Recycle an Old Trophy Into a New One.

A creative way to reuse old trophies for new purposes

Things you need:
an old trophy
something to cover your work surface (I used foil)
clay that bakes in the oven
super glue
a few colors of spray paint and spray polyurethane
scrap book paper in a coordinating pattern
a working computer and printer

You need a creative vision of what you want your trophy to look like.  Mine was previously for a diving competition, and I wanted to repurpose it for a poetry competition, so I envisioned a poet with cargo pants and words coming out of her mouth. 

Prepare your work space and follow the directions on the package of clay to prepare it. 

Here is a front view of my poet's pants.  It took a while to form them exactly right.  I wanted creases in the knees, pockets, and a zipper.

The word bubble would not attach to her mouth at this stage, so I formed in on foil to add after it is done baking.

Most of the trophy was plastic, so I took it apart to put in the oven and used foil to support it.  The word bubble is in there, but it is hard to see.

Follow directions on clay.

I glued the word bubble on and sanded the pants to make them a little smoother.  You might want to take a break at this point if your friends come over and bug you to hang out.

Spray paint as desired.

Decide what you want the trophy to say, print it out on your paper, and cut paper to appropriate size.

Then, you're done.