DIY: Serving Tray

It has become kind of a joke that I like to pick things up off the side of the road. I slow down anytime I see something interesting being thrown away and often, stop to pick whatever it is up and bring it home with me. Well, a few months ago a house down the road was re-doing all of their windows and left the old panes to be thrown away. Spotting those gems was such a wonderful moment. I was riding with a few friends and enlisted both of them to carry over as many as I could fit into my trunk.

I decided to use one of them to make a cute little serving tray. Here's what I did, incase you want to make one too!

1. I cleaned up the old windowpane and sanded it a little to get the loose paint off.

2. Then I found some cute knobs at a local trinket shop and used a drill to help me fasten those baby’s into place.

3. I decided I wanted some kind of an image on my tray, so I drew the outline of a city in India I lived in for one summer a few years back. The city actually prides itself off of their grid-like street system. Very unlike India to be so organized, that’s for sure.

4. Finally, make sure to find your little tray a home. Mine sits in the entryway of our apartment.

So next time your out driving around town, slow down and check out what the neighbors are throwing away.

meg