Sorry Nate, you've been hacked

Materials needed:

* Anything resembling the shape of this lovely tray. I got lucky with my heavy ceramic white dish, but it can be any material and color (nothing a little white spray paint can’t fix!)

* Black Sharpie permanent marker

* Tape (I used painter’s tape I had lying around)

* An oven

I have to be honest, I first tried to ‘free hand’ the pattern onto the tray, but realized after a few sections that I wasn’t free-handing so successfully. So in came the painter’s tape.  I used this to guide my pattern a bit more evenly throughout.  As I drew on the geometric shapes I tried to keep to a 3s, 4s, and 5s pattern…using Nate’s Marble Print as inspiration.

Once I was done drawing my geometric patterns, I carefully peeled off the tape and placed the tray in the oven.  I’ve read on different sites that cooking the tray for 30 minutes at 350 will help set the permanent marker.  After an anticipated 30 minutes went by I pulled out my tray with utter excitement! I let it cool over night, then sealed the tray with a light coat of Crystal Clear Enamel spray paint to give it a glossy protective finish. (I emphasized a light coat as I was careful not to overspray or cause drips).

I really like how it came out (& how easy it was!). I’ve added it to my Fall Vignette as a ‘catch all’ for my vintage cocktail tumblers and other ‘barcessories’.

I’ll be posting some pics of my Fall decor and Vignette later this week! Come back for a visit and as always, thanks for reading!