ModPodge Luv

The only time I have ever used ModPodge was one time in college to decopage a picture frame. But lately I have been seeing all these amazing crafts people were doing with the stuff, and inspired I felt the need to go to the craft store and pick some up.

Of course I needed a project to work on, and I found this sign for 60% off (!) so decided it would be my first victim subject. I also picked up some more scrapbook paper and accents (also on sale for 40% off!) to help add more embellishments and fancy it up. Plus, some of the paper had glitter on it and I can never say no to glitter.

I am really digging the vintage, cottage, shabby chic look and birds, so I chose a piece of paper that had that feel to it. First I positioned the sign on the paper, then I traced around it to give me a cut line. After I cut it out, I played with it a bit to get it just right on the sign, then using a brush laid down a coat of ModPodge.

I wanted to be sure the birds were on the sign, but they were at the edge of the page, so I had to get a little creative with the placement. It worked out ok still because I was able to take some of the scrap left over from the rest of the page and fill in the gaps. A few more embellishments over the seam and some more ModPodge and you wouldn't be able to tell at all (unless you read my blog since I totally just spilled it there).

Then I took a black marker and scribbled over the raised lines of the word "Welcome" to draw more attention to them. The finished sign:

It totally came out cute and so one of a kind! And since I had the ModPodge out anyway, I made the necklace at the same time. The cost of making the sign was about $7. Total crafting nirvana found - bliss!

You can do the same with a regular piece of wood or tin - maybe even redo/upscale one of those dollar store ones.