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I was on a mission to find little bits of happiness to create  a few crafty projects, and my budget was $25. Chinatown, as I've  mentioned on my \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/pineconecamp.blogspot.com\/\"\u003Eblog\u003C\/a\u003E, is  one of my favourite neighbourhoods in Vancouver, and my go-to place for  a quick pick-me-up like a coconut bun (huh, yum) or a pair of sparkly  slippers.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENot sure what these were meant to be used  for, but I wanted to make trays out of them. \u0026nbsp;I had a few sample pots of  paint at home, so I picked up some wrapping paper that would work with  the paint I had. The total for this project was about $12, and I have  heaps of extra wrapping paper left.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/www.poppytalkblog.com\/blogimages\/sample_5464.jpg\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;\" \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"cursor: pointer; display: block; font-size: x-small; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;\"\u003ETrio of trays \"before\".\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/www.poppytalkblog.com\/blogimages\/sample_6241.jpg\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;\" \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"cursor: pointer; display: block; font-size: x-small; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;\"\u003ETrio of trays \"after\".\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/www.poppytalkblog.com\/blogimages\/sample_6052.jpg\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAll of the materials for the small tray. I had a scrap of another paper that I thought looked cute with the bird paper.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/www.poppytalkblog.com\/blogimages\/sample_6255.jpg\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;\" \/\u003EAfter  a light sanding, I applied 2 coats of paint. Once dried, I glued down  the paper, let dry and applied several coats of Mod Podge (though you  could use a watered down white glue).\u0026nbsp;Voila! This tray is about 10\"x10\".\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI love a mix of plants as a table centre piece. I bought 3 soup bowls and 3 small plants. The total was $6 for everything.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/www.poppytalkblog.com\/blogimages\/sample_6070.jpg\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/www.poppytalkblog.com\/blogimages\/sample_6332.jpg\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/www.poppytalkblog.com\/blogimages\/sample_6296.jpg\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPlace  a few pebbles in the bottom of a soup bowl (for drainage), add a plant  and you have a pretty centre piece. So easy and inexpensive.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENext  up are place card vases. Chinatown has so many cute writing pads with  fun graphic covers. After tearing off the cover for the tray, I cut the  lower part of the paper to fit a small jar. Using double sided \u0026nbsp;tape on  either end of cut out, I attached it to the jar. Cost for this project  was about 75 cents.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/www.poppytalkblog.com\/blogimages\/sample_6235.jpg\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/www.poppytalkblog.com\/blogimages\/sample_6271.jpg\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELast  project is a side table for my nephew, Jake. I had a lonely little  table\/stool, that I think was from Ikea. With some leftover paint  (Benjamin Moore's \"cloud 9\"), I applied two coats to the table then let  it dry completely, over night. \u0026nbsp;It felt great to use up that paint.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/www.poppytalkblog.com\/blogimages\/sample_6225.jpg\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/www.poppytalkblog.com\/blogimages\/sample_6324.jpg\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs  Jake likes maps and planes, I cut up an old road map and used a cover  of a writing pad for the top of the table. Cost for this project was  about $2 plus the table (which I paid 0 for).  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI  actually spent less than $25 and still have heaps of paper left. \u0026nbsp;Thanks  Jan, for hanging out with me in Chinatown. It was so much fun!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EAll crafts and images by \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/janisnicolay.com\/\"\u003EJanis Nicolay\u003C\/a\u003E of \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/pineconecamp.blogspot.com\/\"\u003EPinecone Camp\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003ECopyright 2005 - 2021 Poppytalk. 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