Table Tray Redone :: Jaime Warren

I have never felt as though I had what it took to create the amazing altered projects I have seen so often online. I wanted to, but lacked the confidence. Let's face it, there are some amazingly talented folks out there who can make something out of nothing! However, I have had this amazing little glass photo tray sitting, untouched, in my office since Christmas. Oh yes, I said Christmas! LoL! I loved it, but I wanted to do something unique with it, I just wasn't sure what exactly. After seeing so many lovely trays and photo cubes online, I decided, heck, why not alter it?!

This is what I started out with - this beautiful glass top serving tray. It has serveral openings for photos of different sizes:

The first step is simple - remove the advertising paper from the inside to use as a template. Now, here is a secret about me. I hate a ruler. I don't know what it is, but I suck at measurements. So, what I typically do is, well, wing it. (The poor ladies at my first ever class were 100% certain I had lost my marbles when I explained this!) For this project, I simply placed my pattern paper over the template photo and scored the size into the paper. Easy Peasy! Of course, if you are handy with a ruler, by all means, use that instead! I'll try not to hold it against you!

The next step was to continue this process until all of the photo template spots were filled. I used the amazing Restoration Paper Collection for this project. I honestly can't get enough of it - it's just that gorgeous! Before attaching, I distressed all side of the paper, just to give it some more texture.

Now for the fun part - adding some dimension using the Restoration chipboard pieces. I couldn't go all out with adding lots of dimension with pop dots simply before the glass prevented it.

When I sit down to create, I wing it. Just like with measuring! I often don't have a set plan per say - I just go with the flow and what happens, happens. There was no rhyme or reason as to where I put each individual piece, so, play and have fun!

After I had all papers, photos and chipboard pieces attached, I slid the paper back in and put the backing back on. And viola! A rather simple, but unique glass serving tray! Now, I have no plans to serve drinks or little snacks on this bad boy, oh no! This is going to be a nice little display that will be put out of reach of curious little hands.

So, while this might not be a jaw dropping altered piece that I wish I had the talent for, I'm proud of it all the same. It was a lot of fun to step out of my box and create something different. I hope that you have enjoyed your time here with me at the Crate blog! Have a blessed day friends!

Comments

Love it, what a great easy idea instead of measuring. I am a quilter and a scrapbooker and I hate measuring too. Love the restoration line. This was a neat project, thank you.

Posted by: peggy mcdevitt | August 19, 2010 at 10:11 AM