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DIY Serving Tray

November 21, 2012

Build: personalized serving tray
A wedding gift for a newly married couple.

A friend asked if I would come up with gift incorporating the map that was part of their invitations:

I made a wood serving tray with handles:

and personalized it with the couples names and the map:
Everything is sealed under clear lacquer to protect from liquid and spills, you can the shiny protective layer in this picture below:

Here’s how I made the wood serving tray:

1. Cut the #2 pine boards:
3 – 1×5 @ 19″
2 – 1×3 @ 19″
2 – 1×3 @ 15″
2. I used pocket holes to connect the pieces, both the tray portion and the side pieces.
Then cut a 1/4″ plywood piece to fit the bottom.
Glue and secure with 3/4″ finish nails.

3. Make a template for the handle cut outs and trace at center on both short ends:

4. Begin by drilling circular holes with spade bit:

5. Then jigsaw remaining middle portion:

6. Prime and paint two coats Behr swiss coffee:

7. Paint on red strip detail then distress:
8. Stain entire tray to age:

9. Secure map (shown below is a wedding invitation from a similar tray) with matte mod podge on front and back:
10. Print out lettering to fit space: 
11. Line up and trace outline of letter with ballpoint pen:

12. Paint on and inside the indent left behind by the pen:

13. Repeat process for names:

14. To seal map and personalization, paint on multiple layers of Americana DuraClear gloss varnish on flat serving surface:
15. Finally seal the entire tray, sides inside and outside with Minwax clear gloss spray poly.

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Filed Under: BUILD, DIY, GIFTS, HOME DECOR, HOME DECOR, PAINT, SCRAP WOOD, WEDDINGS4 Comments

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  1. reFresh reStyle says

    November 22, 2012 at 3:17 AM

    You are so talented! Love it 🙂
    Happy Thanksgiving
    Debbie

    Reply
  2. Cait Geddes says

    November 22, 2012 at 2:59 PM

    I LOVE IT! Such a great job! Thanks for the step by step. I may give this a shot.
    🙂 Cait @ MyHouseMyCanvas.com

    Reply
  3. daiseyjayne.com says

    November 22, 2012 at 3:59 PM

    Look at you go with that drill! This is a most attractive and practical gift…..I could use a couple of these myself 🙂

    Reply
  4. melissa podann says

    August 5, 2016 at 6:20 PM

    Hi 🙂 what kind of brush did you use for this and what size is the brush? Is it script or round? Thanks 🙂

    Reply

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