I made a shabby distressed wood tray to display my collected river rocks! 😀

I used a chisel and hammer to carve the wood by hand.

The scrap wood was very hard, so the carving wasn’t easy.

Then I distressed the wood with wood rasps.

I used a handsaw …

… and wood rasps to turn the piece of wood into faux driftwood.

Then I smoothed the wood with sandpaper …

… and stained the wood.

-> Tutorial: How to give new wood an old weathered look with steel wool & vinegar

I use the faux driftwood tray to display my collected river rocks and some bought semi-precious stones.

There’s also green and white sea glass, some driftwood and DIY pink paper roses and crochet flowers.

How do you display your river rocks and beach finds?