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Do It Yourself Christmas Gift: Tea Tray

Between now and the holiday, Lower Southampton Patch will be running a series of Do-It-Yourself Christmas Gift suggestions with step by step instructions. Best of all, today's gift, a tea or beverage tray, came in at a price of less than $10.

For this DIY Tea Tray, you will need:

- Ready-to-paint wooden tray, usually available in three sizes at major craft stores.

- Three sponge brushes

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- Elmer's glue

- Acrylic craft paint

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- Gloss varish or shellac

- One piece of glass, to match inside of tray. Your local hardware store can cut it to size for you.

- Magazines, catalogs and photographs.

 

Follow the instructions under each photo to construct your gift.

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