Brush Stroke Mod Podge

I was helping out in Activity Days last week, teaching the 8-11 year olds and their moms how to decorate cupcakes with a star tip. I had a blast, probably more fun than they did! They all did a great job though! So, besides cupcake decorating, they also did this little craft. I asked how to do it, and the sister let me try it! I can’t wait to buy some and do some more pictures of my kids on canvas!

It’s a brush stroke ModPodge over some pictures.. really easy.

These are the pictures I did.

It is really neat looking when it is all done! (I don’t know if you can tell here very well what the finish looks like, but it’s the best I can get!)

You can get the mod podge from any big local craft store, but make sure you have your coupon! Make sure you buy the one that says “Brushstroke” on the bottle! You’ll also need a small 1/2” or so, bristle brush.

Streak the mod podge on in long strokes, just to get the picture covered at first, then you can go back over it in just little “x” like strokes to cover the whole thing. If you drop a hair of the brush, just pick it out with your fingers and brush over that spot again. It is very forgiving and you can put a couple layers on. My picture bubbled up a little when it was wet, but as it dried, it flattened back out!

If you use this style for photo pictures, you do need to seal the picture first with some kind of Clear Acrylic Sealer (there are lots of different brands), but if it’s just a picture like the ones I have here, you can go right for the mod podge.

Color is bad on this one, but you can see the brush stroke better on it.

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Fence Post Snow Men

So this one is actually of my own creation! My mom has a scarecrow and a witch that are adorable, so I wanted to make something for winter. Easy Peasy…
I bought a fence post from Home Depot..not the normal ones that are like, 4x4, but the ones outside that are not exactly square, and they are a bit more rough. They are only about $4 instead of $8 like the 4x4’s.

I had them cut it for me (so I could fit it in my little car). I think I had them cut it to 1 @ 4 foot and 2 @ 3 foot. When I got home I sanded the boards down with my palm sander and painted them..white!

I had some felt on hand, just enough black actually. I put a piece of square over the top,

Then wrapped another piece around for the top of the hat.

For the brim, I ended up just folding a piece and rolling it basically. Using hot glue I glued it all down. I did do the two brims slightly different though!



I had another piece of scrap wood on hand that I painted and used as my base, so they won’t fall over. I just tipped them upside down and put a few screws in the bottom of each (the short one first). Long screws so they will be sturdy enough to hold up the weight.

I had the buttons and googly eyes on hand as well. So out of pocket this project really only cost me the $4, well $2 if you count a bottle of paint. I do want to cut some wooden noses out, probably later this week when it warms up outside and paint them, so as of now, the noses are temporary, and I do have some fleece I want to use for the scarves instead, but it’s hiding in my kids room, and they are sleeping! Other than that, I love the way they look on my front porch!


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Ashlee

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Remote Control Holder

These aren’t the greatest instructions, so if you have any questions, let me know what I can answer.. It’s pretty basic. But I can come up with some more explanatory pics. when I have more time, if you wish!

1. Measure the remotes lengthwise and double it. Measure and cut your fabric. ..My longest remote was 9 inches, so I doubled that and cut my fabric 18 inches long. For 3 remotes, my width was about 11 inches, which gave room for seems.

2. Fold right sides together and sew along the bottom. Rotate your fabric to decide where you will want the seem to be. It doesn’t matter really, so long as it isn’t seen, but I put mine along the inside bottom.

3. With right sides together, sew up both sides, leaving a small opening on one end to flip it. ( Just like if you were making a pillow)

4. Flip it! Then sew a seem along the top and bottom. Fold up the fabric to make sure you have it where you want it to set on the remotes, then stitch the two sides. Measure the in between evenly and then stitch it as well. Mine was 10” across, so I sewed the seems every 3 1/3 inches which seemed perfect.

5. Sew some straps on, I just used ribbon, and hang it.

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