Birthday Update: Party Trays

So puppy party is now five days away... eek!

I still have tons to do... and semester exams are coming up so professors are piling on the workload.

Don't they know Ryan turns three on Sunday????

Well I'm not one to be a huge spender on throwing lavish parties but I like things to be CUTE.

With a capital C of course :)

So I wanted some cute serving dishes.

While I was perusing the dollar store I found these:

And some random candlesticks... I also had some from Goodwill  (sorry no pictures)

All I used were:

*silver plates (Dollar Store)

*various candlesticks

*Wooden Ball Knobs from Hobby Lobby

*Scrapbook Paper

*Mod Podge

*Spray paint

I took the silver plates and painted them.

I used several different colors.

Here's a red one:

I didn't worry about the middle portion because it would be covered up.

I also painted the backside since I wanted them to be pedestal-type plates.

So I was a terrible blogger and didn't take pictures of the next steps.

But they are easy.

*Take your scrapbook paper and cut it to size. (I laid mine in the tray, creased around the edges then just cut it out)

*Mod Podge the heck out of it... careful of air bubbles

*Then coat the whole thing in ModPodge

*either leave as is or mount on painted candlesticks or ball knobs for cute little trays... :)

Here are mine all done:

I LOVED how they turned out.

Wont' they look cute with all kinds of yummy doggy treats? (kid-friendly of course!)

I love those paw prints :)

Aren't those little ball feet ca-ute??

I'm so excited to decorate tables... ooh but I still have lots to do.

Yikes!

*Thank you to Beyond the Picket Fence for the fabulous feature on my trays!*