Tray chic!

Happy Friday to you all!  We finally have some much appreciated sun and dry weather here in Michigan.

Tray chic??..................Tres chic!!!!!!!  Sorry, I just couldn't resist!  Looking around our home, I see that I have lots of trays.  Guess I just can't get enough of them!  Not only are they pretty to look at, but they are functional as well!  I love using them when we entertain.  Everything looks better (and more organized!) when it's corralled on a tray.  And since we love eating outdoors in warm weather, trays are really a lifesaver when it comes time to hauling everything out on the deck!  I thought I would show you some of my favorites.

This Parisian themed one is a shadow box style tray (you can't really see the handles in this photo), that I bought several years ago from Current catalog. The only finish it came in was a dark cherry, and since I prefer lighter woods, it sat in a corner gathering dust for years.  Every time I walked by it I felt guilty!  Why did I buy it?!  Why don't I do something with it??  So finally, I painted her my favorite creamy white and distressed her a bit.  This was before I met Ralph (as in Lauren.  As in antiquing glaze!), or I certainly would've used it on this project!  Anyway, I used scrap booking supplies and a reproduction French postcard, and now I love it!  The neat thing about this tray is that you can easily change it out. I made a fun display for Christmas last year.  This would be so easy to do with a pretty picture frame, too!

I got this pretty black and floral tray a few years ago at a yard sale (25 cents, I think).  It's advertising a store, and I think that it was a gift to customers.  Check out there phone number!  Only 5 digits!  I love this pretty yellow tray. I've not been to Provence (it's a dream trip of mine, though!), but I did find it in a cute little shop in Paris a few years ago.

The rose tray was alot of fun to make!  I decoupaged pages from a vintage French book, then decoupaged roses from a book of Pierre-Joseph Redoutes water color roses.  I found both books at our librarys monthly used book sale.  I was especially excited to find the Redoute rose book! If your local library has used book sales, I would highly recommend going!  You never know what potential crafting projects are lurking within the pages of all of those books! I showed you these toile trays before. They are in our bedroom.  My motto is: "You can never have too much toile"!

I also showed you this last one before, in our living room.  Bought several years ago at a moving sale for next to nothing!  I just love the floral design!

Why not add a little tray chic to your home??!

Well, ladies, I hope that you all have a great weekend!  I am hoping to find a few good yard sales this weekend.  You never know what you might find..............