Home Decor and DIY: Stacked Trays

Stacked Trays

I think I have a thing for gluing stuff together to make new stuff. I found a set of trays at Goodwill,hated the design but for 5.00 bucks for three nice trays I thought I could do something with them.

Here are the trays in their original strange splendor.

I washed the trays first and then primed them with three coats of primer. It was really hard to cover that lovely aquatic scene (snigger). After priming I had to paint on five, count em... I said five coats of paint. That fish wasn't going out without a fight. I also had three wooden candlesticks and a wooden ball, sooo I proceeded to glue the candle sticks to the tray bottoms and glued them one to the other. I used the smaller candlestick on the top tray and then glued the ball on top of the candlestick to make a finial. Here's how it looks all glued together

I envisioned it filled with all kinds of goodies for the holidays. Since fall is upon us I decided to decorate it for the season. In retrospect it probably would have been a good idea to add a nail to each candlestick for stability. It's pretty sturdy, but I wont be adding anything heavy to it. Sorry I forgot to take a picture of the candlesticks, but they are those basic unfinished sticks that they sell at the craft store.A few more looks at the vignette.