Dear Chicago House,
After Sally the Seahorse had her 15 minutes of fame on an episode of “unlivable” on the FYI network a few weeks ago, I was inspired to once again dabble with my stash of lake Michigan driftwood.
This time I have created a driftwood fish
Well actaully that’s incorrect, I have made a pair a sweet pair of driftwood fish … let call them Freddie and Felix.
and they are oh-so-easy to make and make a great decorative accent to any beach or coastal themed room.
You will need
- A selection of driftwood…or any sort of sticks really
- Cardboard – I used the cardboard from an old Amazon box
- Hot glue gun
Start by sketching out a general fishy shape on your cardboard. You don’t have to be detailed at all for this. Cut out your shape.
Start laying your driftwood on your fishy shape, it helps if the wood slightly overlaps your shape. Once you are happy with how everything is looking fire up your glue gun and stick away.
I added an eye to each of my fish ..it was a old cork I picked up when collecting my driftwood.
Enjoy!
Love from
Creative in Chicago
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These are great. How did you get them to hang on the wall?
I adore this fish and the sea dragon too. Moreover, I'm charmed with them. The only thing to buy is a glue gun. 😉 It must be an exciting activity to do with kids.
I found the fish! These are lovely .. am not quite sure I can find driftwood here.. but the idea is great and I could try with some other material .. hmmm
any old sticks would work!
I did my fish on plywood, cardboard wouldn’t last in the rain. How do you hang them?
Hi Bev,
A couple of little eyelet screws on the back will allow you to tie a bit of string between them.
Send me a photo!
A couple of little eyelet screws on the back will allow you to tie a bit of string.
I love these fish! I was wondering if you had to cut the wood or file it…?
Thanks! I just collected wood of various sizes , no cutting required
Hi Zoe! I cant seem to find a way to Pin this on my Pinterest mood board. I went to your pinterest site and its just your patterns (which are amazing of course). Help?
I have a whole board of driftwood art!
https://www.pinterest.com/zoe_feast/driftwood-art/