One of our most viewed posts of all time is our Homemade Mod Podge. Now this recipe isn't ideal for every crafting project, but it is a cheap and simple alternative.
Recently, one of our readers emailed us a few pictures that she took of a dresser she redid using the Homemade Mod Podge.
I thought that the results were too amazing not to share, so I
asked her if I could share her pictures and story with all of you. And I
was so excited when she said yes!
This is what Jennifer said:
"I found your mod podge recipe on pinterest recently. A week later my
cousin gave me a colorful and sturdy dresser for my 7 year old, self
proclaimed, fashionista...because she keeps outgrowing her dresser! She
asked me to paint her dresser purple ...but I really did not have the
room, or money to devote to the project. I picked up a huge damaged
paper pack at Michael's a couple months ago for a sweeeet price that
would really make this dresser wild and I thought that it would be a
fantastic time to try out that mod podge recipe. So on a Monday morning
after I got the kiddos on the school bus I started measuring drawers
and paper and cracked out the ole calculator (I haaaaaate math). I cut
up my paper and layed it out onto the drawers, (to check my
measurements....not to shabby) sanded the surface slightly and started
mod podging. I distressed the mirror using some shimmer spray in
the color sunflower, that I had in my scrap-booking kit, and added some
paper scraps and a light sprinkle of glitter while the mod podge was
still wet. Next I cut out some leopard print shaped and mod podged them
to the top of the dresser in a swirl pattern. My dad painted the knobs
and pulls a nice golden metallic hue. I sanded the edges of everything
and this is the end result...My girlie just loves it! In total I
devoted about 8 hours to the project and spent about $10. I also gained
a new addiction to add to my growing list of crafty
addictions...decoupaging!"
Here are the before and after pictures:
Didn't Jennifer do an amazing job? Thank you so much for sharing.
We had a reader ask if the
Homemade Mod Podge can be used as
fabric Mod Podge. I haven't tried it with fabric. So I thought that I would ask you all.
Have any of you tried it on fabric? And how were the results?
Thanks! You are all awesome!
The result is adorable! You ladies are so creative :) You really inspire me.
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Suzanne from writtenbysuzanne
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