Laura’s rescue may seem to just be about using a piece of reclaimed wood to make something beautiful, but it’s so much more than that! I got sucked into the story of her grandparents’ hand-built home (where the wood came from) and her parent’s beach house (where the completed piece is going). At Finding Home, Laura is telling the stories and introducing us to a very sentimental and happy whale.
Laura made “Glenda the Happy Whale” to be a new piece of décor for her parents’ New Jersey beach home, which has been rebuilt since Hurricane Sandy destroyed it. She drew her whale shape on a thin piece of plywood and cut it out with a jigsaw to create a template. After gluing and nailing the template to the back of her scrap wood, she started cutting around the template, then sanded down all the rough edges. Laura stained and waxed the whale, then put her on the mantel until she’s ready to make the voyage to her new home at the beach!
To see the complete tutorial and read about Laura’s grandparents, visit Finding Home.
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