License Plate mania - updated 12/13

Sometime after our first RV travels and we landed in Las Vegas, Larry and I saw a map like this at a local casino. This last week-end I found out that the casino completely remodeled. I called them to see if I could buy the map but they had already liquidated all their old art and furnishings. Laura suggested we check out the internet. That's when we found this photo and learned that to buy an original art piece would cost in excess of $3000!! That's when Laura suggested I make my own. Um... I think I could do that! I could at least try. With the right tools, why not? Mine will include Alaska and Hawaii.

So, I'm on a quest to locate license plates from 50 states. It'll take two for CA and three for Texas. I think one will do it for all the rest (New York is iffy). Do you have any resources for salvaging license plates? Do you have any plates lying around that you would like to donate? If so, please let me know by adding a comment to this blog entry.

Laura has one from NV and I have one from South Dakota. Two down, 51 to go.

Dec 13th

Larry has talked some sense into me and has offered some alternatives to actual license plates. One suggestion is to make color copies of plates on paper (perhaps from DMV web-sites for each state). One advantage is that I can shrink the little states and enlarge the large states. Another advantage is the ease of cutting out the shapes. It makes sense.

One other idea is to use a pack of USPS post cards, one of each state, that Suzie gave me. I do want to use those for something unique but I'm not yet sure this is it. I have a couple other ideas for those too.

In any case, I'm putting a hold on the quest for actual license plates from all over the US. If you're one of those who offered plates I appreciate you very much!! You're the best!