Hi friends!
I got this set of wood embellishments that I decided to put them on my tiered tray. I always love the idea of things I can change with the seasons for special holidays. I will admit I'm not completely faithful to changing them. Every year, I find that my summer decor is lacking. I get so excited to decorate for fall, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Winter and then it starts to taper off. I sometimes give up before Easter arrives and rarely does Summer decor happen beyond a wreath on my front door. Really, I'm the only one that notices or cares. This year I tried with a little bit of effort.
All the pieces have paint on them.
I used acrylic paint markers. I like to use them on small items rather than a paint and brush. The flip flops are decoupage.
I like to cut it slightly larger than the object where it will be adhered.
I coat the wood in Mod Podge. I'm not picky on the specific formula used as it is not going in the dishwasher or used as a sealer. It is just used as a glue here. Once adhered, I use a brayer (roller) to roll each one to get out any bubbles or wrinkles. I used a thicker paper so there isn't much of this anyway but thin papers will show more of those.
I use a pen blade (Exacto knife would work too) to trim the edges to match the wood.
I sanded the beach sign with a sanding block to give it a faux weathered look.
I added some things from around the house to help fill the tray such as a lei, starfish, and sand dollar. I think it's a good start!
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Papers are just from my collection. I always grab from my scraps first and I don’t keep track of where they came from.