Apr
01

Chevron Pallet Mounted Hanging Mason Jar Vase

Trend Fest 2014: 6 bloggers challenged to cram as many craft trends as possible into one epic craft!

I am super excited to be joining with some bloggy buddies of mine to bring you an April Fool’s Day Trendy Challenge!  We were chatting one day and thought it would be fun to see just how many craft trends we could fit into a single (legit) project…and of course, what better day to celebrate Trendfest 2014 than April Fool’s Day!  And so, friends, I give you: a Chevron-Painted Pallet Mounted Hanging Mason Jar Vase with a Washi Tape Chalkboard and Flowers Wrapped in Burlap and Twine.

 

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The original vision for this project was to hang it inside above our foyer table…but in needing to take photos with better light, I moved it to the front door.  I actually really like it as an alternative to a wreath  – it’s different, cheerful and welcoming!

 

How to make a pallet mounted mason jar vase - great step by step tutorial with photos!

 

I’ve been wanting to try a pallet project for a while now, and this was just the motivation I needed to step into crafting with this trendy material!  We have a good friend who is a contractor and owns a building supply store who always has an abundance of pallets, so we were able to help ourselves to what we knew were clean and safe pallets.  (Of course, I brought along my handy hubby to help with the pallet harvesting!)  We used one of the widest boards on the pallet – about 5.5″ wide – and cut it to be 12″ long.  We also cut another 3″ long piece to be the hanging chalkboard.

 

How to make a pallet mounted mason jar vase - great step by step tutorial with photos!

 

Then I cut a chevron contact paper stencil with my Silhouette.  Because really, is there any trendier print than chevron?

 

How to make a pallet mounted mason jar vase - great step by step tutorial with photos!

 

I put a little bit of water into some white acrylic paint (I wanted a bit of a white-washed look as opposed to stark white stripes) and painted it onto the wood.  The contact paper was a bit difficult to get to stick to the wood, but as long as I painted away from the edge of the stencil, it gave me clean lines.

 

How to make a pallet mounted mason jar vase - great step by step tutorial with photos!

 

I found a hose clamp at Home Depot for $1.50 to use to hold the mason jar – you can find them in the plumbing department, and they look like this:

 

How to make a pallet mounted mason jar vase - great step by step tutorial with photos!

 

They come in several different sizes, but you can use a screwdriver to turn that little bolt thingy (yes, that’s the technical term, I’m a hose clamp expert) and adjust the size, so err on the larger side.

 

The tricky part was how to attach the hose clamp to the wood, since the mouth of the jar was an inch and a half away from the pallet board.  My handy hubby, Matt, to the rescue again!  He cut a shim out of a small piece of MDF to fit behind the mouth of the jar – that way, the body of the jar would still sit flush against the wood.  He nailed the shim to the wood, then nailed the hose clamp to the shim.  Then we tightened the hose clamp around the mouth of the jar and snipped off the excess (careful, it makes a very sharp edge!).

 

How to make a pallet mounted mason jar vase - great step by step tutorial with photos!

 

And here’s how the hose clamp looks on the finished product:

 

How to make a pallet mounted mason jar vase - great step by step tutorial with photos!

 

As an added touch, I made a little hanging chalkboard sign below the pallet board.  The background is washi tape (trendy!), and the chalkboard is actually chalkboard vinyl that I cut with my Silhouette.

 

How to make a pallet mounted mason jar vase - great step by step tutorial with photos!

 

We used a few screw hooks and eyes to hang it from the main piece.  I love that I can write little messages to change out with the season!  (And it’s easy to just take down the chalkboard, write on it, and hang it back up!)

 

How to make a pallet mounted mason jar vase - great step by step tutorial with photos!

 

 

Though I would love to have fresh flowers in this vase all the time, A) it’s still way too cold for flowers to be outside, B) filling the jar with water would probably make this too heavy to hang on the front door – though it might work if hung a bit more substantially inside, and C) I’d never remember to water them so they’d be dead in a few days anyway.  So fake flowers it is!  Wrapped in some trendy burlap and twine, of course.

 

How to make a pallet mounted mason jar vase - great step by step tutorial with photos!

 

I’m not sure whether I’ll leave this on the front door or bring it inside, but regardless of where it ends up, it is such a cheerful and fun wall decoration!

 

How to make a pallet mounted mason jar vase - great step by step tutorial with photos!

 

So, let’s tally up all the trendiness that I was able to fit into this project…

  • pallet wood
  • mason jar
  • chevron
  • washi tape
  • chalkboard
  • burlap
  • twine

And I think *despite* being crammed full of trends, this project actually turned out nicely! (Although there’s a reason that all those things are popular…because they are pretty great!)

 


 

So, in celebration of April Fool’s Day Trendfest 2014, some of my bloggy-besties are also sharing some great projects today – Jessica from Cutesy Crafts, Lauren from The Thinking Closet, Kristy from Please Excuse My Craftermath, Deanna of From Wine to Whine, and Tori from Lil Mrs. Tori (who is the mastermind behind Trend Fest 2014…thanks Tori!).

 


And because we like kicking things up a notch (seriously, it’s sometimes a problem, we just can’t make things simple), you get to VOTE for the best trendy project…and one lucky voter (who lives in the US or Canada) will get 6 trendy pencils mailed to them, one from each participating blogger – no fooling!  How’s that for a fun April Fool’s Day prize?  Here are the oh-so-trendy washi tape covered pencils that I’ll be contributing (because, let’s be honest, you can slap some washi tape on anything and call it trendy!)

 

Cover pencils in washi tape and put in a cute mason jar as an easy and fun teacher appreciation gift. Teacher's are always getting their pencils "borrowed" by students...this way, they know which ones are theirs!

 

The blogger WINNER of our little Trend Fest 2014 competition will be dubbed “Queen Trendy” for the year.  UPDATE: Congrats to Lauren, Queen Trendy 2014! Whoop de doo.  (not that I’m bitter at all. jk.  maybe.)

 

 

I hope you’ve been inspired by one (or 10) of these fun craft trends!  Happy April, everybody!

 

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83 Responses to Chevron Pallet Mounted Hanging Mason Jar Vase

  1. Meredith, this is amazing! I LOVE it so much! I can’t get over what a nice little welcome wreath type thing it makes. I’ve never been much of a wreath person, but this is something I might consider adding to my door.

    … except with a Tardis blue background color…. and some yellow sunflowers a’la Van Gogh… I think I see a Doctor Who themed craft coming my way…

    Love the inspiration!!!

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  2. Gorgeous Meredith!! Thank you for the tip on adding the shim! I will be trying this on a project very soon. I think your project turned out so pretty and I do love those pencils!

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  6. Ha ha, I was thinking that, too, as I worked on my wreath: these are trends for a reason. They really are pretty nifty! And your blend of trends is sa-weet! I love how innovative you were in incorporating a piece of chevron painted pallet wood into your project. That really just takes it up a notch…or ten! And you’ve reminded me I have some chalkboard vinyl I need to try out; thanks, girl. P.S. I love how your label so closely matches the label in Tori’s graphic, too! #serendipity

    So glad we tackled Trend Fest 2014! Is it weird I’m already brainstorming for 2015? (Yes, Lauren. That’s totally weird.)

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  7. That is SO pretty – just love it – off to pin it now!
    Visiting from I should be mopping the floor ( and I really, in fact, SHOULD be mopping the floor LOL )
    Happy Sunday
    xox

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  8. You had my vote out of all of entries. Like that your craft can be used in many places and for longer time period. Great tutorial, pininng. Happy Spring days

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  13. Stopping by from the linkup! What a great idea for a wreath alternative. I love chevron, burlap and mason jars so this is right up my alley!

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  20. Love this mason jar pallet creation! Was curious what you used on the back to hang it with? Love it on the door, too!

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    • Thanks Brittany! I used a sawtooth picture hanger that we had laying around in a picture hanging kit…there was already a little nail and hook on the front door from the previous owners, so we were able to hang it on that pretty easily. Hope that’s helpful!

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  23. Hello Meredith!!
    I recently came across this wonderful tutorial of yours so I am writing to you to request your permission
    to use your steps to create the project with our customers in my DIY Arts and Crafts Studio.
    We would of course credit you as the source.
    I know you are busy so a Reply is only necessary if you do not agree.

    Thank you for your time.

    Brooke

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    • Sure Brooke, that’s fine with me – thanks for checking in! If you have any photos of folks making their own or their final products, I’d really love to see them!

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  24. Hi Meredith!! I love this project and so want to do it when we move into our new house! I was wondering if you did anything to the pallet wood? like did you sand it or wash it to help the paint stick?

    Thank you so much!

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    • Hi Karen, I did give the surface a rough sanding…I definitely sanded the cut edges to make them smoother…but you don’t really need to do anything to prep it to make the paint stick, it will adhere fine on its own!

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    • Thanks Lara! Me too. It’s so nice to be able to switch out the flowers without switching out the whole thing, like you’d have to do with a wreath!

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  54. […] We all make the lovely Mason jar crafts and Mason jar vases are the best and favorite of them. So if you have also made a mason jar vase you can create this chevron wooden pallet hanging display of your Mason jar vase to create a delightful visual in your home décor. So grab a wooden pallet plank and the white paint to create this lovely mounted planter with mason jars. unoriginalmom […]

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  58. […] Combine pallets with mason jars and make beautiful wall vases, check out the most special and creative sample here! A single pallet slat has been painted for white chevron lines and serve as an alluring background to front mounted vase! Finally, a leftover piece of pallet has been painted in blank and has been attached to bottom side of pallet wall vase through hardware hooks, you can write custom quotes and letters on this chalkboard wall vase sign! Complete project details and tutorial here unoriginalmom […]

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  78. […] Crafts To Do At Home: As we know that the spring is approaching soon and therefore we must do some flower craft projects. If you are also willing to decorate any of your wall with a wall mounted flower vase, you can always try this method. In this diy project Mason jar is used as the main object. The other supplies besides Mason jar includes, pallet wood, chevron, washi tape, chalkboard, burlap and twine. Tutorial […]

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