Blake Shelton pays tribute to military heroes with surprising new project
Blake Shelton has offered up his artistic talents to Indy500 race car driver Jimmie Johnson, with the pair collaborating on a new helmet to honor America's veterans.The country star switched his guitar for pencils as he worked with Jimmie and Troy Lee Designs to paint the helmet and bring their vision to life. Jimmie will wear the helmet during the race on Sunday 29 May's and then it will be signed and put on display, during which time fans place bids to win the helmet.WATCH: Blake Shelton pays tribute to military heroes with surprising new projectBlake's father was in the honor guard and served in Korea and his brother was in the army.He told People: "I was raised at points thinking, 'I guess I'm also going in at some point.' But there wasn't any call for a guitar player in our military."EXCLUSIVE: Miranda Lambert is preparing for an unexpected change to her appearanceMORE: Gwen Stefani confirms she is returning to The Voice with Blake SheltonHe spoke of his desire to work with Jimmie on the design, even though he joked that he can only draw stick figures and "inappropriate" pictures".Fans can bid for the helmet at the American Legion website; every $48 donated earns one entry into the auction.