Make a Driftwood Burst

by Tara Boettger

With my obsession with driftwood I knew I had to have something for a spot in my sunroom. This is what I came up with.

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So going through my large pile of driftwood pieces I (and my awesome parents) have collected from their Lake House on Seneca Lake, I grabbed the pieces that were the lengths I thought would work.

I really didn’t know how I was going to create a sun burst that could hang on the wall where the pieces would not come raining down, but this is what I came up with along the way.

First, I laid my first layer out on the floor and tweaked the pieces so they were staggered length and looked how I was envisioning.

I needed something a little sturdy that would hold this first layer so I could build upon it. I grabbed a wire hanger and moulded it to the right size.

I then drilled holes into the driftwood so they could be strung around the hanger.

After I had this first layer how I wanted it around the hanger, I realized I needed a more secure “base” to secure to the wall and to secure the other pieces of fill in driftwood.

I found some scrap wood, cut it into a “circle” and just drilled some haphazard holes through it thinking I would lay the driftwood circle on it and secure it with wire.

Once it was secured, I just started placing and filling in pieces using gorilla glue and a hot glue gun. (Sorry no pictures! I think they were accidentally deleted. )

Periodically, I would step back to make any adjustments and fix any weird or awkward placements.

The big moment…securing it to the wall! I attached a “D-Ring” to the back of the wood piece and hung it up.

What do you think? Not really what I was ultimately envisioning but I still love it!

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Mindi on May 29, 2015
It is one of the best diy's I have seen.

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Sarah on Apr 02, 2016
This is inspiring, I'm thinking maybe making some and hanging them, could spray paint and add glitter for Christmas decorations

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