How To Make A Ceramic Tray

In the plastic bag carefully break the coffee cup or teapot making sure to keep the handle intact.

How to make a ceramic tray.

You ll want to do the math and figure out how many tiles and what size tiles work best for the tray you re using. Seal the tray found on prudentbaby. Now position the piece of wood back in the center of the oval. You can also apply a second layer and add some photos fabric scraps etc.

A tile of your choice 4 6 felt pads 2 drawer pulls or knobs for smaller trays clear gorilla glue sharpie ruler. On the longer tiles i did use 6. If you still have not enough christmas gifts but love the look of mosaic tiles here you ll learn how to make a beautiful tray with them. Euromaxx diy makes.

Wine cork serving tray. Arrange and glue the tiles. With a hammer carefully break tiles into small jagged pieces. In today s video gail demonstrates the unconventional method she uses to make handbuilt serving trays and platters with what she calls faux feet using soft slabs.

At this point you can put plastic cling wrap on the egg carton to create a barrier between the clay and the carton. The kind folks at jeffery court supplied all the beautiful material to make this tray. My tray required a piece of clay of at least 8 inches by 14 inches. I made this ceramic tile serving tray diy at haven my yearly blogging conference.

There were many make and takes to work on but i was captivated by this one. I knew i could order 9 tiles and have just enough room for the grout. Measure the inside of the tray and cut the decorative paper to size. The idea is to cover the egg carton with a layer of clay using the egg carton as a mould.

Apply a coat of glue and lay the paper on. Turn your tile over and place a felt pad on each corner of the tile. First paint an old tray in a color you like. Arrange your tiles on your tray.

Make sure the wood piece is straight and has clean smooth sanded edges. My tray was 13 x13 which worked out perfectly for the 4 x4 tiles. Ceramic serving tray ceramic tiles and or plates ceramic teapot or coffee cup plastic bags hammer trowel. This prevents any scratches on your table or countertop.

Apply two coats of paint and let it dry. Place the tiles or plates in a plastic bag and seal it.