Make a Driftwood Hanging Fish

When I returned home from vacation I dumped out my treasures on a table and lined the driftwood up in the shape of a fish. 

Using a very thin drill bit, I drilled a hole in the center of each stick. 

I began stringing the pieces on a length of fishing line I found on the beach. 

You can find almost everything you need for this project on the beach! 

Between each of the driftwood sticks, I placed a silver bead as a spacer. 

You can also use shells if you drill tiny holes in the center. 

Before the line is pulled tight the sticks are all over the place. 

I won't be pulling them too tightly because I like that they move in the wind. 

(See those corks in the basket... I need a new project for those!) 

The piece I'm putting at the top looks remarkably like a fish head already and I didn't do anything to it. 

I attached the head to the body with a screw eye and another on the tail at the bottom. 

There is also a screw eye on the top to hang the fish. 

The head and tail pieces were lucky finds and brought this project together! 

This driftwood fish was a lot of fun to make and took only 30 minutes. 

You could also add a hanging bell to the bottom of the fish tail to make the bell ring when the wind blows like this drift wood wind chime I made in the past. 

The best part is that aside from the beads and the screw eyes that I already had, this project was FREE and it was fun to collect the supplies! 

With driftwood you can also make a great Driftwood Photo Display or Driftwood Candle Holder for summer decorating.

Love driftwood projects? 

Take a look at the fun Driftwood Laundry Sign I made recently. 

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