from homely to comely: a tale of a serving tray make-over

come christmas i can't help but miss friends and family back home. its just different when you are spending it with people who you are familiar with and feel free to be yourself with.

the other day, after spending a nostalgic afternoon laughing and joking and exchanging messages in Facebook with good friends, i was inspired by one fabulous friend of mine after i saw her christmas dinner pictures. she cleverly repurposed her decor from last christmas and it came out so elegant and classy, just like her. what caught my eye was her 3-tier serving tray from Ikea full of fruits and yumminess :) i immediately wanted one. but in tiny Gib and the nearest Ikea being a 2-hour drive away in Malaga, Spain, i have to think out of the box and into the drawing board :)

after combing every nook and cranny in Gib looking for the perfect serving tray, i came out exhausted and empty-handed. the closest was a small-ish 3-tier tray with an awful rose design costing £22.50! highway robbbery indeed! so i went home dragging my feet and went to the grocery to pick up a big bundle of pears to gorge in when i saw this:

as you can see, its plain and i do rather like it that way :) but since its christmas, i thought i'd jazz it up a bit :)

thanks to my japanese washi tapes, i came up with a simple but classy design on my new 2-tier serving tray :) i was also inspired by ideas from
Elizabeth Goodman of To Be Charmed.

aahh, i love days like this. when inspiration hits and creativity kicks in and i am just powerless and must, must, must give in :)