I'm not a huge sports fan — but if there's one American pastime I truly enjoy, it's baseball!
And though the World Series ended this past week, I just can't shake my baseball fever. Not even watching this adorable video of a little boy's first baseball game can put my baseball mania to rest.
So, how about a baseball-inspired DIY project to bring you back to the ball park, to Little League, to peanuts and crackerjacks and hot dogs smothered in mustard and ketchup!
This thrifty DIY-er found a box of old Little League trophies and decided to put them to good use — much better than all of them collecting dust in the attic of his mother's house.
This DIY is perfect for any little boy in love with baseball, and it's a great way to remember those old trophies from yore.
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Trophies are usually mass-produced and are easily taken apart — so that's what this DIY-er decided to do.
After taking apart all of the trophies, he was left with the little people on top who have a screw out of the bottom.
He bought this inexpensive wooden bat for the project.
Measuring the bat, he evenly spaced out the trophy people.
He then marked where the trophy people should go with a permanent marker.
He used a drill to create small holes where the trophy people should go.
With a sander, he sanded down part of the wooden bat.
Now that it was flat, it was able to be mounted to a board.
He then drilled a hole into a board of cherrywood to serve as the mounting board for the bat.
With long screws, he attached the bat to the wooden board.
He used a rubber mallet to tap threaded nuts into the holes in the bat.
The threaded nuts are the perfect size for the screws at the bottom of the trophy people!
With all the trophy people screwed in, the DIY is starting to really come together.
He screwed a wall mount on either side of the wooden mounting board.
He then drilled the corresponding wall mount to the wall.
With the wall mounts in place, he was able to put the hanger on the wall and add some baseball memorabilia!
What a great idea for a unique and creative DIY!
Do you think this is a cute way to remember old sports trophies? Or do you prefer them sitting out on a shelf?
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