How to Make a Simple but Adorable Farmhouse Christmas Tray

Pottery Barn inspired Simple and Adorable Farmhouse Christmas Tray with lots of Christmas mugs.

Sometimes I’ll see something either in person or online and I just keep thinking about it.  That’s what happened with this Farmhouse Tray.  I saw one on Pottery Barn that I thought was absolutely adorable and I already had almost everything I needed to copy the look so that’s what I did as part of this Modern Farmhouse Tray Blog Hop.  After you read through my post 🙂 head to the bottom and see everyone else’s trays plus I included a link to my inspiration so you can shop the look for yourself.

I started with a basic three-tiered galvanized tray…..

And lots of mugs! I had most of the mugs already but I did buy two more at Target a few weeks ago – the two speckled ones above.  The Santa and snowman ones are from the Dollar Tree and the others I have had for a few years.  The cute snowman in the back of the top photo is my favorite….such a cute little smile. 

Then, I started layering! I added a Kitchen Towel (Hearth & Hand/Target) to the bottom along with black striped napkins (Heart & Hand/Target as well).

And kept going.

I added some faux greenery, candy canes,

Some bottlebrush trees I dyed two years ago,

A faux mistletoe ball and a red satin ribbon on the top.

And my favorite mug, of course.

And here was my inspiration plus links for similar items.  I still think it’s adorable and I am hoping to get a few reindeer mugs in the future.

Now for even more Christmas Farmhouse Tray inspiration from my friends.

Domestically Speaking

Inspiration for Moms

Home with Cupcakes and Crinoline

Clean and Scentsible

An Extraordinary Day

Yesterday on Tuesday

The Country Chic Cottage

Redhead Can Decorate

Create & Babble

My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia