H’s Room Update: Upcycled Paper Tray
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Surgery put the brakes on changing H’s room to a bigger girl room but we are slowly moving forward. Â While I was resting comfortably with my pain meds and my knee propped up, painters came and changed her room from pink to a gorgeous citron green {selected by H herself}. Â Then, once I could move around a little bit, I took on a smaller project and upcycled a paper tray.
H is always drawing, coloring and collecting notes so I wanted to make sure she had a place to keep all of those things in her new room. Â I started with a plain tray from Target.
Using the sample pot of paint I had gotten when picking out the colors for her room, I painted the outside.
Then, I spent a billion hours painstakingly taping off the chevron pattern inside the tray with painter’s tape.
I painted in the inside with orange color and let it sit to dry. Â Then, disaster struck…
No matter how gently I pulled or how much I scored prior to pulling the tape, it just kept pulling the paint off. Â Insert super sad face right here.
H has some scrapbook paper that she has been begging to use in her room and, since this project was already a major failure, we decided to try it in the bottom of the paper tray.
Mod Podge to the rescue. Â We use the mod podge to keep the paper secure and finished painting the sides the orange color we chose.
The orange doesn’t completely cover the chevron on the side but H loves it.
Have you had any major craft failures recently? Â How did you turn them around?
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Your daughter’s tray turned out so pretty! Love the orange and pink together! Following you on Google +!!
Awww, you are so sweet! Thanks for the kind words. Off to find you on Google+ too 🙂
That turned out very cute. What a quick craft ty for sharing.
Thanks! I thought it was great to add a fun pop of color to her room and give her a place to keep her papers.
i love the bold pink! so cute
Thanks. I am such a fan of the colors she has chosen for her room!
Wowww this is super cute, I looove it. That’s a fun way to bring colors to a craft room or office =D Thanks for sharing, Pinning!
XOXO
Cami @ TitiCrafty
Thanks! I thought it was super fun and was so easy (once I got over the craft fail). Just picked up the kraft paper pen cup at target so I will be trying my hand at that now 🙂
This tray is great! I love covering things with paper. I just recently made a desk set for work by covering boxes of various sizes.
I would love if you shared this at the Krafty Inspiration party over at Krafty Cards etc.
Have a great weekend!
Maria
Thanks! I don’t use paper like this in near enough projects! I bet your desk set turned out really cute.
Beautiful colors! Great job!
Wishing you Blessings,
Linda at The French Hens Nest
Thanks! I am so in love with the colors H chose for her room.
You totally redeemed yourself! Great way to solve a problem!
Thank you for sharing at Give Me The Goods!
Amber@ Dimples & Pig Tales
Thanks! I was so frustrated when the tape kept pulling off the paint. I almost just stopped the entire project.
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