Mod Podge

Have you ever heard of it? I certainly hadn't. It's a glue that when dry, forms a sealed gloss over your project. GENIUS! It's simply amazing. Every Martha-Stewart-wanna-be should run out and purchase this crafting staple.

I first discovered this little bottle of creative juice while browsing younghouselove (of course) and stumbling across a how-to guide on making the personalized, wooden signs hanging in their guest bathroom. I had always just assumed John and Sherry had purchased these signs a la flea market, Ross, TJ Max, etc. After realizing these babies were DIY, in the flesh, and could be duplicated, I bolted to ACMOORE to buy two slabs of wood, a bottle of white paint, and some Modge Podge.


MY INSPIRATION:



I knew I wanted the signs to have special meaning, just like theirs, and so I chose the place DP proposed and the street corner of the church where we were married. Next Stop: Post Net. They helped me create the idea based on my inspiration and then printed them on good old regular paper for me.

As recommended by younghouselove, I took a wet sponge to the perfectly crisp paper to wear it down a bit before attaching it to the wood with Mod Podge. It definitely created a more vintage feel, like something you would buy at the store vs something that came out of your Dell printer.





In this picture you can see how I wore the paper down with the wet sponge, and how the Mod Podge created a glossy glow on top.



Do you think John and Sherry would approve?