DIY Serving Tray Fall Sign

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I am no stranger to crafting with Dollar Tree calendars, so it shouldn’t be a shock that I used a picture from the 2022 Farm Fresh Dollar Tree calendar to make this adorable DIY serving tray fall sign!

Not only am I a fan of Dollar Tree calendar crafts, but I am also a little obsessed with seasonal truck decor. I mean, how can you not be when you see that harvest autumn truck picture??

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I shared the quick DIY tutorial for how to make this adorable DIY serving tray fall sign along with three other harvest autumn DIY’s in a video on my Youtube channel!

I recorded how to make this adorable DIY serving tray fall sign during a LIVE video on my Facebook page.

If you want to see the extended DIY process, craft along, or just join in on the fun conversations you can watch the DIY tutorial replay on Facebook!

For this project, I will be using these items, but you can substitute where you want.

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Metal Serving Tray
Dollar Tree 2022 Farm Fresh Calendar
Wood Beads
Dollar Tree Jute Twine
Dollar Tree Raffia
Apple Barrel Black Acrylic Paint
Ticking Ribbon
Ribbon with small brown buttons
Waverly Ink Chalk Paint
Waverly White Chalk Paint
Folkart Java Chalk Paint
Craftsmart Mustard Yellow Paint
Mod Podge
Hot Glue gun
Glue Stick

*I didn’t use the Apple Barrel Burnt Umber Acrylic Paint, Apple Barrel Snow White Acrylic Paint, or floral wire pictured below.*

How to Make a DIY Serving Tray Fall Sign

The first step of making a DIY serving tray fall sign is to pick the design you want to put on your sign. I used the October picture from the 2022 Dollar Tree Farm Fresh Calendar.

Then, make sure your picture is going to fit on the serving tray. I placed the calendar picture on the serving tray and used my fingernail to indent the paper where I was going to trim it.

Next, I painted the entire front of the serving tray black. Allow the paint to dry completely, then apply a coat of Mod Podge to where you want the picture to be.

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Place the picture onto the Mod Podge, cover the surface with a piece of plastic saran wrap, and use your hands to smooth out any wrinkles or bubbles in the paper.

Let the Mod Podge dry. I used my heat gun to speed up the drying process. Now, paint the inner edges and of the serving tray with white paint.

Dry the white paint, then mix a little bit of the yellow and brown paint together. Brush the mixture around the inner and outer edges of the tray and use a wet wipe to wipe off any excess.

Then, I lightly brushed a small amount of black paint around the outer edges and distressed the calendar picture with a sanding sponge.

How to Make a DIY Bow

For my bow, I started by separating some pieces of raffia and I tied them into a little bow. I cut a strip of the ticking ribbon and folded it into a little bow that I secured with some jute twine.

I fluffed up the raffia bow, hot glued it to the top left of the sign, and hot glued the ribbon bow overtop the raffia bow.

Now, make your hanger! I took 16mm wood beads and threaded them onto a piece of jute twine. Then, I hot glued the ends of the twine to the back of the metal serving tray.

You can use a piece of floral wire if you want your hanger to have more of a defined shape, but that’s optional!

I hope you enjoyed this DIY Serving Tray Fall Sign as much as I did and decide to make it for yourself! If you do, I would love to see how yours turns out!

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