Comments on: We Got Carded

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:32:46 +0000

Still have it! Looks good! It’s just so flat and easy to store (nested with other platters) that it’s usually tucked away unless we’re using it to serve stuff!

xo,
s

By: Katie

Katie — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:25:47 +0000

Neat! Though, I haven’t seen the tiled tray make any appearances in recent memory. Do you still use it on occasion, or did it get downsized in the move? If you still have it, I’m curious how it’s held up over time. Thanks!

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 21:24:11 +0000

We got those cards printed by Moo (linked in the post) but you could probably DIY them with card stock or thick paper. Good luck!

xo,
s

By: Chelsea

Chelsea — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 21:14:05 +0000

This is a cool project. What did you print your images on? Paper?

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 04:39:40 +0000

We’d use water based poly for wood! It won’t be as thick but it’ll protect the tray well. Just search “polycrilic” on our site to hopefully come up with the one we love by name. Good luck!

xo,
s

By: Meagan

Meagan — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 04:23:37 +0000

J&S,
Do you think the bar coating would work with a wood tray? I’ve got this wood tray that I’d like to use as a catch-all on my entry room table (for keys, mail, etc.), but it’s got this hideous 3M logo on it and I’d like to cover it and make it look a little classier. Any ideas?

By: Allison

Allison — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 05:08:40 +0000

Hey,

Well, I used the same resin the two of you used, (I’d never bought resin before so I made sure to buy the exact one that I saw in your picture, lol,) however, I think the lower strength scotch tape that you pointed out is what made the difference. Anyhoo I’m glad that no one else had that problem!

I did remake the tray, and I used extra strength glue adhesive for the tiles instead and it turned out perfect.

Thanks!

~Allison~

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 13:26:06 +0000

Hey Allison,

Weird! I can assure you when we list a project’s steps that’s really what we did so we only used a loop or two of tape to hold each tile down and never had the issue with rising tiles that you describe. I wonder if you used lower strength scotch tape (the not as sticky opaque kind) or different resin (we don’t remember ours having that disclaimer about using glue and not tape. Either way we have had many readers email us photos of their tray projects without mention of this issue at all, but we’re very sorry to hear about those floating tiles. Maybe using glue as the instructions on you resin suggest is the best way to get a more polished finished product! Good luck…

xo,
s

By: Allison

Allison — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 09:15:11 +0000

And I just noticed several grammar errors in my comment post … sorry! :P

~Allison~

By: Allison

Allison — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 09:12:43 +0000

Hi!
First off, I loved this tray idea so much that the second I saw it I immediately went out and bought all the supplies needed to make my own.

However, I wish you had made a side not about the tile application. I’m not sure if you really did just use tape loops and it came out alright, but the tape loop application did not go well for me. The resin soaked in underneath the paper tiles and caused many of them to sort of float and come up. Afterwards I noticed on the resin container in tiny print that is says if you’re applying it over paper it’s really important to glue them on and then coat something on top of them so you don’t have the whole “floating tiles” problem. (I used the exact same resin you guys used.) So now my resin is all shiny and dry as promised, but has many tiles whose edges have floated up and so it’s rather uneven.

Anyhooo I just thought you might want to add a small warning or side note to the post. Had it not been for the floating tiles mishap, I would have totally LOVED the way the tray came out. I think I’ll remake it …

Thanks!
~Allison~