Therm O Web Quilted Holiday Tray

It’s that time of the year!

Thanksgiving is just a few days away and that means the official countdown to the holidays has begun.

Instead of heading to the mall to fight the crowds in search of the perfect gift…make your own! Designer Alice Golden shares the perfect gift idea!

Quilted Holiday Tray by Alice Golden

Therm O Web Supplies:

SuperStik Permanent Glue Stick
Sticky Tape Runner
1/2″ SuperTape

Other:

Wood tray (craft store)
Cardstock to cover the bottom of the tray
Acrylic craft paint in colors that coordinate with paper
Assorted paper scraps (Karen Foster Design)
Postage cancellation mark stamp
Black ink
Sanding block or fine grit sand paper
Foam paint brushes
Assorted border punches or decorative edged scissors (stamp-edge)

Even though I am still very much a beginner at sewing, I love quilting… well technically, I guess I should say I love looking at quilts (since I haven’t actually tried to make one myself yet, although I have purchased a bit of fabric). The colors and patterns are so beautiful and have provided the inspiration for many of my paper crafted projects. I think “quilting” with paper is also a great way to use up your paper scraps.

This project started with an inexpensive wood tray from the craft store. Add some paint and paper scraps to turn it into something that any hostess would love to receive.

Instructions

1. Sand and paint tray with two coats of acrylic paint. Allow to dry in between coats.

2. Cut cardstock to fit inside bottom of tray, piece together if needed.

3. Cut paper into squares and then diagonally into a triangle shape. Using photo as a guide, adhere a column of triangles down the center of the insert, leaving a thin border of cardstock showing around each triangle. Repeat with remaining triangles until insert is covered. It is easier to position all the paper pieces on the cardstock insert rather than glueing them directly to the bottom of the tray (trust me on this one… learned the hard way). Use the SuperStik glue stick for this step as it gives you a bit of flexibility in moving the pieces around until they are in the right position. Be sure to apply adhesive around all edges.

3. Adhere decorative strips of cardstock to each end of the insert using the Sticky Tape Runner.

4. Place strips of SuperTape along the edges and down the center of the tray bottom and adhere cardstock insert.

5. Cut postage stamps out of patterned paper using stamp-edge scissors and adhere to outside of tray using SuperStik glue stick. Stamp with cancellation marks as desired.

Use any leftover triangles to create a “quilted” card.

We’re just a few days away from Thanksgiving and along with that…Black Friday!

Be sure to take a few minutes this upcoming weekend to stop by our blog for all the details on Black Friday, shop local Saturday and Cyber Monday!

Our contest entry widget is being a little fussy so please post a comment and share with us what you are thankful for this season.  We’ll select one random winner to enjoy this prize! (please note due to mailing restrictions we cannot mail Glitter Dust to any winners outside the US at this time)