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Young House Love » Reader Redesigns » Reader Redesign: Revival Of The Fittest

| By Sherry Petersik | December 9, 2008 | 6 Comments

Reader Redesign: Revival Of The Fittest

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

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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.

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Comments

  1. Avatar for jess@thehomebound[email protected] says

    December 9, 2008 at 4:05 pm

    Oh man, that is fantastic! What a crafty idea, I love it. Good job Melinda!

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  2. Avatar for LaurenLauren says

    December 9, 2008 at 8:11 pm

    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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  3. Avatar for AlenaAlena says

    December 9, 2008 at 11:40 pm

    I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don’t know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.

    Alena

    http://www.smallbusinessavenues.com

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  4. Avatar for MelindaMelinda says

    December 10, 2008 at 7:31 am

    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.

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  5. Avatar for CHCH says

    December 10, 2008 at 10:21 am

    This is really cute. Melinda, I think your sister will love it.

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  6. Avatar for bungalowblissbungalowbliss says

    December 10, 2008 at 2:20 pm

    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…

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