Salvaged License Plate Tray

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Happy Friday! I have a fun salvage project for your weekend.

Remember these?

No? Ok, we'll zoom out a bit. How about now?

Yes! They were from my last 2nd Hand Haul post. I was just itchin' to do something with these cute little license plates. I believe they are motorcycle plates, but feel free to set me straight if I'm wrong.

I love salvaged license plates because they are so versatile. This old bird house was from my Nana's house. She had a collection of bird houses of all shapes and sizes on a retaining wall on her property. I love the tin roof on the place :).

Just look at a couple of the great repurposed license plate projects I found on Hometalk:

Garden junk dragonfly from Repurposed Life

Bird feeder/house from Gadget Sponge

I went with something simpler and less artistic, but still fun!

I didn't do a tutorial, because it was a pretty simple project, and was made to size from scraps. The wooden tray is made from 1x3 boards, and were stained in Rustoleum's Dark Walnut.

Don't ask me why I picked two Nebraska plates! I have no connection whatsoever to the state, though I've heard it's beautiful. I'm guessing I was in a patriotic frame of mind and I was drawn to the red and blue...

I added some leather straps to give it a little something extra. 

Easy, fun, cute little project. Bound for the shop! 

Have a great weekend, everybody! Thanks so much for stopping by.

 

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