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Blue Pineapple Painted Serving Tray

April 26, 2016 by jessa 19 Comments

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Turn a thrifted serving tray into a tropical stunner with vinyl stencils and gorgeous colored paint.

I picked up this tray ages ago at a thrift store with the intention of doing something cool with it. The tray has a typed name taped to the back, and I imagine that the previous owner, Babs, would load this tray up with lemon bars or deviled eggs and take the treats to her bunco parties.

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Turn a thrifted serving tray into a tropical stunner with vinyl stencils and gorgeous colored paint.

But the tray was pretty beat up, and it’s finally time for this tray to make some appearances at parties again. This tray needed some Mid-Century/tropical feel. Yup and what’s more tropical than a blue pineapple? Nothing, of course. A blue pineapple has the sweetness of a pineapple and the cool blue of the ocean. Yeah, that was a reach. Anyhow I wanted the original wood grain to peek through to add a mid-century feel to the tray. I made the stencils out of adhesive vinyl using my Silhouette Cameo and my favorite DecoArt acrylic paints to make this serving tray gorgeous.

Turn a thrifted serving tray into a tropical stunner with vinyl stencils and gorgeous colored paint.

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  • DecoArt Americana True Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paint
  • DecoArt Americana Peacock Teal Acrylic Paint
  • DecoArt Americana Turquoise Blue Acrylic Paint
  • DecoArt Americana Decor Light Satin Varnish
  • Foam Brushes
  • Silhouette Cameo
  • Adhesive Vinyl
  • Transfer Paper
  • Foam Pouncers
  • Pineapple SVG File
  • 4 Tropical Leaves from Silhouette Design Store
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  • Fern from Silhouette Design Store

Turn a thrifted serving tray into a tropical stunner with vinyl stencils and gorgeous colored paint.

Start by using the cutting machine to cut the tropical leaves out of vinyl, make them in a variety of sizes and shapes to add interest. Stick the inside of the cut shape on to the tray, making sure to leave room for the gorgeous pineapple in the middle. Paint over the tray with two or three layers of the chalky finish paint using a foam brush.

Turn a thrifted serving tray into a tropical stunner with vinyl stencils and gorgeous colored paint.

Once the paint has adequately covered the tray and is dry, carefully peel the vinyl off. It might help to use tweezers if it’s hard to get to the vinyl under the paint.

Turn a thrifted serving tray into a tropical stunner with vinyl stencils and gorgeous colored paint.

At this point use the transfer paper to attach the negative cut of the pineapple to the tray. Carefully peel off the transfer paper from the tray and make sure the vinyl is smoothly attached. Add the negatives of leaves so they appear scattered all around, and layer them.

Turn a thrifted serving tray into a tropical stunner with vinyl stencils and gorgeous colored paint.

Use the pouncers to carefully add paint to the leaves and the pineapple. I added layers of color to the pineapple.

Turn a thrifted serving tray into a tropical stunner with vinyl stencils and gorgeous colored paint.

After the paint is dry, feel free to add more layers of leaves, until it feels finished. Add two coats of the satin varnish to protect the beautiful paint. The varnish is not food safe, so don’t place food directly on the tray.

Turn a thrifted serving tray into a tropical stunner with vinyl stencils and gorgeous colored paint.

 

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  1. Carol

    May 2, 2016 at 3:47 am

    Great job! Love the colors

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    • jessa

      May 3, 2016 at 1:07 pm

      Glad you love it Carol!

      Reply
  2. Claire

    May 2, 2016 at 1:22 pm

    Love this have pinned to my pineapple board.

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    • jessa

      May 3, 2016 at 1:06 pm

      Thank you Claire!

      Reply
  3. lorraine Williamson

    May 3, 2016 at 11:42 am

    love upcycling things and make them pretty love the plate so cool and tropical thanks for sharing have a great week

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    • jessa

      May 3, 2016 at 1:06 pm

      I’m glad you love the plate Lorrainne! Thank you for stopping by!

      Reply
  4. Nena

    May 4, 2016 at 4:51 pm

    Such a beautiful DIY!! Looks better than store bought;)

    Reply
  5. Laurie

    May 4, 2016 at 9:28 pm

    Beautiful job! Love how this turned out. Pinning to share. Thank you for sharing your post with us this week at Snickerdoodle Sunday!

    Reply
  6. sherry cole

    May 5, 2016 at 6:00 am

    I see these trays thrifting all the time. Great upcycle!

    Reply
  7. Stacey

    May 6, 2016 at 6:36 am

    Beautiful Colors!! I will share this with my folks as they live in Florida!! Great to accompany any coastal/beach decor #HomeMattersParty

    Reply
  8. Lisa @ Fun Money Mom

    May 6, 2016 at 9:50 pm

    Wow…who would have thought that plate could turn into something so pretty. You did a beautiful job! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Share The Wealth Sunday! xoxo

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  9. Frugal Hausfrau

    May 10, 2016 at 6:47 pm

    How cute is this! I’m sure I’d pass a tray like this right by if I saw it in a second hand store and you have given it such new life! Thanks for sharing with us on Throwback Thursday!

    Mollie

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  10. Theresa @DearCreatives

    May 12, 2016 at 12:07 pm

    Jes, Love your serving tray! Thanks for sharing your DIY at the Inspiration Spotlight party. Pinned & shared. See you again soon.

    Reply
  11. Christie

    May 18, 2016 at 4:06 am

    This.is.ADORABLE! I can’t wait to make my own. It’s just too stinking cute.

    Reply
  12. Julie

    April 27, 2018 at 8:43 am

    Love the plate! Love all the colors you picked. Blue totally works on the plate and does give a cool vibe.

    Reply
  13. Marissa | Squirrels of a Feather

    July 11, 2018 at 5:00 am

    This looks awesome! I love a good thrift flip…I am pinning this for later. I went ahead and followed you on FB and Pinterest too…lovely summer DIY!

    Reply
  14. Sherry

    July 17, 2018 at 1:03 pm

    What a cute retro makeover! Thanks for sharing at Home Sweet Home!

    Reply
  15. Amber Ferguson

    July 20, 2018 at 8:46 am

    This is such a great idea! I am happy to be featuring you at TFT this week. I hope you will join us again by sharing your creative ideas at this week’s party too. Have a great weekend!
    https://followtheyellowbrickhome.com/nautical-inspiration-at-thursday-favorite-things/

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  16. Emily

    August 5, 2018 at 6:06 am

    What a cute way to makeover a thrifted tray! Thanks for sharing at Merry Monday. I’ll be featuring your pineapple tray at this week’s party 🙂

    Reply

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