It's Texas Tea Time with Graphic 45
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It's very hot right now in Texas and nothing is more perfect than a nice glass of ice tea with lemon. In Texas, even in the winter, our tea is always iced tea. But that doesn't mean I don't love a pretty tea serving tray and teapot.
As a Graphic 45 designer, one of our assignments for July was to take something old and upcycle it with the fabulous Graphic 45 DIY Craft paper rolls. I came up with the idea of covering a picture frame with the paper, adding more paper on the inside mat along with other Graphic 45 papers and then attaching some fun handles to create a serving tray. I love, love, love how this turned out.
Here's the before photo of my picture frame. I bought it at the local antique mall-- Miss B's on North Main Street in Weatherford, Texas for $1.50 and it came with the glass. And, I bought the fabulous drawer pulls to use for the handles at the same mall for just $3.00! Score!!!
Have you seen the DIY craft paper rolls by Graphic 45? No? They come in different patterns and the paper is thinner and are a larger size so they are great for upcycling larger projects and the patterns and colors work perfectly with other Graphic 45 paper lines. I used the one below with Graphic 45 Ladies Diary to get the look I wanted for my serving tray.
To show you how I did my upcycle tray, I've done a YouTube Tutorial Video which you can find on today's Graphic 45 blog post and there is also a detailed supply list. My project is showcased along with another project by Alexandra on their blog. I hope you'll go check it out!
It's very hot right now in Texas and nothing is more perfect than a nice glass of ice tea with lemon. In Texas, even in the winter, our tea is always iced tea. But that doesn't mean I don't love a pretty tea serving tray and teapot.
As a Graphic 45 designer, one of our assignments for July was to take something old and upcycle it with the fabulous Graphic 45 DIY Craft paper rolls. I came up with the idea of covering a picture frame with the paper, adding more paper on the inside mat along with other Graphic 45 papers and then attaching some fun handles to create a serving tray. I love, love, love how this turned out.
Here's the before photo of my picture frame. I bought it at the local antique mall-- Miss B's on North Main Street in Weatherford, Texas for $1.50 and it came with the glass. And, I bought the fabulous drawer pulls to use for the handles at the same mall for just $3.00! Score!!!
Have you seen the DIY craft paper rolls by Graphic 45? No? They come in different patterns and the paper is thinner and are a larger size so they are great for upcycling larger projects and the patterns and colors work perfectly with other Graphic 45 paper lines. I used the one below with Graphic 45 Ladies Diary to get the look I wanted for my serving tray.
To show you how I did my upcycle tray, I've done a YouTube Tutorial Video which you can find on today's Graphic 45 blog post and there is also a detailed supply list. My project is showcased along with another project by Alexandra on their blog. I hope you'll go check it out!
