Glowing Garage Goodies

If you have a chance to raid your parent's garage, license plates can make great home decor... and they are... free! But that depends on where you acquire them, a couple weeks ago I went to NOTO and in one of the shops used license plates were going for $9 a piece. That can add up quickly. Of course, license plate decor is nothing new, but when adding a twist (literally) you can create a unique work of art.

Photo by C. Scharton
If you can't find a variety of license plates, but you have numerous plates of the same style and year you can paint them, cut them (however that might prove to be challenging), bend them - the possibilities are endless. 

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