Alright, winter decor yesterday and Valentine’s Day today. I like to keep you on your toes:)
Today, I’m sharing my Mini Pallet Valentine’s Day Art made with wood shims and Dye-Na Flow Paint by Jacquard Products. This paint was really fun to work with, and it is perfect to use on wood. It has the consistency of a wood stain but comes in a variety of vibrant colors. This paint is definitely worth checking out if you like to work with different stains and wood treatments.
To create the mini pallet, I picked up a box of wood shims from the hardware store. It cost me roughly $5.00 for a pack of 42 and I only used 12 for this project so I have many left over for future projects.
I’m still loving the ombré trend happening right now and I want to embrace it before it goes out of style! The look was really easy to achieve using the Dye-Na Flow paint (details below).
And I just love how the Lumiere paint adds a little shimmer to the pallet. This is my second time working with the paints (first time on wood) and I really love them. They go on beautifully and the sheen is perfect.
Supply List:
- Pack of Wood Shims
- Wood Glue
- Dye-Na Flow Brilliant Red Paint
- Lumiere Pearlescent White Paint
- Paint Brush
- Scrap Paper and Scissors for Heart Stencil
Start by removing the shims from the packaging and laying two shims side by side. Place a line of wood glue down the middle of each shim.
Carefully place the shims on top of the two base pieces. Note* shims are not even, they have a slight angle to them, so be cautious of the difference in the thickness. I wanted my pallet to be a little rugged so I rotated each shim, every other one, but you could also keep them all at the same angle for a different look.
Allow the glue to dry.
Once the mini pallet is dry, it’s time to paint it with the Dye-Na Flow Brilliant Red Paint. It was really easy to achieve this look using the Dye-Na Flow Paint. Like I mentioned earlier, the paint is the same consistency as wood stain, very thin, so to achieve the ombré look I mixed the paint with water and added a little more each time to get it lighter and lighter. The darkest red is the paint color straight from the jar, and then I slowly added a little more water to each remaining stick. The last board was mainly the brush dipped in colored water.
Once the red paint is dry, cut out a heart shape and trace it onto the mini pallet. I chose to free hand the heart instead of using a stencil because of how uneven the edges were. The lumiere paint applied beautifully onto the wood surface. This paint is heaven, I honestly can’t say enough about it. I love the sheen it added to the pallet.
If you are interested in checking out some of Jacquard Products paints, you better check in next Tuesday because I might be giving away some of it away along with A TON of other amazing prizes. This giveaway is going to be epic (hint hint, remember the $1,00 giveaway back in December? Yes, that big!) :)
Sharing this project at some of the parties here along with Today’s Creative Blog, TipJunkie, Home Stories A 2 Z, Funky Junk Interiors, The Shabby Nest, My Repurposed Life, The Shabby Creek Cottage, Thrifty Decor Chick,
So cute! I usually don’t decorate much for Valentine’s Day, but this project fits my style perfectly and has inspired me! :). I’m intrigued by this paint too, where is it available for purchase?
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This is super cute! I love the idea of using the wood shims. I have a pallet outside but I haven’t broken it down yet to work with it so the shims sound so much easier!
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Love this Taryn!!!! Pinned Stop by http://www.sewsweetvintage.com
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Oh this is ADORABLE and so FUN!!! Thanks for sharing it with us :)
xo
Angelina
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cute!
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Love this! It turned out really cute. I’ve been wanting to make one of these for awhile but cannot decide what to paint on it.
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So cute! I love wood projects and have not heard of/used shims before. Now following.
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Very cute idea!
KC
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This is darling! I love simple art! I’ve been wanting to try something with pallets. I think the mini ones are the way to start. Thanks so much for the great idea! LOVE your site!
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This is just perfect! I have been wanting to make something with wood shims for a while now. (Seriously, I have them on my project list). Thanks so much for the inspiration!
Angela
I have a pallet that my husband keeps threatening to throw away – now I know what I should do with it!
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Darling! I love the projects you come up with. Thank you for sharing! :)
Such a fun idea ~ love the rustic and festive feel!
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This is so cute! I love how it turned out, and how clever to use wood shims. I think I actually have a few around the house. Thanks for sharing :)
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Hi, Taryn
What a great project. I love how you created this with shims. I found your lovely blog from Chase The Star link party. In Feb, I will be hosting a link party using wood. I would love for you to add your DIY project. I love looking around your lovely blog and I am a new follower too. Love for you to stop by http://www.homesweetbutterfly.com. Thanks and have a great week.
Hugs,
Vanessa
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I love how this turned out! The ombre effect is great and what a novel use for contractor shims!
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Really simple, yet totally cute! I need to get my act together on my Valentine’s decorating!
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Oh this one just warms my heart!! I love it :)
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This is adorable, and i have everything but the shims. I think I’ll try it!
~Emily
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That is a great idea. I love pallets and reclaimed everything. I’ll do a ginormous one and post a link.
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Thanks for sharing that idea for making a mini pallet. I haven’t gotten out a big saw in years so doing one of the regular size pallets is too imtimidating for me but like Goldilocks sez…”this looks just right” . Thanks also for sharing about those paints…I have not heard of either one of them before. I saw your post over at “Home Stories A to Z” link party.
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So cute! Thanks for sharing a tutorial on how to make it!
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Just wanted to let you know I featured your project on my “Fifteen Favorite Finds Valentines” on my blog! Thanks for the inspirations! <3 Amy Lou
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What a lovely project!
Taryn. this turned out precious!! I have to get to the hardware store!! Thanks for the great tutorial..this is just perfect for Valentine’s Day!! Thanks for sharing!!
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You clever socks. Taryn that is great. I’d love to see something like that spicing up my place. Thank you for the idea. :)
Sheree x0x
What a beautiful piece of art! I love the ombre colors you used. This is so pretty! I found you on Sugar Bee Crafts :) Have a great day!
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I featured you in my Valentine Heart Project Round Up!
http://littlemomprairie.blogspot.com/2013/01/valentine-project-round-up.html
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Wow, that turned out great! So cute and festive!
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Wow- I actually have a stack of shims left from when we built a door from the garage to the “laundry room”. I love this! Thanks for the idea- it looks great!
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Very cute Taryn! Love the ombre! :)
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This is really cute! I would love it if you linked up to Manic Monday – http://cupcake-n-bake.blogspot.com/2013/01/manic-monday-1_20.html
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Thanks for linking to Take-A-Look Tuesday over at Sugar Bee Crafts – you were featured today!
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Taryn–I love how clever you were to do this faux pallet art for Valentine’s day! it really is adorable!
gail
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This came out beautifully!
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Too cute Taryn! Very creative and I love the paint job. Have a great weekend.
Leslie
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What a sweet project! I’ll be featuring this this morning on Craft Gossip :) http://homeandgarden.craftgossip.com/
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How adorable! Perfect for Valentines Day!! Pinned :) I’d love to have you come and share at my Super Saturday Show & Tell! http://www.whatscookingwithruthie.com xoxo~Ruthie
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This is really cute – great idea!
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Such a great idea! Very cute!
I found your post when I was looking for a fun craft for a school project. I adapted your art for the craft. Here’s the post about it:
http://twisterfishcrafts.wordpress.com/2013/02/07/valentines-day-puzzles/
hahah really?I love it! Thanks for sharing!