James RickardDecorating with fishing equipment
February 26th 2008 05:56
Every now and then I to venture WAY out of my realm and talk about something I have little business doing. I talked about cooking once and that went fairly well even though I’m no Julia Child. I may not be Martha Stewart either but today we’re going to decorate with fishing gear.
I know what you’re thinking. Your house won’t end up looking like a tackle shop and you don’t have to worry about those plastic toilet seats with lures in them! Making fishing decor projects can be fun and easy AND a great way to use some of the stuff you find when you’re on the water!
Since I fish quite a bit, it’s not too hard for me to come up with the necessary items. However, instead of simply using gear in my tackle box, I decided to go with a theme and make something with the equipment I found lying around where I usually fish. That idea went pretty well. I’ll expand on that in a moment but first; I want to throw a few ideas at you.
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Getting used fishing equipment is fairly easy if you keep an eye on yard sales and flea markets. Be on the look out for old rods, lures, bobbers, nets, and other tackle. The exact items you’ll need will depend on the project you have in mind. I learned first hand that it’s easier to have a goal in mind and work toward that rather than just collect a bunch of equipment and wait for inspiration to strike.
Creativity begins when you start deciding what to do with your booty. As with any creation, let your imagination run wild. You can do something simple like using part of an old fishing rod as a curtain rod or maybe bobbers at the end of pull-chains on lights.
Another idea I’ve yet to try is to hot glue bobbers and/or lures over a lamp base to give it a different look. You can go one step further and take a minnow bucket, especially the old metal ones, and create a lamp!
Another thing that just came to me (I don’t know why I didn’t think of this sooner) is even simpler! An old piece of driftwood makes a GREAT conversation piece and if you’re still with me you know an “old piece of wood” has a lot of character! You can pick up a piece of drift wood just about anywhere you can fish—at the shore, rivers and lakes, ponds, you name it!
The big project I’ve photographed is sort of a statement as much as a piece of art. I made a mobile out of some of the lures and tackle I found lying around last summer. There’s a lot I could have done if I wasn’t following this theme. For instance, the first thing I would suggest is adding some color. You can either use colored thread or even some of the brighter fly lines would work. But, in keeping with my theme, I used line that I found lying by the river. The loop is just a small limber piece of a tree branch! Aside from that, the rest is just lures, line, and tackle that I found over the course of the summer. It may look like a lot but remember that I fish fairly often!
Okay. I showed you what I did and gave you some ideas. Maybe you can come up with your own. Creating fishing decor, like any craft, is fun, easy, and will give you unique items for your house, cabin, or “special room.”
I know what you’re thinking. Your house won’t end up looking like a tackle shop and you don’t have to worry about those plastic toilet seats with lures in them! Making fishing decor projects can be fun and easy AND a great way to use some of the stuff you find when you’re on the water!
Since I fish quite a bit, it’s not too hard for me to come up with the necessary items. However, instead of simply using gear in my tackle box, I decided to go with a theme and make something with the equipment I found lying around where I usually fish. That idea went pretty well. I’ll expand on that in a moment but first; I want to throw a few ideas at you.
********************
Getting used fishing equipment is fairly easy if you keep an eye on yard sales and flea markets. Be on the look out for old rods, lures, bobbers, nets, and other tackle. The exact items you’ll need will depend on the project you have in mind. I learned first hand that it’s easier to have a goal in mind and work toward that rather than just collect a bunch of equipment and wait for inspiration to strike.
Creativity begins when you start deciding what to do with your booty. As with any creation, let your imagination run wild. You can do something simple like using part of an old fishing rod as a curtain rod or maybe bobbers at the end of pull-chains on lights.
Another idea I’ve yet to try is to hot glue bobbers and/or lures over a lamp base to give it a different look. You can go one step further and take a minnow bucket, especially the old metal ones, and create a lamp!
Another thing that just came to me (I don’t know why I didn’t think of this sooner) is even simpler! An old piece of driftwood makes a GREAT conversation piece and if you’re still with me you know an “old piece of wood” has a lot of character! You can pick up a piece of drift wood just about anywhere you can fish—at the shore, rivers and lakes, ponds, you name it!
Okay. I showed you what I did and gave you some ideas. Maybe you can come up with your own. Creating fishing decor, like any craft, is fun, easy, and will give you unique items for your house, cabin, or “special room.”
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