I paid $2.00 per stretcher! What a bargain! I wished for more, but only found 2 of them.

So, here is my $3.00 artwork! Simple to make! See how below!

You will need to assemble your stretcher. You can buy these stretchers at craft stores, like Hobby Lobby. They aren't very expensive! Very easy! Next.....

Press your fabric! I used Magic Sizing on mine! Next....

Attach your fabric to the stretcher. You can use a staple gun  or small nails! Be sure to attach the fabric by one nail or staple on each side of the frame. It will hold your fabric taunt while you finish each side. Corners can be tricky, I use the same technique as wrapping a box for a present to get square corners. You can do it!

As you can tell from the different fabric, I did two pictures using my fabric samples. I am thinking I will hang one in my bedroom or bathroom and the other in the entrance hall with my orange mirror! I LOVE A BARGAIN!