Driftwood Anchor

Last summer, I started a driftwood art project while we were vacationing on Whidbey Is.
I didn't get a chance to finish it while we were there, so I brought home all the supplies.
I finally got around to completing it!

Inspired by the popular Pottery Barn driftwood star, I wanted to create something similar, but in a different shape.
Here is how I made my driftwood anchor:
First off, I started out by collecting a variety of driftwood off our beach.

After creating a pattern in the shape of an anchor, I transferred it to a thin piece of plywood and

had my hubby cut it out with a bandsaw.

Next, I painted it Cape Cod gray (since that's what my daddy had in his garage).
And this is where my project stopped...

...until today, when I laid out the driftwood pieces and glued them to the plywood.

I'm pretty happy with how it turned out!