It has been years since I have done a major craft for ME that is not knitting. I love painting, making pottery, and doing other interesting items. Yesterday, I wrote about getting supplies to make slime with the boys. One of my Pinterest boards is filled with items that I would like to make for me, gifting, or beyond.
What you may notice with recent posts are a lot of items that involves decoupage or more specifically Mod Podge. In the photo above, you can see the Mod Podge photo-letter collage. I think that would be SO amazing to make for a teacher, grandparent, or other person with special memories on it. I have done similar items in the past, but not in a long, long, long time.
Since I really want to test these out, I went to the store to check out the section of Mod Podge items. This is what I saw:
In my quest to figure out what I want to try first, a friend told me about a website that is all about Mod Podge. Mod Podge Rocks is a blog written by Amy Anderson with lots of projects and more. Actually, if you look in the photo on the right at the book, that’s hers. There are so many ideas my head is spinning and I have to limit the amount of time that I spend looking. I have a feeling I may try Mod Podge earrings, sparkle sneakers, or the photo letter.
So my question to you this week:
Have you ever done a Mod Podge project before? Please share that below or some other craft that you enjoy doing when you have some time.
P.S. If you are interested in checking out what is inside the Mod Podge Rocks!: Decoupage Your World
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Aloha #212
I LOVE MOD PODGE! It really is easy to do- Meg loves it too. The key is thin layers and wait about 20 minutes in between layers. I also like to put the Mod Podge on with a brush and sponge it off for a smoother finish. Start simple and have fun.
My favorite project was covering mason jars with cut up strips of brightly covered tissue paper. I use them for Meg’s hair clips, so cute.
No. Have a great weekend
I keep looking at mod podge and I’ve got some ideas, but I haven’t done it yet.
When I was a teenager I found an awesome old footed cast iron bathtub. I asked the owner (who’s pasture it was sitting in) if I could have it and had a few friends haul it home for me. I cut out photos from garden and Glamour magazines (good combo!) and plastered them all over the outside of the bathtub. The inside of the tub was white enamel and cleaned up beautifully. I filled it with pillows and it was a sofa/guest bed of sorts. When I married at age 20 we built a table top for it and it sat in our living room. Several years later it became a planter in my yard. I loved it and wish I still had it.
Yes, I Mod Podged an entire wall of our last house with maps from various sources. It was really cool. Generally I stick with paper crafts, knitting/crocheting, and various other things with the kids. I love crafting!
It’s really funny you should mention Modpodge because I’ve been planning on doing a picture frame for my boyfriend for our upcoming 2 year anniversary-I even have all the supplies next to my bed ^.^
I enjoy doing all sorts of crafts though; my go-to would probably be jewelry making.
Have a great weekend!
Not that I can recall… I want to do and make more crafty stuff though!!
Years ago I use to use it all the time. You can make some cool stuff with mod podge.
Have a great weekend!
No, I’ve never tried it. Sounds like a fun project!
You always do the cool stuff.
But I”m not at all crafty, so not much art here at all unless I have to for a project for school or church.
Aloha :)
Oh p.s Great job! You are so creative!