::Tutorial:: Fabric Letters with Mod Podge

Last week, Flannery & I hibernated in her sewing room & worked on projects all weekend long. The husbands kept the kids occupied with Toy Story 3, girl scout cookies & an attempted sledding trip JUST so that we could craft. You've already seen our beloved Drop Cloth Pillows. Next up, I introduced Flann to Modge Podge!

Supplies:
letters (other ideas: EAT, CRAFT, LOVE, LUCKY...you get the idea!)
different, but coordinating fabrics
foam brushes
modge podge
craft sealant spray
sand paper
favorite cocktails & starburst jelly beans (*optional, but HIGHLY recommended!)

Trace your letters on the back of your fabric (think, the back of the fabric is going to be glued to the front of the letter). Then, cut out your fabric.

Apply a thin coat of modge modge to your letter.

Place fabric onto your letter & apply modge podge on top of the fabric (we did 2 coats). Smooth out bubbles & bumps as much as possible. Don't worry if it's not perfect, we'll give you a shabby chic tip in a sec!

Allow letters to dry over night. When they are dry, take sand paper to the edges AND front of the letter to "rough" it up. It makes it frayed & shabby chic looking...perfectly imperfect! Spray with craft sealant when you are all done...then display!

Preppy Baby Step Stool

I have to admit, this project came about for selfish reasons. Baby C is only 7 months old, so he really doesn't need a step stool in his room just yet. But me on the other hand, I'm only 5 feet tall and I could use some help...especially when I'm trying to gently lower a sleeping baby into his crib! ;) Any short moms know what I'm talking about!?

I started with this plain, white step stool from Target:

And I bought some coordinating scrapbooking paper at Michael's...

I printed out the letter C, to use as a stencil for the top of the stool. I cut out the C & then traced it onto the green striped paper...

Then, I traced the sides of the step stool on the back of the argyle paper...

Finally, I used the Paper Modge Podge to finish it all up (Sorry, my hands were too sticky to take pics of this step!).

VOILA!

Christmas Card Craft

I like the idea of using our family Christmas card to make some sort of momento to remember the year by. Remember these ornaments I made several years ago from left over Christmas cards & wedding invitations?! I really wanted to do something special with our 2010 Christmas card since it was Baby C's first Christmas. I knew I wanted to decoupage the card onto something, but, I didn't know what that something was...until I spoke to Flannery. She led me to this inspiration:

Isn't that adorable!?

So, I decided on the word JOY to display above our stockings during the holidays. Then I headed to Michael's and bought some supplies!

I printed out several copies of our Christmas card on regular computer paper. From my (limited) decoupage experience, photos do not decoupage well. And the thinner the paper, the easier to decoupage! First, I traced the letters on the BACK of the paper/card. Then, I started to cut & paste! I used the Paper Modge Podge for most of the project. Thanks to Flann, who tipped me off to Sparkle Modge Podge - I used that as the final coat to give the letters a little holiday sparkle! :)

Ta Da!

I love how the letters turned out! This project has so many possibilities and you can really get creative (paint, ribbon, etc.). A decoupaged monogram would make an adorable baby shower, housewarming or wedding shower gift don't you think!?