>Book Page Tray
18 Mar
>Oh my goodness, I am so in love with my newest project that I seriously cannot stop looking at it! I suddenly want to cover everything in pages from old books!
I had a green tray that my mom gave me because she was going to throw it away and I thought I could do something with it. I’m actually not sure where I got the idea to cover it in book pages, but I really love the result.
Sadly, I did not remember to take a picture before I started, but you can see what color the tray was here… and you can also see one of the many “nicks” it had.
I tore pages out of an old book – a Reader’s Digest compilation that I picked up for free in the “reject” pile at my used bookstore. You could use any book, but I really love the aged look of these pages.
Then I just grabbed a foam brush and my trusty Mod Podge and got to work! I used Mod Podge to adhere the pages to the tray, and then gave it a few coats over the top to finish it off. In the picture above you can see that my pages got a little wrinkled while I was putting them on. This was mostly fixed with the topcoats of Mod Podge, but it’s not perfect. Oh well, I still love it.
Here’s the end result that I am so madly in love with…
>very cool idea! it would be fun to find some old nursery rhymes or kids books and make it into a little diaper caddy or the like. great idea! found you through shabby chic cottage transformation thursday.
>That is so great! I love repurposing things. I have ramdom bowl and containers all over I use for storage. I have this crazy collection of boxes in my room trying to put them to good re-use…
>Very cute simple project…good job!
>That looks great – the simplest projects are often the cutest!
>It's gorgeous! You're SO good. How fun!
>I love that tray!! What a great idea. Thank you for visiting junkblossoms and leading me back here. Can't wait to see what you do next. Pat.
>i love using old books for crafts. i knew a lady who took her old music books and used the sheets as wallpaper in her powder bath. it was beautiful. alas. i haven't a powder bath.
>That is Adorable!!!
>I too love the book page crafts out there and this is another one I'm going to have to file away! What a perfect setting for a cuppa and a cookie in my favorite reading spot! Found you thru Tatertots and Jello!
>What a great idea, love how it turned out. Thanks for sharing!
>Really nice! Keep up the great recycling projects and thanks for dropping by Craft Schooling Sunday! Hope to see you again next week, happy crafting.Sara
>Hi, Stopping by from SITS. Love the tray!
>I'm in love with this tray
And I absolutely adore how you displayed it. I'll have to try this, I have way too many painted trays laying around, its about time for a change.
>It turned out well!
>I wouldn't consider myself crafty but wow this is such a simple yet gorgeous looking simple project, I think I can manage to find something around the house to cover up in old book pages. Looks great =)Much Luv,Karen