Pedestal Serving Tray
It’s time for the May Creative Crafts Blog Hop
Our talented group is hosted by Sara from Birdz of a Feather
Thank you Sara!
Welcome friends, readers, and visitors from
creative Allyson from Southern Sunflowers
You will find the links to all of the crafters and the end of this post
I recently learned about an amazing product
from one of my good friends, very talented Mary
It acts like glue to securely hold ceramic, glass, and china pieces together
but it is removable!
You can use it to make a pedestal serving tray for a special occasion
and then take it apart and use the pieces for other things~
The possibilities are endless!
I collected pieces from one of my favorite dishware sets,
Villa della Luna by Pfaltzgraff
Then I started stacking pieces,
securing them with the putty to build a unique tiered tray
Tear off a piece of putty and massage it with your fingers
to make it pliable
Place it on the bottom of what you want to secure
Press down firmly and twist a little
which forms kind of a suction
Let it set overnight for best adhesion
To remove putty
hold item at the base and top and twist while gently pulling
Putty pieces can be used again
I placed the coffee mug upside down on the charger plate
with the putty on the inside edge of mug in several places
so you wouldn’t see it
and then more putty and a dinner plate with putty on the bottom
Next I added the bowl upside down,
again the putty is on the inside edges
Next the salad plate
Then a mini sherbet dish {not Pflatzgraff but a matching color}
And a small bread and butter plate on top
I love to use tiered trays for serving appetizers, desserts, and small bites
They can be used on the table or they are great for buffets
With museum putty you can make one to match your tablescape!
I also made a pedestal serving tray with my Seashell dishes,
“Coquille” by Fitz & Floyd
and a shell embellished charger I made a long time ago
For this one I stacked the pieces before securing to try out different looks
For the first one
I used the ceramic cups upside down between the plates
Then I swapped them for the sherbet dishes
Upside down
Then right side up!
Create a wonderful serving pedestal tray
from things you already have~
You can see this can lead to endless possibilities!
The museum putty, Quake Hold is available on Amazon here
Next up on the hop is
amazing Gail from Purple Hues and Me DIY Coiled Rope Shoulder Bag
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Decorate and More with Tip DIY Patriotic Star Door Hanger
Life as a Leo Wife Seaside Serenity: Crafting Your Own Coastal Farmhouse Lantern!
Southern Sunflowers Dollar Tree Stencil Craft on Canvas
The Painted Apron Pedestal Serving Tray
Purple Hues and Me DIY Coiled Rope Shoulder Bag
My Thrift Store Addiction Blah to Blue-tiful Birdie Upcycle for the Garden
Blue Sky at HomeHow to Make a DIY Patriotic Pillow
Birdz of a Feather Homemade Gift for Dad
The Apple Street Cottage Easy Painted Rocks
Patina and Paint Re-cycled Patriotic Sign
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What’s for Dinner/ Between Naps on the Porch
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Isn’t Quake Hold a fun product Jenna? I love how you mixed and matched your patterns for severing trays, especially your Coquille Fitz & Floyd and sherbet glasses! Thanks so much for the shout out. Happy Thursday ♥
Thank you Mary, the Quake Hold is magic stuff, thank you for the inspiration!
Love this idea, in all its versions Jenna! My mind is already mentally dong an inventory of my dishes…
Thanks Dorothy, as I said, endless possibilities!
How fun is this! And quite beautiful! What a great product to know about. I may give this a go when I get to Pennsylvania! Thank you!
Yes, do, it’s so much fun!
Jenna, what a fabulous idea. The pedestal is beautiful and great as a serving piece for one of your celebrations or parties. Thanks for sharing this lovely DIY! Happy Thursday!
Thank you Pam, the Quake Hold is truly magic stuff!
This sure put a smile on my face Jenna! So fun and colourful – and practical too! I think Mary and you may just start a run on Quake hold – now I want to try it too!
Oh, thank you Sara, it’s so much fun to play with!
Such a great idea! I love that seashell one too.
Thanks so much Angie!
You gave me a great tip with the Museum Hold. I’m going to look for that.
All the pedestals you shared are unique and pretty. I love them all and loved the different dish collections you used for each of them. Beautifully done my friend.
Thank you so much Terrie, it is magic stuff!
This is fun, Jenna. And I’m glad you told us about the Quake Hold. Many a time I could use that!
Thanks Jeanie!
Oh my goodness, Jenna–these are fabulous! Your shell pedestal is just gorgeous! Blessings, Cecilia @My Thrift Store Addiction
Thanks so much Cecelia!
I’m familiar with museum putty but never thought to use it this way, Jenna. Great idea!
Thank you Ann, I could play with it all day!
I always enjoy seeing what creative ideas you have to share, Jenna! I love all the different ways to make pedestal serving trays! All of them are so cool and quite interesting! I had heard years ago that museums used Quake Hold but I wasn’t into crafting then and forgot about it until now. It would certainly come in handy for a lot of craft projects. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much Gail, I had a lot of fun playing with it!
Wow – that’s excellent! I’m definitely trying that museum putty! What an endless supply of trays and lots of other things too. Brilliant!
Thanks Barbara, a whole new world of possibilities!!
This is a brilliant idea! I love all the trays but the first one is my favorite. I will definitely give this a try!
Thanks so much Tammy, it’s so fun to play with different arrangements!
Brilliant post! Quake Hold sounds like Plasti-tak, which I mainly use to hold papers, on steroids. This sounds like a great product and thanks for showing so many ways to make trays.
Thanks so much Linda, so many possibilities!
I’m so excited. This is like LEGOS FOR LADIES!!!
hahaha, yes, what a great way to describe it!!!
I didn’t knwo about the putty. what a wonderful material!
yes, great stuff!!
You made beautiful pedestals trays
Thank you!
This is fantastic! I absolutely love the coastal tray you made. It matches my summer decor & new rug perfectly. I’m going to have to get me some of this putty. It looks amazing! Pinned!
Niki | Life as a LEO Wife
Thanks so much Niki! Yes, you should definitely get some putty, it is amazing!
This is a great DIY project! I have heard of museum putty, never thought it could work to create such loveliness!
Thank you Mary, it is amazing stuff!
I hate the wasted space that tiered trays take up; your Quake Hold is a fantastic solution. And precious vintage plates aren’t damaged! Really enjoyed this post!
Thank you Kathy, it is great stuff!
They’re all so fun and practical, Jenna! I need to get some of that putty. I remember Mary mentioning it too, and I’d forgotten about it. Thank you!
Thank you Kitty, the putty is so much fun to play with!
This is just so cool Jenna! I remember when Mary posted this although could not for the life of me remember the name of it so I am glad my memory has been jogged. I love all your tiers and the Coquille plates are gorgeous! As you say, endless possibilities. Thank you for sharing!!
Thanks Kim, you must get some, it’s so fun to play with! There will be more pedestal trays in my future tablescapes!
What a fun project! I love all three variations of your pedestal trays. The dishes for the seashell one are gorgeous!
Thanks Allyson, it is such great stuff!
These look great. I love serving trays for afternoon tea. I made some once but used the wrong glue. I need to try again 🙂
Yes, try the museum putty, I think you’ll love it!