Wednesday, June 26, 2013

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:

1 comment:

Mazzi Peled said...

Lovely! I love the apothecary jars in the bath room :)