Pallet Art
Not long ago my dad sent me this picture from this blog:
I thought it was terribly clever, not to mention a good use of an old pallet. Then, not long after that, I ran across this piece of art from this blog:
The person who made it got the idea from this piece of art from this blog:
I of course love all of them, so obviously my next step was to think, "Ooh, I need a pallet to make art out of, too!"
Lo and behold, on the evening that the very thought came to my head, I spotted a deserted pallet as we were driving out of the church parking lot after the last day of VBS. I believe it had been used in the "Homeless Awareness Station", where the kids created a shanty to experience what homelessness might be like. But since that was over and it was sitting by the side of the parking lot, I deemed it available for pickup.
Here it is:
Right now I'm picturing it with some kind of words painted on it mounted on the back of the fireplace on the back patio.
Something like this, but bigger:
We shall see.
Yes. Not only do you rescue a homeless pallet, you get an art project. I especially like the words of the 2nd picture.