{Thrifty Thursday} A Chalkboard Serving Tray
Hi friends! Welcome to another installation of Thrifty Thursday! Once again I’ll be sharing with you a thrifty find that I have upcycled into something fun, and today it’s a chalkboard serving tray. I picked up this cute little silver tray from my local Goodwill a couple of months ago. It had quite a bit of wear, but at just $2, I couldn’t pass it up! I had bigger things in mind for it…
So today I finally got around to fixing her up! I cleaned the tray, used frog tape to tape off the inset of the tray, then taped newspapers to the outside to protect the edges.
Then just a couple coats of chalkboard spray paint and voila! A perfectly cute little chalkboard tray that looks adorable in our kitchen!
Now since I just painted the tray this afternoon, I still need to give it 24 hours to dry before using chalk on it. However, I can see something like a menu or cute saying in its future…
super cute!! You are inspiring me to go visit a goodwill! 🙂 xoxo
High five on this DIY!! It turned out super cute. I swear Goodwill is the best on finding others junk and turning it into your own treasure! I need to do this…I can totally handle this craft! 😉
xo,
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Super Cute idea. I Love chalkboard paint. It’s my new favorite to use for DIY projects.
Very cute! I’m obsessed with chalkboard paint as well 🙂 Found you via CSI Project link up!
-Bonnie @ Revolutionaries
http://www.revolutionariesblog.com
Um, how completely perfect is this!? I knew you were up to something good from your instagram pic last night!! LOVE THIS and seriously can’t wait to try it!!
xo, Jessica
Fanciful
what a cute idea! love it!
Note to self…must go to Goodwill and find a serving tray and copy this AMAZING idea. Love it!
amy @ whilewearingheels.blogspot.com
Love this! What a fun idea.
ahh!! I am planning on making one of these… maybe several of these for Christmas!! I have been looking for some of these at goodwill or any other thrift stores… i saw a pin and they had a huge bow on it! and i LOVE it! Yours turned out perfect!! so jealous that you got to make one!!
NICE! LOVE IT!
I want one! What a great idea! Would love for you to stop by and link up to the Pomp Party!
https://jill-createcraftlove.blogspot.com/2012/04/pomp-party-15.html
Jill @ Create.Craft.Love.
AWESOME! It looks so elegant…and I have seen some cheapie versions at the dollar store that might work too!I would be super excited if you linked up over at my Anything Goes Link Party going on from 6 MST Friday till midnight Monday.
https://too-much-time.com/2012/04/get-schooled-saturday-20.html
xxx, Kim
I’m going to have to visit Goodwill.
have to love chalkboard paint so very easy to use
come see what I shared at https://shopannies.blogspot.com
It turned out great!
Love your tray! Chalkboard paint is still on my list to try.
I love this idea! I did something similar for my daughers room, on a smaller platter with just black paint, so I love that you used chalkboard paint so much more!! This turned out great.
I host a Creative Party on my blog I’d love to invite you to come link up at if you’d like.
https://www.justalittlecreativity.com/2012/04/get-creative-party-9-features-and-some.html
Hope to see you there 🙂
-Molly
Love this idea!! I would love for you to share this with my “Unveil Your Genius” link party.
https://taylornorris.blogspot.com/2012/04/unveil-your-genius-link-party-8.html
Happy Sunday!
Love this!! Fabulous idea for a kitchen counter! Thanks for linking to Sew Crafty Saturday! Can’t wait to see what you share next week!!
This is a great project! It really turned out great. Would you consider linking it up to my Pinworthy Projects Linky Party over at Just Us Four?
Oh I’m kicking myself now! I saw a similar tray at the thrift store and even had it in my basket for a little bit but then I put it back bc I couldn’t decide what I wanted to do with it. This is awesome! Thanks for sharing!
So glad I stopped by to check out the Diamond Candle Giveaway – because I’m so inspired now! I have a day off work, and you better believe I’m on my way to the nearest Goodwill as we speak =)
Visiting from TT&J! What a cute idea! It turned out great! And you can’t beat that price! 😉
The day you posted this project the thrift stores must have been mobbed. I’ve purchased several of the silver trays but did other projects with them. Now I will be looking for one that’s kinda beat up even to use for this.
Yours looks great and so easy. Just a little masking off. Shucks I passed on one yesterday at our local thrift shop. It was a bit more money but think it would be worth it. The thrift stores in Grand Junction and close areas have all gone up like crazy on all their prices. Guess they found out about bloggers buying things to redo and sell.
I made my first chalk board using the paint on chalk board paint and an old cupboard door. Hubs put a shelf on bottom of board to hold eraser and chalk. Now to find a place to hang it. Happy March