Hi friends! Hope everyone is having a great week!
With Mother’s Day just around the corner, I am finishing up my gifts for all the moms on my list! I started thinking about this next project, and thought what a great gift it would make for so many moms out there!
Here is what I made…
It is a tray that carries and serves a standard 9×13″ baking dish! Perfect for you casserole cookin’ Mamas like myself ;-)! And the best part?? I made it for $8!
This is super easy to make! Start with your wood. I used 2 1×4″ furring strips from Lowe’s. These are under $2 a piece.
Here are my cuts…
And for my bottom slats…
Build your box first…
I attached mine using Gorilla Wood Glue and finish nails.
Now add your bottom slats like this…
I gave the whole tray a coat of my very favorite…
While that was drying, I worked on my handles! I found these great pulls at Hobby Lobby for $1.50 a pop! You can buy them online HERE if you don’t have a Hobby Lobby close! Woohoo! Wait for a sale though!
I gave them a coat of my other fav…
So cute! I sanded them just a bit to make them a bit more “shanty” ;-)!
My final step was attaching them! I drilled some small holes and attached them with the screws. I also added a few felt circles to the bottom to protect my table.
That’s it! Pretty easy, right?? What do you think? I love that it doubles as a carrying tray and a trivet!
And did I mention?? $8!
If I don’t decide to keep this for myself it will be going to one of my special ladies!
I would love for you to share it and Pin it below guys!! Thanks so much! Let me know if you have any questions!!
~Whitney
This will help me a lot going forward. This article made me stop and think. Could you expand on this in the future?
So, apparently I’m a “late bloomer” since I’m just now seeing this is 2018, LoL, but I’m just glad that I came across this! This is such an awesome idea, and it could serve a slew of purposes, so I’m getting on it immediately. My daughters and I are skincare and makeup “addicts”, so I can see already that I’ll need to make at least three of these for our bathroom counter and vanities, but…. I will need to make a few additional for the kitchen as well. Oh my goodness, the possibilities are ENDLESS, LoL! Thank you a million for sharing this great tutorial.
Your amazing!! I just love seeing and trying all the things you make!
I am going to make a few of these as gifts. Do you remember where you used nails and where you used glue? Thanks!
I know this is a few years in (and probably a stupid question)–but how did you clamp the wood while the glue was drying?
Thanks!