Repurposed Folding Bed Table Santa Cookie Tray
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It's Day 7 and we are sharing Holiday Decor Ideas!
In case you missed them, here is a recap:
DIY Gift Ideas - DIY Basket For That Special Holiday Hostess Gift
DIY Christmas Countdown - Christmas Countdown Santa Cottage
DIY Kid's Crafts - Easy Snowflake Craft To Make With Your Grandkids
Holiday Party Food - Spicy Christmas Ornament Cheese Ball
DIY Ornament Ideas - 3 Unique Festive Recycled Sweater Ornaments
This is what the tray used to look like. See what I mean about the trim looking like holly?
This is the breakfast tray now after a little holiday magic. So easy to do with a little paint and fun DIY graphic and I'm going to show you how.
That trim was just begging for some holly berries, don't you think? My grandson and I debated over white or chocolate milk. Personally, if I were Santa I'd go for coffee and baileys.
But I'd never resist the cookies...to dunk in the coffee and baileys.
Here's how I did it...
The first thing I did was dismantle the folding feet and give the tray a good scrub with vinegar & water.
Painting the Santa tray
I gave the tray three coats of festive Red Barchetta FAT chalk paint.
Next, I painted the trim white with Fusion Mineral Paint Raw Silk.
With a small art brush, I painted the top of the scalloped edge and the raised parts of the now white painted trim with DecoArt Bright Gold Metallic Paint.
And I went back and dabbed a little red paint onto the berries.
Typography for Santa tray
First I went to PicMonkey and created the graphic. Press HERE or on the image below for a printable unwatermarked copy of the graphic.
I've included a visual pictorial below on how to transfer the graphic onto the tray BUT I share a detailed tutorial in this image transfer method post.
Here is the graphic after being transferred onto the painted tray with graphite paper.
I painted over the graphic with a script liner art brush and white & brown acrylic craft paint.
You'll notice the gingerbread men in the photo above are different than the ones from the graphic that I transferred onto the tray. That's because I decided I prefer a more traditional gingerbread man shape and modified the design with a pencil before painting.
Protecting the Santa Tray
Once the paint was completely dry overnight, I protected the entire tray with two coats of Dixie Belle Gator Hide, a water-repellent clear coat finish.
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To make the Santa cookie tray you will need:
- Wood Folding Breakfast Bed Tray
- Festive Red Chalk Paint
- Winter White Chalk Paint
- Bright Gold Metallic Paint
- Brown & White Acrylic Craft Paint
- Script Liner Art Brush
- Graphite Paper
- Water-Repellent Clear Coat
The Santa Cookie Tray doesn't have to be used only on Christmas Eve, it looks adorable sitting under the tree after the presents have been unwrapped.
Scroll down for many more Holiday Decor Ideas to create a festive atmosphere in your home!
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