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.
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.
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
Brilliant!
Abdolutely fantastic, I love it. Now i just have to find a license plate…
Thanks for sharing this wonderful idea!!
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.
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.
Genius! It would work especially well for my boys who own (and love) several books about license plates!
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.
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!
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.
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!
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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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I have an even better idea … sell the plates to me!! I’m from Denmark and I would love to bye some old american plates. If you have ekstras please contact me: braendstrup77@yahoo.dk
Just a suggestion for those in search of plates: I always see them in the scrap metal bin at the recycling center; if you have one near by you can see if they mind you rummaging around. I’ve never been questioned by the staff but always had an explanation about gathering art supplies at the tip of my tongue. Or you could try cragislist or freecycle.
Thank you for the tip!
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