Make an "artful" serving tray with a favorite piece of art framed in a regular picture frame, with cabinet pulls for feet and screen-door pulls for handles. Materials: Favorite art print, baby announcement, greeting card or photo
Frame
Glass or Plexiglas
Cardboard
Thin sheet of plywood
Screws
Screw-in cabinet pulls
Door pulls
Caulk
Caulking gun
Damp cloth - Decide on a frame for your serving tray. Choose one that's wide enough to grip and deep enough to keep items from slipping off (figure A). We chose a fancy gilded frame for an Old World look; a straight-edged black frame would give a clean, contemporary look.
- Have glass cut to fit inside the tray. Choose regular glass, lightweight Plexiglas or, for outdoor use, tempered glass.
- Turn the frame over, insert the glass, and fit the picture into the frame (figure B).
- Insert a piece or two of cardboard over the art to make it flush with the back of the frame (figure C).
- Fit a thin piece of plywood on the back (figure D). The plywood must be a little bigger than the back opening so it can be screwed to the back of the frame.
- Screw the plywood to the back of the frame at the corners and the middle (figure E).
- Screw on the feet.
- Attach a handle to each end of the tray. Choose handles with holes on the outside, like these screen-door pulls, so you can screw them directly in (figure F). Take care not to choose kitchen-cabinet handles, whose holes go the wrong way.
- Protect the framed art from leaks by applying caulk to the inside edges of the glass. Smooth the caulk into the crack with a damp cloth (figure G).
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