Pallet Sign.

As promised, here is the first craft of the summer! I saw this on pinterest and I really wanted to make it, but I was unsure where to find wood that wasn't falling appart.  Well, lo and behold, our neighbors where cleaning out their house and had a dumpster in their driveway.  Mom and I went over and "dumpster dived!"  It was tons of fun!  Anyway, I found to cabinet doors that were made out of planks of wood and they were in great shape.  So I took them home and made my sign. 

 How I felt dumpster diving. (not actually me)

 Since the doors were already made for a cabinet, they had holes cut in them.  I used the existing holes for the screws.  If you're doing this with random wood you found or new wood, you can just drill holes.

 We bought some wood and I sawed it so that it will would fit lengthwise across the salvaged wood.

 I then sanded the edges so that there wouldn't be any splinters. 

 Next, I marked where the holes were in the salvaged wood.  This way I would know where to drill holes in the new wood.  You can't tell from the picture, but the salvaged wood is slightly skewed.  I did this so that it wouldn't look "perfect."

 I then drilled the holes where I had marked then on the new wood. 

Next, I screwed in the screws.  

 The last step was paint!  This made me nervous, because I knew that if I messed up there was no going back.  But I love how it turned out!  I just used some leftover paint that we had from painting out walls.

 
Here's the finished project!  The words are from a song that we sang in church on Sunday.  It was the first time that I had heard the song, and I absolutely fell in love with it.  Here are the lyrics.  Enjoy and keep crafting!


I lie down and rest,
Cause I work no longer.
I breathe in, refreshed no more soiled in disgrace.
I look up at him to whom I am kneeling,
And I see delight there in my Father’s face.

I’m a son of God, and love is my freedom.
I can ask anything of my Father the King.
I’m an heir, I’m adopted and my brother is Jesus.
I’m a son of God and my soul is at peace.

I am last and low,
Cause I fight no longer,
To be right, or good or to prove my own worth.
I’m not driven or pushed or weighed down with duty.
I am filled with release that Christ did all for me.

I’m a son of God, and love is my freedom.
I can ask anything of my Father the King.
I’m an heir, I’m adopted and my brother is Jesus.
I’m a son of God and my soul is at peace.

I stand up in faith,
Cause I fear no longer,
And I pray and wait for God to provide.
I lean all of my weight on him who is able,
And I set aside every effort of mine.

I’m a son of God, and love is my freedom.
I can ask anything of my Father the King.
I’m an heir, I’m adopted and my brother is Jesus.
I’m a son of God and my soul is at peace.

I know now, I’m safe,
Cause nothing can harm me,
Or break in and take what’s stored up for me.
I need not to cling to dead helpless idols,
They no longer can hold any comfort for me.

I’m a son of God, and love is my freedom.
I can ask anything of my Father the King.
I’m an heir, I’m adopted and my brother is Jesus.
I’m a son of God and my soul is at peace.