Do you keep license plates? They're interesting and can make great accents in frugal home decor.
This morning I took two of the several we have laying around and made bookends for my kids' massive book collection.
(The picture is a tiny fraction of the books they have in our playroom.)
License plates are 12 inches long. I measured 3.5 inches on one end then used a ruler to mark a straight line as a guide to fold or bend the edge.
Then I simply bent the short 3.5 inch end over a straight edge counter.
If you mess up and it looks crooked just flatten the tag and start over.
Here's what we ended up with:
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The bookends featured in the linked post are uneven which annoys me but you get the idea.