Pallet Wall Art

I love all the pallet transformations on Pinterest right now. I don't have room for a pallet table or anything big like that so j made some pallet wall art for my house. (I didn't hang all these in my house, I gave some to family and friends).

My wonderful and helpful hubby took a pallet apart and nailed them all together using a slab of wood. Here's what that looks like:

Then I stained the wood using a dark walnut stain:

After staining the wood: (staining is a very messy and sticky job, be sure to wear gloves)

Helpful hint: draw your design on a large piece of cardboard, cut it out and trace it on the pallet wood. 

I drew the seahorse on using a chalk pen (if you mess up you can wipe off)

I used a high hiding white paint. It took two coats. 

Here's a few others I've done: 

Tarpon: 

Crab:

Other seahorse:

Teal seahorse I made for a friend:

Gecko:

Jellyfish:

Mermaid:

Shark:

My tip is to screw in heavy duty picture wire into the back of the board:

You don't have to put a sealant or top coat on because the wood stain has it already built in. Plus it's a pallet, it's used to being in the rain and outside.