license plate bookends

They say necessity is the mother of invention: that is true. My daughter needed a bookend so I did a little brain storming and dug through the house/garage for inspiration. I easily transformed these license plates into bookends.

bookends made from license plates

How to:

Recycle a license plate by making it into a bookend. All you have to do is bend a license plate over the edge of a table. Easy.

I like the vintage look of these plates left as is but you could be creative and paint them for a modern look.

Comments

15 Responses to “Easy To Make License Plate Bookend”

  1. Cami on March 4th, 2009 11:27 pm

    Truly inspired! I was JUST in the need of some bookends for my son’s room last night and look what I found today – really wonderful! I can’t wait to find some old license plates and give your idea a try :)

  2. Sara on March 10th, 2009 7:04 am

    Brilliant!

  3. mammagiramondo on March 10th, 2009 8:26 am

    Abdolutely fantastic, I love it. Now i just have to find a license plate…
    Thanks for sharing this wonderful idea!!

  4. Jonah Lisa on March 10th, 2009 9:36 am

    New to your site from The Crafty Crow. Loving this idea and have 2 old Texas plate handy! Thanks. Great blog. Right up my alley.

  5. HopiQ on March 10th, 2009 10:17 am

    WOW. Fantastic! I need to find a new lens to look through so that I can see the great potential in the things around me.

  6. Christine on March 10th, 2009 11:17 am

    Genius! It would work especially well for my boys who own (and love) several books about license plates!

  7. Kelly on March 10th, 2009 12:21 pm

    I framed bulletin boards in old license plates for my two older boys and they look very cool. These would be a nice addition if we wanted to carry on with the car theme. :)

  8. sara on March 10th, 2009 1:29 pm

    as a library clerk could i suggest a bit of cork or flannel on the bottom to keep them from slipping or scratching? we will be using this idea in our preteen book club. thanks!

  9. Michelle on March 10th, 2009 4:47 pm

    What a terrific idea! You could not imagine all the license plates I have floating around in the shed, the garage, the house… Seriously! This is the perfect use for them. Thanks. :)

  10. pathic on March 11th, 2009 4:45 pm

    Fantastic. I have two plates from our home state, where we no longer live. I’ve been trying to figure out a way to make them useful. Thanks for such a great idea!

  11. Amanda on March 21st, 2009 8:17 am

    genious

  12. Mary Faith on April 7th, 2009 12:28 pm

    Great idea…i would love to try this but am not sure where to aquire old license plates other than maybe ebay. any suggestions?

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