Debra's Craft Ideas & More: August 2013

Monday, August 19, 2013

Childs Storage Chair

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=431bA4DnPI0

One of my thrift store finds turned into a fun project.

Saturday, August 17, 2013

More Mod Podge Coasters

Cut out your ics from a magazine or other book and cut to fit whatever you are mod podging on.

With a paint brush, paint some mod podge on the back of your pic and stick to the tile. Roll our and make sure you get all the bubbles/air pockets out.

Place your bottom pieces on so the tile doesn't sit directly on the table.

Mod Podge the entire tile in one direction, don't for forget the sides. Let dry.

Spray with Mod Podge sealer or other clear sealer and wala..... your design coasters. Or be even more creative and make a 4 pice pic out of them for your wall. Get creative!

You can buy tile pieces in thrift stores or maybe you have some left over in your home? Cut out whatever pics you like from magazines, books, newspapers..... Have your idea in place before starting. Dry fit your pieces so you have an idea where you want to glue them.

Mod podge the back of each piece and place them on your tile as you invisioned. Make sure you roll out all the air bubbles (this is very important). Let dry.

Place your self sticking stand pieces on the back, or glue them on. You can also use pop bottle caps, buttons or whatever you have around the house so the tile doesn't sit directly on the table. Or maybe you want them to sit on the table and don't want to glue anything on the back. It's your creation, go wild!

Once dry and all the bubbles are out, mod podge over the entire tile. Go in one direction, usually across, and don't be too stinby with it. Try to make sure you get as many brush strokes out of it as you can but absolutely necessary. Getting the right brush helps.

Let dry

Spray a couple coats of acrylic sealer on it and let dry. Wala, coasters. You can mod podge your kids pics on them for a gift, baby gift ideas, holiday ideas.....it's absolutely endless. Total cost on this one, including buying the tile at a thrift store, .25 cents since I already had the podge and magazine. Fun gifts and fun fun for the kids too!

Sweet potatoe plants are so much fun. It would be a fun project for your kids. Put tooth pics in the side of the potatoe and place in a tall glass or jar. I did learn to change the water ever couple days. When it gets too big for the window seal, transplant into a planter and sit on your porch or even plant in the yard near a fence or make shift trailice to climb up on. You kids will be able to see it grow each day.

Treash Bag Wreaths. Cut trash bags in 5inch strips about 1 inch wide. You don't have to be exact. You'll need lots and lots of them. Anywhere from 2-3 large trash bags or equivalent in small bags. Buy different color bags. Just tie and continue to push together on a wire hanger you pulled to oval shape. Once you're done, trim around as necessary. Add some decorations and you have your own homemade wreaths. I even stood back and sprayed a little glitter glue spray on them, very little. Be careful with that though, if you're too close and spray too hard it won't end up like you thought and you'll only glue the strips together and they won't fluff out.

Another tile Mod Podge idea. You can use as a pic to decorate that one space you didn't know what to do with, or make several for a coaster gift or even make a table top out of different designs. Again, the secret is to make sure you get all the bubbles out before covering the entire project with the Podge.

Books of the Bible. A really nice gift for your church sister or brother, or even a youths class project. You might want to practice writing really small though. Cut out your book marker, make it extra long because you don't know how much room you'll need in length. Write your books, old on one side, new on the other. Lay across a piece of paper and use crayons to decorate going across the strip. Use clear packing tape to cover, cut down the sides leaving a very small edge so the paper don't show thru on the sides. You can even paste a pic on the bottom before taping or other idea.

Oven baked clay. I use the white clay because I like to paint too. Just mold whatever you want, bake as directed, let cool, paint, use acrylic sealer, glue magnet on back and you have some unique fridge magnets. Colored clay can also be used if you're not much on hand painting.

Get some oven baked clay, cookie cutters and have some fun. I got these doggie cookie cutters at the grocery store actually. Follow baking instructions. The one I used was 15 minutes for every 1/25 inch 275 degrees in my oven. This took around 1 hour or so. You'll know when it doesn't feel rubbery. Let cool and paint, seal with a clear lacquer spray or other type clear sealer and you have a really cute doggie gift for that dog lover. You can use other cookie cutters and come up with many ideas.

Have a piece of left over tile in your house. Have your child Mod Podge a pic. Have her paint the tile however she wants. Mod Podge the back of the pic and place in the center. Take a roller and make sure all the bubbles are out and you roll it down evenly. Wait 15-20 minutes to dry. Then Have her Mod Podge over the entire piece of tile all the way over the edges and over the pic. Wait another 15-20 minutes to dry and spray the Mod Podge sealer on it. You can put it on a stand, in a picture frame or use as a coaster. You can come up with a lot of ideas to teach your child creativity.

Cookie sheet yesterday, magnet board today. Just take that old cookie sheet, spray paint it. Seal with a laquer or other clear finish. Glue 2 strips of magnet on the back and wala, a magnet board for your kids or even yourself to spruce up that fridge. Or even hang it in your kids room for fun ideas to post on.

My refurbished camp site transportation. I still have to get new tires and seat but pretty cool huh? I don't have to worry about my husb taking off with it :) Spray paint is your friend.