Lately, I've been collecting marble decorations around my home. I've been wanting a marble tray for quite some time now and haven't been able to find one I like. The other day, I was looking around my parent's home and found a broken marble piece in their backyard. Quickly, an idea sparked in my head, to use the marble piece to make the tray! At first, I was trying to go for a rectangle shape. Unfortunately, I ended up breaking more than expected and was left with a unique piece instead.
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1. Cleaning The Marble.First, I cleaned the marble with a rag, damped it in water to remove any dirt.
2.) Measuring.
As mentioned above I originally wanted a rectangle shape, so I measured the length and width according to that shape.
3.) Hammer Time.
Finally, it was time to shape the tray. I knew if I wasn't careful, I would wreck the whole thing in a matter of seconds, and that's exactly what happened.
Very carefully, I tried to shape the marble with the hammer, but unfortunately, I decided to pick up the pace and ended up breaking too much off, enough to ruin the whole shape. 😔
- After breaking off more than I wanted. I realized I still had a decent size piece leftover I could still work with. All I did was polish the sides by gently tapping the edges with the hammer (trust me I learned my lesson.)
4.) Painting The Edges.
I used a makeup sponge and gold metallic paint to paint along the edges.
The Final Result.
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