Repurposed Vintage Water Ski "Fish-Themed" Wall Racks

Hey folks!  I've got something fresh from GadgetSponge Garage.  I love working with vintage skis so I wanted to carry things further and see what I could come up with.  I also enjoy fish and raise african cichlids at home.  So I went after the fish theme!

Vintage water skis have such a rich, warm tone to them.  After cut out the shapes of the smaller fish, I knew I shouldn't overcrowd it so I went with some vintage-style hooks.  This one is great for keys, scarves, etc.  The eye is a vintage, industrial light indicator cover.

The large towel rack design was a blast to make.  I wanted the body of the fish to be as big as possible so I added back custom pieces to make each fin.  I have just a few more vintage glass towel rods so I used one of them for this piece.

I definitely plan to do more of these down the road, but I'm off to other creations in the meantime!

You can find these in one of my local booths or in my ETSY SHOP.