As another fun project from Craft Day this past weekend, Amy, Carrie and I spiffed up some old, silver trays we found at the thrift store.
This project was quick and easy, and the finished product was super cute. First, we cleaned up our trays with silver polish.
Once they were all shiny and new, we cut out paper for the insides of the tray. Once the paper was cut out, we put thin layers of Mod Podge on our trays where we wanted the paper to stick.
Then, we placed the paper on top, smoothing out all of the bubbles. with the bubbles all M.I.A., we coated the paper with another layer of Mod Podge.
I did two coats on mine, trying to wipe the excess off the edges so it wouldn’t leave Mod Podgey residue on my trays.
Tip: Be really careful when smoothing our your Mod Podge. Carrie had a casualty on her tray, removing part of her map. Australia is now “Autralia” and what we yell when craft projects go awry.
Once the trays were dry, we added chalkboard contact paper embellishments to a few of our trays. Who knew chalkboard contact paper even existed (Answer: Carrie)?
How cute is Amy’s tray!? I love it and have total tray envy. She’s planning on hanging it up and using it as a Vacation Countdown for her and her hubby’s upcoming trips!
My trays turned out cute, too. They would make cute “His” and “hers” signs, but I’m not sure for what.
Carrie’s tray is very Carrie. I think she’s going to use it as a catch-all on her dresser.
And here’s my other tray. Can you tell we all like maps?!
As we were finishing up our project, our honorary crafter of the day walked, err, crawled in to see what we were up to.
Hi, Eli!
He was digging our sweet fabric. I can’t blame him.
What a cutie!
A Smith of All Trades 
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