Wooden Clementine Crates to Chalk Serving Trays
Wooden Clementine Crates can easily be transformed into serving trays. Not only that, you can also paint them to make them wooden chalk serving trays. Great way to save the clementine wooden boxes you get when you purchase clementines. We have been throwing ours in recycling for years, I’m so happy I found a way to re-use them in a useful way. We now have a Coffee Corner, all out coffee supplies in a gorgeous crate box. We also use the wooden crates for serving wine at parties. Also makes a great neighbor gift too, if you bake cookies and place them inside a crate.
Wooden Clementine Crates to Chalk Serving Trays
How to make your very own Wooden Clementine Crate Chalk Serving Tray:
Supplies:
Clementine wooden box
Staple Remover
Chalk Paint
Paint Brush
Step 1: Remove all the packaging stuff from the box. (When purchasing your clementines, try to grab a box that doesn’t have sticky labels on them, they are really hard to remove). You also have to remove the little staples that hold the paper labels in place with a staple remover. Step 2: Paint the boxes with the chalk paint. Step 3: Once they are dry use them as you please. :)
I also made some for our craft station. Example one of the trays is for Paints, we have one for Ribbon, etc… I made one for my Mom and she stores her fruit in them. You can even use them as a mail station or for your kids to store they little toys. The possibilities are endless. Basically the serving trays can also be storage trays.
**If you don’t have a chalkboard eraser, you can use baby wipes or a wet facecloth to wipe off the chalk. Use a dishcloth to dry them.
What do you normally do with your Wooden Clementine Crates? I’m honestly so happy I found a way to re-use them, I always felt awful when I got rid of them. Let me know if you try this and how it turned out.
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This is such a great idea! Thanks for the inspiration!
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This is such a great idea! I love those little boxes too and I’ve wondered what could I do with them after I finish the clementines. Thanks for sharing. =)
Wow – this is a great idea- I would have never thought of it. I especially love it for cookies.
Carrie
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I have got to do this! What a fun idea, turned out great!
I love this! It is so cute. I could use this in my daycare! Love it! New follower…
You are a genius! This is so cute and green! I am pinning this post. I am a new follower visiting from Creative Juice Thursday. Vicky from Mess For Less
Great idea. I am going to be trying it.
Eilis
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I love versatile this project is! I can think of a ton of places I could use this!
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Hi Christine, I agree with you, I always hated throwing away those crates, seemed such a waste, but I never knew what to do with them. Thanks for the great idea. I have recently found your blog and am now following you, and will visit often. Please stop by my blog and perhaps you would like to follow me also. Have a wonderful day. Hugs, Chris
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I always leave the boxes at the store, but this is brilliant! Thanks for the great idea!
Very cute. Great way to upcycle!
I stenciled on one and it is my counter top catch all… here is a link to my “military spouse” clementine box.. http://mefancy.blogspot.com/2012/02/trash-to-treasure.html LOL… I just left the staples in… I think out of pure laziness.. using the chalk paint is a great idea!
OH!!! That’s wonderful!!!!!! hehehe I was thinking of leaving them too.. however I figured if I want to have a surface to write on.. I needed to take them out.
What a great way to repurpose an old clementine box!
I just love them… I have a bunch that I stack one on top of the other :)
This is so cute! Thanks for visiting me and inviting me over! I love your blog, following you via email now:)
Thanks sooo much Latoya!!! :)