This week was the canoe club AGM... several hours of bickering, followed by an awards ceremony.  Most of our awards are fairly lighthearted, with suitably silly trophies.

Over the years these break/go missing, or we think up new awards.  So I found myself needing to make several new trophies on the cheap.  Easy!

You will need:

• fence post toppers (couple of quid each from B&Q!)
• sandpaper
• clear varnish
• sheet of craft foam
• assorted glues
• random crap to stick on top

First I sanded any rough edges of the wood, and gave it a couple of coats of varnish (in hindsight, I should have done a lot more sanding).

Then I glued a square of black foam onto the bottom, to cover up rough bits/potential splinters, and give it a vaguely non-slip base. 

new 'emergency services' award, with some proper other ones in the background!

As you can see from the photo, I could probably have been a bit neater when I glued the foam on.  I think the other ones weren't quite as messy, but they're all in other people's houses now so I can't take more photos!

Swimmer of the Year (the duck) no longer resides on my bookcase either... result!

tags: misc