In my book you can never have enough pieces of kitchenware to serve food on. All my favourite dinner party themes include lots and lots of picky bits of food to chat over and lots and lots of glasses of wine to laugh over!
Now BBQ season is over I’m looking forward to many of these nights. I’m preparing to make the table something really special – full of food, fun and good friends. I’ve been meaning to make these DIY concrete serving platters for such a long time. I love the rustic effect of the concrete and it’s so pretty when it’s pink! Read on to find out how to make these yourself.
Materials
Thick cardboard | Thin cardboard | White concrete | Mica dye | Duct tape | Sand paper | Oil
Decoupage – Food safe varnish
Instructions
1. Oil one side of the thicker card and place on a level surface.
2. Using a circular object as a template, tape strips of cardboard around the outside. Make sure there are no gaps between the strips of card and the thick card.
3. Mix the concrete adding small amounts of mica dye to colour. Pour into the mould and leave to set for three to four days.
4. Remove from the cardboard, sand and wash thoroughly. Coat with 3-4 layers of food safe varnish and leave to dry.
Oh! Fran this is absolutely gorgeous.
I love the pink hue !!
They look fab, Francesca! I love how you play with textures of all kinds.
These are so gorgeous, I imagine more grey rock like plates would look amazing as well!
Kinkx
How cool! I just made a wooden photo board last week and love it. I’ve definitely been bit my the DIY bug, so I wanna try this next :D
Sooo gorgeous!
Congratulations, you literally wrote one of the best posts I’ve seen in forever. If your blog isn’t already taking off, it definitely will if you keep sharing posts like this one.
Hello,
They look so beautiful. Nicely done!
I have a question though: What sealer considered totally foodsafe so youcan use kitchenware from concrete in direct contact with food?
Thank you very much!