When Melinda read about our little tray tiling project, she and her husband decided to try their hand at some tray customization too. Here’s her letter:
My husband and I were inspired by your DIY tray project from a couple of weeks ago. My sister is a huge tea drinker so I decided to make her a tea tray for Christmas using an old British ad slogan. Here are some photos from the process. Thanks for the daily dose of inspiration! -Melinda
Melinda snagged the tray at Pier One and the striped & flowered paper from a local scrapbook store. Then she printed the “Tea Revives You” image at home and picked up the same liquid resin that we used from Michael’s. Total project cost: about $25. Not bad for a completely custom Christmas present for a tea-loving sister.
Thanks so much for sharing your fabulous tray project pictures, Melinda! And if anyone else whipped up a customized tray of their own, don’t hesitate to send us some visuals. We eat that stuff for breakfast.
Oh man, that is fantastic! What a crafty idea, I love it. Good job Melinda!
I tried to do a similar project with a longer quote but the ink on the paper ran and I was so disappointed! I used Modge Podge – does anyone know if that’s why?
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Alena
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Thanks for the original inspiration and for sharing our take on it with your readers. I’m going to add a couple little teacups to the mix and hopefully it will be a Christmas present hit!! Thanks again.
This is really cute. Melinda, I think your sister will love it.
This turned out really nicely. Great job, Melinda! I’m glad to see it works for the members of the viewing audience, too. It’s on my (ever-growing) list…