Materials: KLACK tray, $4.77 in pennies, brown contact paper, sisal rope, Scotch Quick-Dry Adhesive, hot glue, Xacto knife
Description: When I bought this KLACK, I thought the dimensions were great, but that the white dry-erase board base of the tray wasn't my style. So I gave it a coppery facelift!
1. Use an Xacto knife to cut a piece of brown contact paper the same size as the tray surface, and stick it on. (This step can be skipped if you want the white to show through the penny gaps)
2. Start horizontally gluing down rows of pennies with quick dry adhesive, lining them up as tightly and closely as possible.
3. The pennies won't fit exactly to the edge on both sides- you'll have a gap between the last row and the wood on one horizontal edge. You can fill in the gap by hot gluing two rows of sisal rope around the whole perimeter of the tray. (The rope will fill in the gap on one horizontal side, and go over the pennies on the other three sides)
4. Et Voila!
~ Alexandra, Philadelphia
This is a great idea for Canadian pennies - the gov't will stop making the in September!
ReplyDeleteBut beware of this problem, related to this tray.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DO1Q7F23DxM
isn't that extremely heavy in the end?
ReplyDeleteWe've been saving beer bottle caps for years to do something cool and crafty with. I think a tray might be something we could do. Eventually I'd like to have a bar top counter covered in them (the gaps would have to be filled in). But that's for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteHow about reinforcing the bottom with wood, adding legs, and making it a side table? I like the look but think I would find it too heavy as a tray.
ReplyDeleteCould also use those flat bottomed marbles you get at the dollar store instead of pennies.
ReplyDeleteThe tray is definitely heavy with the pennies, but surprisingly for IKEA materials it still feels sturdy enough to carry around plates and glasses. I really like the side table idea-- will keep that in mind!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea! So creative.
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