Many of you know my creations tend to involve driftwood ......you've seen the pictures of my driftwood posing for me. Taking an inspiration from Pinterest, I created this driftwood lamp. It's been on my list of to do driftwood creations but it's finally complete.
My friend had salvaged these 1 x 6 boards that are perfectly shabby and I used those as a distressed base for the lamp. I cut a 12" piece and then sanded all my edges as well as the paint. Then applied a clear wax and buffed. I also cut 1" pieces from the shabby 1 x 6 for feet . I assembled everything with my nail gun
I was able to coil the electrical cord into the rope, which was much easier than I expected.
I was going to use these old fishing floats as feet but at the time they didn't work out. I think for the next lamp I will cut the floats in half to use as feet. Pictured above is a gift from a fellow blogger, upcycler, FB friend and artist, G+ er, Greg Hill from Washington. Greg knows I love all things nautical and he has challenged me with this gift along with the sea glass collection. Thank you +Greg Hill for your generous gift sent from the other side of this country. Now you know I'm working on something. :)
http://gregsresurrectionstore.blogspot.com/ . Visit Greg's blog to see some of the fascinating things he creates.
Hope you enjoyed this fun project.
Michele @ Coastal Bohemian
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