Dock board project (finished photo...)

[BarbaraRose]

I mentioned earlier that I had salvaged a few boards from my dad's old dock that he built back in 1956. I am making wall plaques with them for me and each of my brothers. I painted one coat the same color as the boards, then a layer of Elmer's glue, then a layer of flat white paint. Then I took the blow dryer to them to make the paint crack. This is how they turned out. Once they dry completely, I will add two dock cleats to the top, that I also painted (they were black and I used white paint and wiped it off to make them look like old stainless steel. I ordered 3 copies of the original photo my dad took of the dock before any other homes or docks were built on his bay. I will put those on the boards, seal them with Mod Podge and attach rope to the cleats to hang them with.
Here are the boards I worked on today... (I left the back sides of the boards the way they were originally).

[mtngal]

Love this Barbie!

[Irmi]

They're going to turn out so nice, Barbie. Good job!

[avalen]

That's gonna be great, looking forward to the finish pic

[BarbaraRose]

Here is the photo of the original dock I will be putting on the boards...

[MandysMom]

Great project. Nice memories.

[BirdbyBird]

[Bethers]

Neat. I hope your brothers appreciate them!

[AlmostThere]

Neat. I hope your brothers appreciate them!

Ditto! Can’t wait to see them finished.

[elkriverrats]

Great memory for you and your brothers! The board look amazing and I love the dock photo

[snowball]

going to be great
sheila

[retiredhappy]

What a great idea. You're very talented.

[Liz]

Very creative and will make a meaningful gift.

[BarbaraRose]

Here is the finished project...

[MandysMom]

Very nice job Barbara!