If you happen upon a serving tray at a flea market that you think would be a neat addition to your household but it's ugly or doesn't match your decor, customize it yourself to look exactly how you want it to. Decoupaging your tray will open up the possibilities to creating a serving tray that will be perfect for you and useful for serving guests coffee or tea, or as a creative jewelry or knickknack holder.
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Difficulty:
Easy
Instructions
Things You'll Need
Wooden or plastic serving tray
Acrylic craft paint
Paintbrush
Mod Podge decoupage medium
Sponge brush
Scrapbook paper, tissue paper, copies of photographs or magazine pages, or fabric scraps
Paint the tray with a paintbrush and acrylic craft paint. Allow the paint to dry for two hours before continuing.
2
Spread Mod Podge decoupage medium on to the tray using a sponge brush. Cover all the areas you are decoupaging. A thin layer of Mod Podge is sufficient; too much could cause problems.
3
Adhere the items you want to decoupage on to the tray. Use scrapbook paper, magazine pages or cutouts, photocopies of family photos or pieces of tissue paper. Or, put down a piece of patterned scrapbook paper first, then decoupage photos on top of it. Fabric scraps can also be decoupaged to the tray.
4
Press down on the paper or fabric to remove air bubbles. Use a brayer to create a smooth surface and eliminate wrinkles while you are putting the images on to the tray.
5
Coat the tray with another layer of Mod Podge using the sponge brush. Allow this to dry for an hour.
6
Spray the finished tray with some clear sealer spray, which will protect the craft as well as give it a nice finish.
Tips & Warnings
Add some sparkle to your tray by replacing the clear sealer spray with Glitter Mod Podge to seal the craft.
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