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Are you looking for a creative Mother’s Day gift? This is Tonya here… and I’m excited to share my tutorial for a DIY Pallet Picture Frame that will make mom’s day extra special. Thank you to Testors.com for sponsoring this post. All opinions are my own.
You can customize this DIY pallet picture frame for any number of children.
What you need:
- Pallet frame
- Testors Craft 3oz Aerosol Paint – White Wedding Gloss, Silver Metallic, and Smokey Beige (or the colors of your choice)
- Wood rectangles (or squares), along with small wood blocks
- Wood letters that spell out MOM
- Pegs
- Decoupage glue
- Glue such as hot glue, wood glue, or E6000 (which is what I used)
How To Make A DIY Pallet Picture Frame
Step 1: Paint your pallet frame with the White Wedding Gloss Testors Craft 3oz Aerosol Paint.
Step 2: Tear your scrapbook paper to fit just the top section of the pallet picture frame so that it’s a little larger than the letters that spell out MOM … this is the perfect project for little fingers to tackle because there are no scissors required.
Step 3: Using the decoupage glue attach the paper to the frame, and then once dry apply another coat over the top. I like to use a rubber tool to smooth out any wrinkles as it’s drying too.
Step 4: Paint your wood rectangles using the Smokey Beige Testors Craft 3oz Aerosol Paint.
Step 5: Paint your wood MOM letters using the Silver Metallic Testors Craft 3oz Aerosol Paint. Tip: If you are having trouble deciding what color to paint your wood letters, paint the backs first, lay them onto the scrapbook paper and see which color you like best.
Step 6: Adhere the wood blocks to your wood rectangles using a strong glue, and then glue them to the pallet frame.
Step 7: Attach the painted MOM letters on top of the scrapbook paper using glue.
Step 8: Attach wood pegs to the wood rectangles. Tip: If you purchased unpainted pegs, feel free to paint those as well.
Step 9: Print out your favorite photos and clip them onto the wood rectangles using the pegs.
I hope you love this DIY pallet picture frame as much as I do. And, I hope all of the mom’s out there have a very happy Mother’s Day.
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This is such a cute idea! I’d luv for you to share it with us at Wall to Wall DIY Wednesday, which runs Wednesdays – Mondays! https://www.dabblinganddecorating.com/single-post/2018/06/20/Wall-to-Wall-DIY-Wednesday
I love this pallet frame and will be featuring it at #merrymonday tonight. Hope you will check it out whenyou have a chance!
I usually make nothing but this year I just completed graduation and so I have great plans and these DIY projects really help. Thanks to author <3
I love this pallet photo frame, I love anything made out of pallets and photos make. great gift. I also have that scrapbook paper and it’s so pretty. I’ll be featuring this tomorrow at Merry Monday.
Love this! Where is the pallet frame from?
Thank you for showing us how to make this perfect Mother’s Day gift! We loved it so much and were inspired by your post, we included it in an article perfect for Mother’s Day Gift Ideas! Here’s the link if you’d like to check it out! https://www.craftcuts.com/community/home-decor/mothers-day-gift-ideas/
Thanks so much for including us in your roundup.
How much did it cost to make? Where di you get wood from?
We make notebooks
I used to make jewelry and cards
I haven’t done DIY gifts since I was young when I used to make jewelry.
I used to give homemade photo frames.
I did them lots as a kid, I made homemade flowers, origami items, cards, many other things. It would be fun to make something for her though.
i did crafts as a kid but have not had time to do any in awhile. i would love to get involved in crafting again.
Yes. Paintings and drawings!
I have given some DIY gifts….usually something made of paper like Origami items. Thanks and God Bless!
I have made custom t-shirts for all the kids, photo books for my mom, and jewelry for my sister.
I don’t but I have received them from my daughter’s and they mean a lot .
That is so darn cute! I love that it’s completely customizable too depending on paint colors and patterned paper chosen. Pinned.
Such a cute photo frame. Thanks for sharing your DIY at the Inspiration Spotlight party @DearCreatives. Pinned & sharing
I have a twin sister and we always was making gifts especially for our mom, some didn’t end so well but she loved them anyways. We’ve made everything from photo albums to a memory board to homemade goodies. We actually had a cake explode in the oven when we was like 10, I’m pretty sure my sister used cough syrup instead of vanilla and alot of it hahaha!
Handmade gifts are our favorite kind of gifts to give for Mother’s Day! I try to include the kids because they love creating the gift and it always means so much more to the grandmas. This project is so pretty. Any mom/grandma would be thrilled to receive it. I can’t believe how easy it is to make. You would never guess from looking at it… it looks like something you find in Hobby Lobby! Love it!
I have made coaster with my kids/fun memories for my mother!
I”ve never did a DIY for a mothers day gift, but I love this idea. It’s so brilliant and lovely!
My gifts are usually homemade goodies.
I’m an artist that HAS to work a day job. I pretty much make everything I’ve ever given my mom….lol.
I always try to give DIY presents because I get to personalize it and it feels so good to make something one of a kind.
I don’t usually give DIY gifts. I always have good ideas but never the time to do them.
Lawd yes! we make her picture frames, homemade cards, ornaments, bird houses… the imagination is a great thing when making gifts
Even if I buy my mom something, even now as an adult I still always try to make her something as well, even if it’s just a photo collage or homemade card. She loves receiving something that has been created by myself.
Yes we make crafts/ DIY gifts ever year with the kids
I like to gift plants that I have grown from seed.
I have made scrapbook albums, decorative picture frames, wreath, patchwork quilt, and crochet blankets.
I’ve made washer boxes for all of the men on my Christmas list. They loved it.
I’ve made a few sewn gifts and knitted scarves and hats. Recently, got back into embroidery on towels and pillowcases.
I have done some DIY gifts, such as making scrapbooks as gifts. Thanks for the chance at this!
I’ve tried to make diy bath bombs for a gift but it was a disaster.
Usually I send DIY postcard to mom
USUALLY i Give my mom some sort of flower, spring and Christmas. She got a Christmas Cactus from me last yr and I tend to buy baskets then almost kill them and then she has to rescue them from me
I like making her scrapbooks
I love making DIY gifts. I have made bath bombs, homemade lotion bars, and painted canvases for my family and friends.
Since I lack any artistic skills whatsoever, no I don’t make anything diy. When I was in elementary school I would make stuff in class like flower pots and such.
I often give DIY gifts, although not usually on Mother’s Day. I have mostly given crocheted and sewn gifts before, such as blankets, hats, and scarves. Recently I have started woodworking and am really enjoying it, and would love to give handmade wooden gifts in the future.
I crochet so everyone gets handmade gifts
No, I haven’t made any gifts.
I have made a wreath for my mom in the past.
Yes I made my mother a subway art plaque for Mother’s Day with some sentimental personalized words on it and I made my sister a framed Easter picture, painted the frame a nice shabby chic style.
I always made my mom useful gifts, and my kids also do the same for me! Last year, my kids decorated oven mitts with the date, drawings and their names.. because I needed new oven mitts, but these are about as personal as they get!
I knitted a blanket for my mom.
I’ve done flowers more than DIY gifts…
i always try to give one christmas gift as a hand made one personalised for that ceratin person
I love Pinterest for finding my kids special gifts they can make for Grandma!
So far I have only made cards but this year I want to learn how to embroider to make personalized tea towels for Christmas.
I made my mom and photo frame!
Once i have made DIY photo frame for my mom. she loved it.
My mom loves animals so we make things like bird houses
We always do DIY with the kiddos! We have made pebble portraits, repurposed furniture, sand scapes, stepping stones, homemade fudge, jams and soaps, ornaments, cat/dog toys you name it we can do it!
I like to sew projects!
I don’t give DIY gifts.
I like to make handmade cards. Thanks for the giveaway!
I usually give diy gifts. I’ve made and gifted soaps, wreathes, candles, cross stitch, and plastic canvas gifts.
I have made woven baskets for my mother. I love to receive DIY gifts instead of bought one.
yes I help my grandkids make things for their parents as gifts,,we have decorated picture frames and we have made hand prints on paper and framed them to have
I have made several gifts which were greatly appreciated. Food items which I baked and filled with love. baked from the heart and beautifully wrapped in a pretty plate and basket.
When i was i school i made my mom gifts
As a quilter, most of my handmade gifts involve fabric and a sewing machine, but I also make gifts for the gardeners in my family and those sometimes involve paint and tiles or flower pots or signs for the flower beds.
I have. I made my mom a memory jar. I wrote on a bunch of different pieces of paper memories I had of the two of us. I found it after my Mom passed away. She still had it!
Now I help my niece make gifts for her Mom for Mother’s day.
I never thought about giving DIY gifts for Mother’s Day.