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Make a Silver Tray Chalkboard

20 December 2009 12,632 views 11 Comments

by heather

Reader Virginia from blackflipflops used dollar store "silver" trays to make these cute chalkboard memo boards as last minute gifts. And guess what, these trays are also magnetic (I use them for magnet play boards at home), so they're doubly as useful! I love the pretty flowers (inspired by these fabric flowers) made out of an old book, too! Click on over to Virginia's blog to check out the tutorial for these quick and easy gifties! [click here for silver chalkboard tray tutorial]

Project Estimate:

Silver-ish tray, $1
Chalkboard paint, about $5 and up
Embellishments, on hand or $1
Glue, on hand

Total: About $2 per tray

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11 Comments »

Kathryn said:

This is awesome! It is going to go on stuff to make list. Thanks for sharing this with us.

# 20 December 2009 at 9:08 am

Sondra said:

Brilliant!

# 20 December 2009 at 5:56 pm

lucy said:

OH MY WORD! I love everything this girl does. She is amazing!! I saw this on her blog and bought silver trays from the Dollar Store 3 days ago! I got my spray paint today. I can’t wait to get started on it. I will use my Scripts kit, too!!

# 20 December 2009 at 6:47 pm

gretchen said:

awesome! this is so stinkin’ cute Virginia!!

# 20 December 2009 at 8:11 pm

Katie Burnett said:

This is such a wonderful idea! How creative and beautiful!!!!!

# 21 December 2009 at 7:21 am

Jessica said:

That is amazing! I love the look

# 21 December 2009 at 8:51 am

Happy Homemaker Monday « A Young Wife’s Tale said:

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# 21 December 2009 at 6:32 pm

Sophia said:

awesome idea! I can’t wait to get started on this, thanks for the idea!!

# 27 December 2009 at 12:17 am

Ammie said:

This is fantasatic! I love it! Woohoo, Virginia.

# 28 December 2009 at 3:29 pm

Ammie said:

Oops. I meant “fantastic.” :S

# 28 December 2009 at 3:30 pm

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