Woo hoo! My drinking straw tray got me through to round 3 of 5 in Creative Bloggers Got Talent at Every Creative Endevor. Now that the winners are announced, I get to show you how I made it!
Materials:
-wood tray {I got mine from Michaels Craft Store for a few bucks with my 40% off coupon}
-paint {less than $1 or free if you have a million colors on hand like I do}
-a pack of 100 drinking straws {the straight kind, not the bendy ones}
-tacky glue
-plexi glass {mine was a couple bucks and the nice people at Home Depot will cut it to your measurements for free, just ask}
-2 dowels about the thickness of the straws and the length of your tray. {my dad cut mine, but I'm sure Home Depot can cut yours if needed}
What to do {hopefully I explain it well}:
1. Measure the inside of your tray. {I then cut out a rectangle that size of paper}
2. Divide it so that there are 4 even squares across and 3 even squares down.
3. Paint the tray & dowel {I did 2 coats} and let dry. You can spray it with sealant if desired.
4. Now it's time to cut the straws. I bought bendy ones because I liked the colors of these so if you get bendy straws you will need over 100. {I used maybe 10 straws from the second package}See those lines in the squares? Those are the way my straws will be facing. Using your measurements, cut each straw to fit in the squares.
5. Glue each dowel along the long side of your tray. {This will keep the plexiglass from smooshing the straws if something heavy is placed on the tray}
I used my drawing to see how many straws fit across {or the other way for the horizontal facing straws} and started gluing them to the tray. Don't worry if they don't touch edge to edge, you can kind of press down and wiggle them so they do. They are pretty cool like that!
7. Put some fancy coffee mugs & sugar on it and serve!
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