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Farmhouse Inspired DIY Wood Serving Tray

Jane and Sonja
The how to instructions for making this farmhouse inspired wood serving tray.
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Ingredients
  

  • sanded Piece of pine wood measuring 11” x 17”
  • Americana Decor Stain in Colonial Blue
  • Paint brush and clean rag
  • Cricut Maker
  • Cricut Permanent Vinyl in black
  • Weeder
  • Design Space #MB50011C Grateful lettering and Leaf Wreath Design #M81C3CB6
  • Cricut Transfer Tape
  • Scissors
  • EnviroTex Lite Pour On
  • Measuring cups stir sticks
  • Hardware
  • Drill or Drill Press with drill bit

Instructions
 

Preparing the Wood

  • Ensure the surface of pine wood is smooth and free of sawdust.
  • Working small sections at a time, apply one brush stroke of stain along the grain of the wood and with a rag wipe away the excess satin. Continue until the pine wood is fully stained and leave it to dry.
  • Once dry, measure and mark the placement of the hardware. Use a drill or drill press to pre-drill the holes for the hardware before moving on to the next step. You can also drill the holes after the resin is poured.

Preparing the Vinyl

  • Open Cricut Design Space and click on the “+” sign to start a new project, opening up a blank canvas.
  • Click on the Images button from the toolbar to search the grateful lettering and leaf wreath design (#MB50011C and #M81C3CB6) and insert them on to the canvas.
  • Place the Grateful lettering between the leaf wreath design and attach together. Adjust the size to fit the tray.
  • Adjust the color to black to match the black vinyl material color.

Cutting the Vinyl

  • Ensure the machine is set to Cricut Maker and select “Make It” in Design Space.
  • Follow prompts for loading the mat into the Maker and cutting the Permanent Vinyl. When prompted, unload the vinyl from the cutting machine.

Applying the Vinyl to the Wood Pine

  • Using the weeding tool, peel away the excess vinyl around the images and discard.
  • Cut a piece of transfer tape a bit larger than the image.
  • Peel away the transfer tape backing and place the transfer tape overtop of the cut image.
  • Peel away the vinyl backing and place the image on to the stained pine.
  • Carefully and slowly peel away the transfer tape.

Applying resin to the Tray

  • For best results be sure to read the instructions provided in the EnviroTex Lite Pour On packaging.
  • Place the wood tray on a raised surface to allow the resin to pour off the sides. Make sure the surface underneath is protected.
  • Mix exactly equal amounts of Resin and Hardener into one measuring cup. Stir continuously for 2 minutes, scraping the sides of the container.
  • Pour the mixture into a second cup and stir for an additional minute, scraping the sides of the container and stir stick.
  • Using the stir stick, dip your stick into the EnviroTex mixture and then begin pouring the resin over top of your piece. Pour evenly from one side to the next.
  • Use a clean brush to help smooth the resin and ensure the surface is covered. The resin will settle and level itself out.
  • Cover to keep dust from settling in. Ensure your tray is placed on a level surface.
  • After about 15 minutes, remove any bubbles that have risen to the surface by gently blowing over the piece through a straw.
  • Cover and allow to cure 48 hours.

Finishing

  • Once cured, insert the hardware through the predrilled holes.
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