Barb Hughes Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 I posted my scrapped TRAY INSERTS last night and here I am including photos of the finished trays with the links to the scrapped pages. These were gifts to two of my four dd. [The other two received mugs with special inserts.] Joy's Cute Little House Renfro Tray These labors of love were received with thanksgiving and appreciation. TFL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelbi Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 cool how did you make the tray part? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb Hughes Posted December 29, 2008 Author Share Posted December 29, 2008 coolhow did you make the tray part? I purchased the craft trays online early in December... I think I cleaned out their stock, but they are lightweight paintable wood. DD's love them! Especially when I painted them their primary color in their home! (regular color was buff creme bland). The trays fit 8.5 x 11 trimmed to 8.25 x 11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kazbar73 Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Barb these are just gorgeous. Well done and thanks for sharing them with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiles Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 They are darling! What a great idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ngaire Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 I thought the layouts were gorgeous when I saw those and now that I have seen the trays I think they are super gorgeous!! Lovely lovely work Barb and I bet the girls were thrilled to bits to receive these gems!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandiC. Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Barb, these are just too clever. I love them! I can imagine how happy they were to get these. What a super idea and great gift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrappinchar Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 They look fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimmybutton Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 They are wonderful, Barb! I am sure your dds will love using them. I've given these as gifts when I was one stroke painting, but the layouts look fabulous. What paper did you print the layouts on ... photo? matte? What did you use to seal them ... modge podge? matte? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindy Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Those are gorgeous! You did an amazing job on them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb Hughes Posted December 29, 2008 Author Share Posted December 29, 2008 They are wonderful, Barb! I am sure your dds will love using them. I've given these as gifts when I was one stroke painting, but the layouts look fabulous. What paper did you print the layouts on ... photo? matte? What did you use to seal them ... modge podge? matte? My trays came with acrylic covers (not shown) to prevent glare. DH and I will go to Michaels framing today to get ideas how to seal the frame up. DH thinks they should be "removable". I think they should be permanent. If the dd wants to hang on the wall, instead of use them, I may not seal them. I think you can get acrylic cut at any hardware store, but best bet would be your local (not chain) hardware store for good trained work. Photos printed on matte paper, my fav. And they were LETTER SIZE, and so easy to do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah in VA Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 These are just so neat, Barb! What a terrific idea. Thanks for sharing the photos and layouts with us, and especially the details on making them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimmybutton Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 They are wonderful, Barb! I am sure your dds will love using them. I've given these as gifts when I was one stroke painting, but the layouts look fabulous. What paper did you print the layouts on ... photo? matte? What did you use to seal them ... modge podge? matte? My trays came with acrylic covers (not shown) to prevent glare. DH and I will go to Michaels framing today to get ideas how to seal the frame up. DH thinks they should be "removable". I think they should be permanent. If the dd wants to hang on the wall, instead of use them, I may not seal them. I think you can get acrylic cut at any hardware store, but best bet would be your local (not chain) hardware store for good trained work. Photos printed on matte paper, my fav. And they were LETTER SIZE, and so easy to do! Aha! Acrylic! Thanks, Barb! Let us know how you decide to seal them (if you go ahead with that plan). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbc72 Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Gorgeous! The layouts by themselves were beautiful, but in the trays they are just stunning! May have to use this idea, it is so clever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBT Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 WOW! What a great idea! Love them!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-dab-adu Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 These are FANTASTIC! You did good :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRS Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 How clever! I love them!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J9Buckles Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Awesome idea.......and so well done! I'm sure your dd's will be thrilled to use them and show them off as well! Pat yourself on the back!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsyt Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 These are gorgeous! And what a neat gift idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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