Categories: CraftingHalloweenHolidays

Popcorn Vendor Tray Tutorial

I was asked by our stake Young Women’s camp director from our church to see if I could come up with a cute popcorn vendor tray…to serve popcorn to the young women while up at camp. I was up for the task and began my search to find something that would be sturdy enough to hold lots of bags of popcorn and yet not be too heavy hanging around the neck. This is what I came it with!

I happened to be at Costco checking out and saw a huge stack of these canteloupe boxes and asked if I could have 4 of them. FREE Ka-Ching!

Then I hopped over to Lowes to get some spray paint. I really love Valspar spray paint it covers so nicely. I had some white spray paint in the garage but it was super runny…Valspar wins for me!

I sprayed the boxes on the outsides and tops in red white and blue..I did not spray the insides.

I found the free clip art on the internet…I like the white stripes with the yellow popcorn and how it looks combined with the popcorn word clipart…also free clipart. You can right click on the popcorn image and save to your computer and put four on a page and print out.

Once you print your images…cut them out and use a glue stick to adhere them to the boxes.

Make sure you get the glue all around the edges otherwise it starts lifting

I was racking my brain to come up with a strap that would be comfortable around the neck and cheap. I was just about to buy some canvas fabric at Walmart when I spotted shelving liner stuff! It is soft, easy to cut and tied onto the boxes perfectly!

It comes in a variety of colors and with the left overs I can line a few drawers!

Even my teenage nephews thought the were so cool and thought I had bought them! So….I would say “Nailed it”! LoL

I can’t wait to see them being used up at camp and I am going to figure out other ways to use them here at home….I see an outdoor movie night in my future! Linking toDIY Show Off Stone Gable BetweenNapsontheporch

Posted with Blogsy

Karins Kottage

Welcome to Karins Kottage! There is always something fun going on! You would think after becoming an empty nester couple that our nest would be very quiet and empty but our Kottage nest is usually more full than what we started out with! You might find me hosting a birthday party or graduation party and a baby shower on the same weekend or a big outdoor get together with 25 of our friends and family in the backyard or maybe I might be in the kitchen trying out a new recipe for my hubby and I to grill on the BBQ for a quiet night for the two of us. I am passionate about entertaining and setting a beautiful table! I may or may not have an addiction to cloth napkins and fun salad plates oh and goblets too! I think I will always have a home decorating DIY project in the works as long as my hubby is on board with me haha. We have painted A LOT in the 6 homes we have owned in the 35 years that we have been married as well as re-done multiple pieces of furniture, added wall and ceiling treatments, replaced lights, bathroom fixtures and even tiled floors! I have sewn what seems like a million window treatments for our home as well as for family, made slipcovers, and duvets and even a formal dress or two!

Next Fashion Friday- Yellow, Black and White »

Previous « Festive Red White and Blue Porch- 4th of July!

View Comments

Julie Briones says:

July 14, 2019 at 10:20 pm

This is an adorable idea! So easy to create popcorn trays this way! Thanks for sharing at Tuesday Turn About!
- Karin Brosnan says:
  
  July 15, 2019 at 3:47 am
  
  Thank you Julie! They were so fun to make and really turned out cute!! Thanks for stopping by!
  Karin
Anonymous says:

March 2, 2015 at 3:23 pm

how did they work? was the strap comfortable?
Nellie's Cozy place says:

July 17, 2014 at 1:12 pm

What a darling idea, they really came out so cute, and really should be perfect for the job you made them for.........and hope they stay nice so you can use them at home somewhere too.
Blessings, Nellie