MINI TRAY aka PERSONAL COFFEE/TEA TRAY

I'm sure all of us have those styro trays hanging around for something or other.  I usually use them for painting.

I've been experimenting and came across a wonderful use for them I call it my PERSONAL COFFEE/TEA TRAY (actually my sister came up with the name).

Here's the before

The bottom painted black

The inside painted Venetian Gold

I then decided to stencil it

The gold was a bit too bright so I darkened it with a glaze

























(Below) The left is before glazing - the right after applying the glaze






















Voila!

It's just big enough to hold a single serving - so now when I decide to munch while sitting on the sofa watching TV, I can use my Mini Tray aka Personal Coffee/Tea Tray.

Not too large, 
         not too small,
                         just right, to hold in my lap!

I liked it so much I decided to make a set of 4 - excellent when company comes by.

Can you guess what I'm going to make my colleagues for Christmas presents?????  ;-)  I'm sure they will look great on the desk, just big enough to hold a hot cup of coffee or tea along with some cookies, a muffin or crackers.

I showed these to a few people and I've had quite a few requests for them. I've already started on quite a few and will post as I complete them...

So....you can settle for this

Or you can have this...

So until later don't forget to LET YOUR CREATIVITY FLOW!