Hooks and Racks and Hardware and Knobs…….

I have this thing for hooks and knobs and hardware of all kinds…
Maybe because my mom worked in a hardware store?

Who knows…

I just know I seem to
buy them every chance I get.

I have quite the stash growing.

It's fun to get a little creative
and figure out something fun to do with them.

I purchased this "fin" hook at the beach this past weekend.

With some scrap lumber remnants from an old table,

Some hand painting….

and the hardware, it's a fun wall rack.

These were shiny brass hooks that I painted and stained
to give an antique look.

And here's the 3D fin in all it's glory!

 This plaque I cut from old lumber.
I added an owl piece that I made with a
candy mold and plaster of paris.

I painted…..

Then decoupaged an appropriate saying and framed in scrap rope trim.
Added hooks, and a little hand painting..

Here's a wall rack I made from an old piece of fencing
that I stencilled with type.
I left the weathered finish just like I found it...

 Added a cast iron mermaid that I painted.......

 And some shell knobs……              

 

 Here's another piece of leftover fencing that I painted in pale blue..

Added yet another mermaid and a couple of hooks.

And hand painted some type and waves..

Snail knobs…

"happy trails to you."

(Get it??)

 ..spatulas for hooks..

 Goodwill wooden plaque...

 becomes a "this little piggy"
hook rack

 Another thrift store plaque..

 reinvented with a bovine theme.

Foot fetish?

I have one for you, too.

I used an old wooden shoe form for this one.

And here I used dog head knobs 

for a place to hang leashes.

Oh, Deer!

Stop me!

Please!