Pebble Boot Tray

It has been a very wet winter around here {with a few short-lived snow falls thrown in!}.  Mr. Weatherman has not been very popular and there are still about 10 more days of rain in the forecast.  Two boys with wet boots and hardwood floors don't really go together too well and our poor floor is really taking a beating!  I have been on the lookout for a nice boot tray for a while and finally came across one at Maillardville Manor that fit all my criteria - stylish, functional, and easy to do!

So here is my boot tray already in action:

MATERIALS

I purchased a black rubber tray and some river rocks from the dollar store.  I ended up using 4 bags of the rocks plus a couple of trips to my back yard to pick out a few more.  To glue everything down, I used some of my favorite Quick Grip Glue {have I mentioned how much I love this glue?} 

Although I am sure you can figure out the directions, here is a quick recap.  Start arranging the rocks in small sections until you get the pattern you like {it is kind of like fitting some puzzle pieces together!}  

Now if you really want this project to be simple, you can just fill up the tray and leave it at that.  I know my boys, however, and a tray full of loose rocks would be too tempting for them {can you say DISASTER??}.  I can only imagine where these rocks would end up!  Soooo...I opted to glue all of my rocks down.  It did take a while to do {1 Gray's Anatomy + 1/2 a Biggest Loser} but was well worth it in my opinion.

Now with a little training, the boys' boots should make it to the tray {it is right beside the front door} and the puddles should stay off the floor!  Not bad for about $5!

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