Please Stay

Spring seems to be coming and going, not sure if it wants to reside here or leave.  I wish I could tell Spring just how much I wish it would stay.  Stay to share sunshine and play, stay to bring delightful flowers and showers, stay to bask in warmth and love.  I do love Spring.  Please stay, Spring, please stay! 

I created a spring tray to show my love of the season.  It began life as a Toastmaster tray.  I have found that these trays were a gift with purchase of a toaster.   These were gifts in and around the 1930's.  I found an old advertisement showing the original intention of the tray.  Isn't it cute?

Somehow the tray found it's way to our local Goodwill.  I think it is fun to imagine it's first life and the home it was in.  Anyway, I was able to purchase it for $1.00.  It was a bit rough and needed some TLC.  So after the years of it's use as a serving tray, I thought I would give it new life as a ode to Spring. 

Here is the way this poor little tray was when I picked her up and brought her home. 

One of the things I loved about our little

tray was the small lines at the edges. 

It just gives her a little bit of 'lipstick' so to speak.

Here are the clues to her former life.

Even though I am refinishing the tray,

I will preserve this portion as I found it. 

First off, I gave our little tray a good bath in bleach water. 

Then I let her dry and sanded her down smooth.

The sanding was so easy. 

Our little tray wanted to be re purposed. 

Next for her new makeup. 

I applied a pretty pink shade. 

Doesn't she look pretty in pink?

Next, as a nod to her well worn age,

I applied a crackle medium.

After letting that dry, I applied pure white over the top.

I do so like watching the magic of the crackle paint.

I chose a scrapbook paper to place on

the inset of the tray and mod podged it down.

I then painted some small flower details on the ends of the tray.

The mod podge did pull off some of the crackled white paint. 

If anyone knows how to prevent this, please leave me a comment. 

I used my Cricut to cut out various scrolls, flourishes, vines and the like

that once positioned correctly spelled out LOVE. 

I then mod podged the lettering/flourishes to the inset of the tray.

I had to use a scraper to make sure all areas were well adhered

and were free of bubbles.

Once the mod podge was all dry, I sprayed the entire thing with

a good acrylic coating. 

I am displaying it in the a full Spring display. 

Do you think Spring may appreciate it and stay?

I do hope so!

May you have a week full of blessings and spring!!!


barbwired blessings!

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