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Wednesday, 1 June 2011

It's A Goodwill Good Deal - $2 Mod Podge Checkerboard Tray

Posted on 18:08 by clark
When I had my apartment, I found a tray at Goodwill for $2.  I used paint and Mod Podge to turn it into a checkerboard tray to display on my coffee table/storage chest.  Back then, I had a lot of red and beige in my decor.  Since my color pallet has changed, I took the old checkerboard and revamped into something that would work in my sitting room.  It was time for a change anyway, because the old board had seen a lot of wear and tear over the years. 



Here's how I got this.......

.....from this.


I used masking tape to tape off the checker squares.


Once the board was taped, I painted the red squares grey.


Once the paint was dry, I took off the tape, and this was the finished paint job.


I used Mod Podge to decoupage scrapbooking paper to the sides of the board.


Once the paper was decoupaged, I uded Modge Podge to decoupage the entire board.


While the board was drying, I began working on my checker pieces.  I used four bags of craft wood circles that can be found at craft stores for about a dollar a bag.


Using my leftover grey paint, I painted half of the circles grey.



Since I already had black spray paint for a previous project, I spray painted the other half of my circles black.  I also spray painted a plastic container black.  I found the container at the craft store for $1, and it's the perfect sized to hold the checker pieces.


Finished Project :)


Tray - $2
Paper - $1
Paint - $2
Craft Wood- $4
Container - $1

TOTAL = $10









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