How to Make a Tiered Tray Decor Block

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by DeeDee
9 Materials
$5
30 Minutes
Easy

It's fun to style my little tiered tray for each holiday or season, and I love signs, so I thought I'd create a small sign for my tiered tray decor.

You will need the following items:


2 x 4 wood cut to a 3" x 3" size

Chop Saw (or have the lumber yard cut them for you)

Sander

Free clip art of your choice from Google

Home Printer

Tacky Glue

Paint brush

Course File or Sanding block

Paint is optional

I made my block two sided just for fun, you may or may not want yours to be two sided.

You'll start by cutting your 2 x 4 wood to size. You can use scrap wood or buy new and have the lumber store cut it for you. You will need an approximate 3" x 3" piece of wood.


We used our chop saw to cut our wood to size. Just mark your wood with a pencil line and cut them all at once if you're making more than one. You can make one for every season or holiday!

Using our mouse sander, I smoothed out all the rough edges so the block was easier to handle.

I used my printer to print out my images to a 3-1/2" x 5" size and then trimmed them down with my paper trimmer. I used copy paper for this one, but I've found that card stock works much better if you have it.

Add a generous amount of tacky glue to your wood piece.

With a slightly wet chip brush, smooth the paint all over the flat surface of the wood piece.

Position your print out over the glue area and press and smooth gently until its exactly where you want it. Let the tacky glue dry for about 5 - 10 minutes.

Now using a course file or sanding block, sand off the excess paper you have hanging over the edges.

You can paint your wooden block before you start if you want it a certain color, but I don't recommend you painting the area you are going to be gluing your image to.

Style and enjoy! Thanks for looking!


You can see others I've made by clicking right here.

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  • MS MS on Sep 18, 2019

    I'd like to see a picture of the "little tiered tray" which was the title of the project.

  • Vicki Cunningham Vicki Cunningham on Sep 19, 2019

    I must have missed something. How do you cut a 3x3 out of a 2x4?


  • Tracy Sztanya Tracy Sztanya on Feb 08, 2021

    Do you think Mod Podge would work just as well? Then that would seal it too? Clever idea instead of using a stencil or vinyl or even painting!

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  • Sally-Charles Evans Sally-Charles Evans on Sep 19, 2019

    I think it is cute! I am also thinking about sealing the blocks with something waterproof (polyurethane) and making coasters out of them!

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    • DeeDee DeeDee on Sep 20, 2019

      Hi Sally, that is a great idea! Enjoy your project and thank you so much! :)

  • Ginger Dotson Ginger Dotson on Jul 05, 2020

    Thank you so much for sharing your talent.

    • DeeDee DeeDee on Jul 06, 2020

      Hi Ginger! You're very welcome and thank you for being so kind! :)

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