Finished Dollar Store Tray

I was going to wait until later to post, but I am positively giddy about this tray!!  I gave it a top coat of Mod Podge last night and this morning ran by Hobby Lobby to pick up some lace and other things I came across that I just had to have.  So, with lace in hand, I got out my glue gun hoped for the best.  I was not disappointed at all!!

I bought a yard of this lace.  In the end, I had maybe about 2 - 3 inches left over. 

Ignore the bottom of the tray.  I know it's a mess from all the Mod Podge and paper.  Anyhow, after the lace was glued on, I cleaned up the bottom and got out the Gorilla Glue.  I spray painted the little legs last night and they were all dry and ready to go.  Actually, the legs are drawer pulls for $1.47 for a pack of 4.

Apply a little bit of pressure and they are good to go!!  All done.  I am absolutely thrilled with how this turned out.  And how inexpensive is this?  I'm in love!

Mod Podge Monday!!

I'm so excited!  I've never used Mod Podge before and was a little nervous.  But then I started reading other blogs and seeing the really cool things they were making with this stuff (like this) and figured why not give it a shot.  Well today I invited Michelle over to work on some of these trays.  And yes, I actually DO have other friends besides her, but it's so much fun when you have a friend who likes the same things you do and who lives around the corner!  (btw Michelle, thanks for showing me how to use this link thing!!)   So, we grabbed our Mod Podge 

 

and trays and got down to business.  Before too long, mine was looking like this.

I love it!!  I also have 4 small round drawer pulls that are in my garage all spray painted white.  Tomorrow, when they are dry, I will glue them to the bottom of the tray and cover it with a sealer so we can use it for food.  How cool is that?!  I'm also going to put some lace around the bottom edge so that it looks like a dust ruffle. Actually, I just want and excuse to get out the glue gun. 

I also made some clipboards for my kids.  A while ago I won 2 of them from another blogger far more talented than I (whose name escapes me - I'm so sorry!).  Anyhow, today I finally got to work and made 2 more.  They are all done except for the initials.  I need my Cricut for that, and it's too late and too noisy to get it out.  But as of right now, I like them a lot.  What do you think?

  

And with that, I am a happy girl.