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!
Welcome to one of my favorite times of the month, Thrift Store Decor Upcycle Challenge! Thanks to Amanda of Domestically Creative for always doing a fabulous job organizing this event!
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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Amanda | Domestically Creative Kim | Made in a Day
Victoria | Dazzle While Frazzled Pili | Sweet Things
Debra | Shoppe No. 5 Sue | A Purdy Little House Chelc | Inside the Fox Den
Kimm | Reinvented Ann | Duct Tape and Denim Sara | Twelve on Main
Kim | Farmhouse Made Toni | Small Home Soul Angela | Simply Beautiful by Angela
Michelle | Our Crafty Mom Marie | DIY Adulation Chelsea | Making Manzanita
Leanna | Of Faerie and Fauna Denise | My Thrifty House Lindsay | Crazy Organized
Florence | Vintage Southern Picks Shirley | Intelligent DomesticationsMichelle I Michelle James Designs
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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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Amber Harrop says
I love craft storage and this lazy susan idea is great and I adore your vintage style jars
Jess says
What a neat idea!
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Lindsay says
I’ve been struggling to figure out how to organize my craft supplies. I hate putting them in containers or drawers because I always need to pull them out. This idea would work perfect!
Chelsea @ Making Manzanita says
This is adorable. What a great idea. I love how it turned out!!
Michelle James says
I love spinning storage trays. Every time I find a lazy susan at a thrift store I buy it. We have more than we need at the moment but they eventually get used for organizing. I have yet to spray any of them as pretty as yours. The hot cocoa bar is too cute but the addition of the pink really made a big difference. I love it!
Kim~madeinaday says
I love this Shirley! I have two lazy susans in my stash! Great idea to put them under something. Thanks for the inspiration. Love the pizza pan too!
Kim
Kimm at Reinvented says
Great idea for crafty storage, my stash could really use some organization. 🙂
Debrashoppeno5 says
I love the idea of the lazy susan. It makes it so functional. Plus how can you not love the toile paper and the fancy jars you made. It is a great upcycle with loads of uses.
Roseann Hampton says
Love the idea that it spins so you can see everything! Thanks for sharing at The Blogger’s Pit Stop! Roseann from http://www.thisautoimmunelife.com
Amanda @ The Kolb Corner says
I need one of these for my desk. I just have stuff overflowing everywhere and this would definitely help contain some of it!
Erlene says
I’ve always wanted a lazy susan in my pantry and didn’t realize that I could DIY with a lazy susan plateau. I know what I’ll be picking up the next time I stop into Lowes…lol.
Shirley Wood says
I cannot wait to see what you make! Lowes is exactly where mine came from and I just glued it on with E6000.
Debbie-Dabble says
Shirley,
This is a great idea! Thanks for sharing!! Thanks too for taking the time to stop by and leave such a sweet comment!!
Hugs,
Deb
Michelle James says
I had no idea they sold lazy susan plateaus!! I have a large wood slice that I would love to turn it into a lazy susan. Thanks for the inspiration!
Shirley Wood says
I can’t wait to see what you make Michelle! You are so creative.
Zan Turner says
Wow, this looks awesome! It is so creative and craft storage is always a must. I recently organized ours in bins and baskets but I love this tier idea. It is such a pretty and creative idea. I’m also loving how you re-purpose the mayonnaise jars and paint the covers to match your craft room.
Shirley Wood says
Thank you Zan. Those repurposed mayo jars are one of my fav things in the craft room. The grands love crafting at my house and seeing all the baubles and supplies in those jars. They enjoy making crafts and I enjoy them making memories.
Angela @ Simply Beautiful By Angela says
This is so great for craft storage! 🙂
sara s syrett says
Oh wow! This is so cool! Great idea for a craft storage space!
Toni | Small Home Soul says
What a great project Shirley. It looks like it came that way. I will now have to be on the lookout for a pizza pan so I can make one for my office/craft area.
Alli Smith says
I’m always looking for storage solutions for my ever growing craft supplies. I love how you repurposed the mayo jars and the vintage look you achieved with the pretty paper and the characters. What a great upcycle idea!