DIY Two Tier Spinning Craft Room Storage Tray

Craft room storage is always a problem, isn’t it! Following the philosophy of if you can’t go out, go up with space, I created this spinning storage tray!

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The Rules:

Upcycle an item(s) from a thrift store, resale store, or garage sale into a new piece of decor.
There’s no monthly theme.
There’s no budget to stick to.

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Easy Two Tier Spinning Craft Room Storage Tray

This is one of those projects which began months ago then transitioned. You have a few of those, right? I knew from the beginning that I wanted it for craft room storage but I saw how cool it would be for Christmas season decor too.

Who doesn’t love a good two tier stand? They are so useful around the house and fun pieces of functional decor. Making it spin just made this one even better! Do you remember when I made this Two Tier Pin Cushion or upcycled picture frames into this pretty Two Tier Tray?

Supplies

Pizza pan for the bottom
Cake pan for the top
Thick round candle holder
Lazy Susan 6″
Spray paint (Brown)
Acrylic Paint (Pink)
Krylon Maxx Leather Brown gloss spray paint
E6000 glue
Mod Podge
DecoArt Tutti Fruitti acrylic paint
1 piece of pretty craft paper (I used a toile design)
Washi tape

Don’t you just love how thick this wooden candle holder is! I knew it would be perfect for this project when I spied it in the thrift store that day. It is solid and the heaviest part of this project.

The first thing I did was to spray paint the candle holder and pans with brown paint.

The other components of this project include an old Domino’s pizza pan which I was almost giddy for finding! I paid close to $4 for it at a thrift store which is a high price coming from my pocket! The cashier asked me what I was going to do with it and agreed it was the perfect piece when I told her.

A 6″ lazy susan was surprisingly easy to attach with a little E6000 glue.

The cake pan I used for the top was also a thrift find. It is perfect because of the tall sides.

After applying a generous amount of E6000 glue between the candle holder and the cake pan, I weighed it down with heavy vintage cookbooks. See, a cookbook collection does come in handy! I did the same thing when I glued the candle holder to the pizza pan and allowed ample drying time.

If you have seen any of my projects before, you know I am a fan of pretty craft paper. When I bought this pretty toile print, I didn’t even have a project in mind! Do you do that?

After cutting to fit, I glued the toile print paper to the bottom inside of the pizza pan using Mod Podge.

Even though it was always destined for craft room storage, last Christmas season I used the tray as my Hot Cocoa Bar in the kitchen. I love the look and function of the tall sides of the both the cake and pizza pans.

Brown and Pink are my craft room colors at the moment. It’s such a pretty combination. To add a little pink to the top tray, I simply taped little ‘V’ shapes around the sides to create a bit of a chevron print.

Three coats of DecoArt Tutti Fruitti acrylic paint later and this project is complete.

You might call my repurposed mayonnaise jars a project within a project. They are perfect for craft room storage. I have been painting the lids brown and pink to match my craft room colors. Using Mod Podge and pretty paper, I add a little character to the fronts of some.

I keep my handy spinning storage tray nearby and love the table space it freed up!

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Hi, I'm Shirley; recipe creator, crafting enthusiast and penny pincher from way back. Join me on my journey of domestic living and isn't everything domestic!