Always A Dull Moment

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I got this pallet from work, I was immediately in love with it. Put 2 coats of #Minwax Classic Gray 271 stain on it. It will have some jute twine on it, where I can hang photos of us for decor for the reception. I have a bunch of LED string lights that I’ll wrap around the twine so it can be seen well at night. the LED lights are battery powered so this can go anywhere!

AFTER THE CEREMONY I’d like to put this in our guest room or somewhere that I need to take up A LOT of space. I may sell it afterwards if I don’t have the room. 

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Work in progress! I got a sturdy but “ugly” chair from the Habitat for Humanity Re-Store for $15. It needed a little wood glue to pull itself together again. I sanded it one morning before work (nothing like a little sawdust in your coffee). 

Today it got the first couple coats of paint. A little more light sanding and a few more coats of paint and it will be ready for the seat a co-worker is going to cut for me. I’ll stain the seat a grey color.

AFTER THE CEREMONY the chair will go in my studio. 

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I’ve lost all of my grandparents and an aunt on my dad’s side. My fiancé has lost all but one of his grandparents. I wanted a way to include their memory on our wedding day. I made this sign to put on the chair that will be reserved in memoriam for those we love that couldn’t be there in person. 

I’m not a religious person, and a lot of the inspiration pieces I found mentioned “heaven” which just didn’t work for me. I appreciate the sentiment, but it just wasn’t “us”. 

After the ceremony, this sign will hang with photos of our family members for whom the chair represents.