Mirrored tray turned chalkboard

Happy Accidents 

Let's revisit one of my treasures from thrifting the other day; shall we?! If you remember I purchased

this sweet, little tray last week. It was a bit of a gold color and I thought that it would look superb in

silver . It would also match more of  our bedroom décor in that shade.  Here are some pictures before

applying  my trusty rub N buff in a silver finish.

 close up on the inside(notice the gold)

close up of the outside 

 

 

I took a look at how the mirror was attached and figured out a way to dismantle it without any harm

 

 to the mirror or tray.  I figured that this would be the easiest way of applying the rub N buff without

 

 the hassle of painters tape. It also allowed me to get into every crevice and corner. However, as with

 

 every situation in life when my inner jiminy cricket issues me a warning I should know by now to

 

 listen to it. On this particular day E and I were watching cartoons in the morning while crafting.

 

Something told me to put the mirror above the fridge. I neglected to do so and E picked up the mirror

 

 to admire himself. I told him not to touch the mirror.  Again something told me to put the mirror

 

 on top of the fridge. I was too afraid that it would somehow slip and we'd have broken glass on the

 

 floor. Instead I placed the mirror on top of a tote bag that was sitting on the armchair.  An armchair

 

that E never sits on mind you. Not five minutes later I heard craaaack. E had decided that  he wanted

 

 to sit on the chair, in doing so he had slid the bag and mirror onto the floor.  The mirror  survived the

 

 fall, but not him stepping on it. eeeek!!! I was 2 feet away the entire time, Go figure. Luckily the

 

crack was straight through and no shards came out and no one was hurt ,  except for

 

the mirror.

 

Now I had a silver tray and no mirror. What's a girl to do?! When in doubt, chalk it out! I added some

 

 chalkboard paint and it instantly became a whole new project! Not what I expected, but I love it all

 

 the same!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

doesn't it look cute next to my repurposed candy dish/ ring holder!

 

 

 

perfect as a catch all for my watches and sunglasses .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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