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The Easiest DIY Trinket Dish Ever

March 28, 2018 by Bre 19 Comments

Trinket dishes are one of my favorite additions to my home decor because they’re SO useful (hello, great place to keep rings and jewelry, and catch-all for random tiny things!), and because they can be so darn cute! 

I have them near every sink that I use regularly and in other spots like on my dresser.  I decided to try my hand at a DIY Trinket Dish recently and had so much fun making this quick and easy but oh-so-darling craft, that I couldn’t wait to share it with you!  

This has to be the easiest DIY trinket dish ever! With a few simple and inexpensive supplies, you can make an adorable trinket dish to store your jewelry and other treasures. A perfect ladies' craft night project or quick weekend craft - this is a project everyone can do!

Not only is this DIY Trinket Dish cute, but it is so useful!  The best part is that it was very quick to make and required only a few inexpensive supplies.

Supplies Needed for a DIY Trinket Dish

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    • Porcelain soap dish or small bowl
    • Pretty paper napkins 
    • Mod Podge
    • Scissors
    • Paintbrush  

This has to be the easiest DIY trinket dish ever! With a few simple and inexpensive supplies, you can make an adorable trinket dish to store your jewelry and other treasures. A perfect ladies' craft night project or quick weekend craft - this is a project everyone can do!

How to Make a DIY Trinket Dish

You’ll love making this project!

DIY Trinket Dish Step One: Cut Up the Napkin

Begin by cutting apart a paper napkin with whatever elements of the design you want to use on the trinket dish.  You can see I tried to cut as close to the printed design as I could – leaving off as much white space around the design as possible.

This has to be the easiest DIY trinket dish ever! With a few simple and inexpensive supplies, you can make an adorable trinket dish to store your jewelry and other treasures. A perfect ladies' craft night project or quick weekend craft - this is a project everyone can do!

Next, make sure to remove the second layer of the paper napkin.  All you want for this project is the top, printed layer of the design!

Step Two: Mod Podge the Dish

Once you’ve done that, spread a thin layer of Mod Podge onto the part of the soap dish or bowl where you’ll be placing your napkin pieces.  You should probably only do a little part of the dish at a time to prevent the Mod Podge from drying before you’ve placed anything there.

This has to be the easiest DIY trinket dish ever! With a few simple and inexpensive supplies, you can make an adorable trinket dish to store your jewelry and other treasures. A perfect ladies' craft night project or quick weekend craft - this is a project everyone can do!

Step Three: Lay Down the Napkins

Gently place the napkin pieces where you want them and make sure to gently smooth the pieces down to remove any ripples.  Be careful not to rip the napkin!  

This has to be the easiest DIY trinket dish ever! With a few simple and inexpensive supplies, you can make an adorable trinket dish to store your jewelry and other treasures. A perfect ladies' craft night project or quick weekend craft - this is a project everyone can do!

Once you have the soap dish or bowl decorated just how you like it, let the pieces dry. 

Step Four: Topcoat with Mod Podge

After about twenty minutes/when everything is dry, cover the entire dish with another coat of Mod Podge.  It will look funky for a little bit, but it will dry clear!

This has to be the easiest DIY trinket dish ever! With a few simple and inexpensive supplies, you can make an adorable trinket dish to store your jewelry and other treasures. A perfect ladies' craft night project or quick weekend craft - this is a project everyone can do!

Once the Mod Podge is completely dry, the white parts of the napkin blend in with the dish, and the printed design looks like it’s printed or painted right on there!  

This has to be the easiest DIY trinket dish ever! With a few simple and inexpensive supplies, you can make an adorable trinket dish to store your jewelry and other treasures. A perfect ladies' craft night project or quick weekend craft - this is a project everyone can do!

If you’re not careful to remove the second layer of the napkin though, it won’t look as good!  I accidentally left the second layer on that green leaf on the side of the trinket dish (pictured below), and you can absolutely see the white around the leaf.  Bummer!  Oh well, the name of this blog is Average But Inspired – not Perfect But Inspired.  😉

This has to be the easiest DIY trinket dish ever! With a few simple and inexpensive supplies, you can make an adorable trinket dish to store your jewelry and other treasures. A perfect ladies' craft night project or quick weekend craft - this is a project everyone can do!

Wouldn’t this make a fun ladies’ craft night project with your friends?  Anybody can do this and it’s so inexpensive!  Get that on the calendar!  You’ll be glad to spend time with your friends and walk away with a cute place to put your jewelry and trinkets.

This has to be the easiest DIY trinket dish ever! With a few simple and inexpensive supplies, you can make an adorable trinket dish to store your jewelry and other treasures. A perfect ladies' craft night project or quick weekend craft - this is a project everyone can do!

-Bre

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  1. Tricia says

    March 28, 2018 at 5:36 pm

    What a great idea! So cute but simple to do! Love it!

    Reply
    • Bre says

      March 30, 2018 at 3:29 pm

      Hello, Tricia! Thank you! It really is totally simple!! So happy you love it. Thanks for stopping by!

  2. Christine says

    April 3, 2018 at 7:04 am

    I LOVE this idea! 💕 thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  3. Melody D Briggs says

    June 4, 2019 at 2:52 pm

    Where did you find the soap dish? I’m struggling to find any like that. Thanks so much!
    Melody

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    • Bre says

      June 17, 2019 at 8:16 pm

      Hi, Melody!! I got it at Dollar Tree! I am not sure if they currently have the exact same style as their products change from time to time, but it’s worth a shot to check. Thank you!

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