Hey everyone!

It’s time for another DIY Dollar Tree project!  You know how much I love DIYs and the Dollar Tree.   I was looking for inspiration for the back porch and saw a tutorial on a tray made out of game pieces at the Dollar Tree.

I love using trays around my home and I have several of them.   I am thinking I want a tray on my coffee table bench for the back porch.  Less than $4.00 I can use this on the back porch and not worry about it being damaged from the moisture or the heat.

Here is the items I used to make this tray.

• 3 packs of the Tumbling Tower game (I only used 74  blocks (2 boxes and 2 blocks from the third box) for the tray and 6 for handle support until it dried)
• a 11×14 picture frame
• E6000 glue
• scrap paper with a design (I used wrapping paper)

Let’s get started!

I unwrapped the picture frame and place the decorated paper in the frame.

I took the game pieces out of the box and package.

Taking a piece of the game I apply E6000 to one of the longest sides of the block and attached it to the glass butting it up to the frame.

I kept gluing the blocks to the frame.  I had to keep moving the blocks in order to fit them nicely on the frame.  I switched the color each time.

After I was done with the first layer I started on the second layer applying the pieces the same way as the first besides the shorter sides.  I will be doing something a little different for those on the second layer.

When I got to the shorter side of the tray I skipped two of the blocks.  I wanted to make an opening for a handle.  So I placed a game piece there just to remind me not to glue those two pieces.

I kept gluing the blocks to form the second layer.

After the second layer was glued down I started on the third and final layer.  When I got to the place where the opening will be I took a game piece and I applied glue to the shorter sides to secure the blocks to the side of the next piece.

I used three blocks to keep the third layer from drooping at the handles.

After I finished with the third layer I let it sit for 24 hours.

Once it is completely dry I remove the three support pieces.

You could leave this like it is or you can paint it.  I thought I wanted to leave it the way it was, but I just didn’t think this is the look I was after.  I decided to paint the tray.

I found some paint at Lowe’s on the OOPS shelf for $3.00.  That was less expensive than spray paint which is why I was in Lowe’s in the first place.  So I snatched the OOPS paint up.

I primed the game pieces first and then started painting.   I dry brushed the paint on the tray.

It is not very sturdy to use as a tray with heavy items on it.  For what I will be using it for will work perfectly.  It is going to be for display only.

What do you think?   I had a great time gluing and stacking the game pieces to create this tray.

Thanks for stopping by while I made my little Dollar Tree tray.

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     XO   Terrie