How-To: Make a Handprint and Picture Altered Tray for Mother's Day

Mother's Day is the perfect opportunity to make a personal and heartfelt one-of-a-kind gift. This altered tray, featuring your kids' hand prints and pictures, fits the bill perfectly.



What You Need:

• An Unfinished Wooden Tray
• Paint
• Pattern Paper
• Modge Podge
• Ribbons

What To Do:

You can paint your tray if you'd like (chalkboard paint may be fun), I chose not to. I laid out my pattern of paper, pictures and a quote first (I printed this from my computer at home). . .then did the hand prints with the kids. I just used regular acrylic craft paint.

After the hand prints dried, I layered on a thin coat of Modge Podge and laid out my papers and my quote.  One more thin coat of Modge Podge and I placed my pictures. I covered the top with a final thin coat of Mod Podge to protect it.

For fun, I tied some coordinating ribbons to the handles. 

And that's it - a quick and easy keepsake for a grandmother, godmother, aunt or anyone.

catch you soon -