Acrylic Tray Tutorial

I have been meaning to get this post up for quite some time. 

So apologies to those on Instagram I promised I would share this!!

(This is for you Stacy Heckman)

I am sure by now you have all seen the acrylic trays people are using in their homes.

 

via pinterest, having a hard time embedding the links. so sorry.

via pinterest.
so sorry I am not tagging the original pinner, please forgive me.

But what if you want several sizes???

Recently I was reading a blog who purchased her acrylic "trays" that are actually the acrylic 1" frames from michaels.
Here is how to make your own...

Step 1:

Purchase acrylic frames from michaels.

Step 2:

Add your desired design motif to the top of the frame. (from the inside of the frame the design will reflect once it is in "tray" mode)

I knew I wanted a polka dot design, so I used an eraser to dip in my paint for a perfect dot.

Obviously this step is pretty redundant, but use an at random pattern, trying to remember less is more, dont overpopulate the dots. haha.

Step 3:

Let the dots dry.

Step 4:

after the dots have dried add your desired final coat. 

I chose a champagne colored pearlescent pain.

Step 5: