A Gift For A Mother

Disclaimer: I Know This Post Would Have Been Handy To Send Out Prior To Mother's Day, But This Was The Gift I Gave This Year & I Needed To Wait Until Both Mom's Received The Gift. So, If Your Mom Has A Birthday Coming Up....This Would Be A Great Gift!

Every Year I Contemplate On What To Do For My Mother & Mother-In-Law For Mother's Day. And Now That I Have Become 'Creative' I Want To Make Them Something. So, Off To Michael's I Went For Inspiration....And I Found These Cute Trays

In Order To Match The Decor Of Each Mother, I Spray Painted One White & The Other Black

Since My Mother's Decor Is A Little Shabby Chic (depending on the room or even decor item), I Distressed Hers Using A Rag & Distress Ink.

I Found These Cute Mother's Day Free Printables At http://www.livinglocurto.com/. They Offer Them In Black & White As Well As Pink & White, Which Is Perfect For The Decor Of Each Mom!!!

I Printed Them Out On Cardstock & Mod Podged Them Onto The Tray. I Did A Light Coat To Adhere The Paper To The Tray & A Light Coat On Top (letting it completely dry in between coats).

Next, I Sprayed A Layer Of Shellac On Top So That If Something Wet Was Set On The Tray It Wouldn't Ruin It.

Once That Was Dry, I Added A Tag I Created Using My Cricut and Ta-Da....All Done!

The Drying Time On The Spray Paint, Mod Podge & Shellac Are Quick, So If You Need To Create Something Fast, Simple & Usable, This Would Be A Perfect Idea!!!

Happy Creating!