Garage Sale Lamp Redone Part 2

 Here is the link to the original post .
http://forgetmeknotcrafts.blogspot.com/2010/10/garage-sale-lamp-redone-in-decoupage.html

Products I used
Cotton material fat quarters 1.50  a piece
Mod Podge for material (has a blue label) 8.00 a jar
Note: The material Mod Podge is very sticky and thick compared to the regular Mod Podge. I had to spread it out like butter. Cover your work surface with aluminum foil will prevent sticking.
Satin ribbon with beads 2.50 yrd

Making the lamp:
I covered the work area with aluminum foil.
Then I cute a template out of paper by pressing the paper into one of the sides of the lamp to make creases. I cut along the creases to make my elliptical template.
Next I laid out the fat quarter of material. I folded the material in half to get 2 cuts out of one tracing. After I had 6 shapes cut out; I spread the Mod Podge in a thin layer down panel. The fabric stuck pretty tight, but I was able to lift it off to make some minor adjustments.
I let the panels dry 2 days before adding the ribbon strips.
Today I added more glue to the seams to put the ribbon on.
I love how it turned out!


Now I will show the finished product.

Decoupage Pencil Case or Crochet Hook Case

So I went to Walmart yesterday and got a fabric remnant for 50cents. It is so beautiful; and I sat contemplating what to do with it for a long time. Should it be a lantern, or a broach, or a necklace, or a Christmas ornament? Then I remembered this neat box that came in the mail with a sample of a Kashi granola bar. It is a pyramid that opens up flat. I made a pencil case! I want to add a postscript here. After posting this on my Facebook page, someone suggested that I could use this as a crochet hook case. What a wonderful idea since all my hooks are standing in empty medicine bottles; not very pretty. So my crochet hooks will get a lovely box to lay in thanks to my Facebook friend.
First I started by tracing the box pattern on to a plain sheet of paper to use on another scrap of cardboard if I wanted to later. Then I trimmed some fabric and glued the inside first with Mod Podge letting it dry overnight. This morning I glued the outside on leaving little tabs to fold over to make neat seams. The rubber band held the box shut so it would dry properly folded. Finally I finished the whole thing with a coat of Shimmer Mod Podge just on the outside. When It all dries I will add a self adhesive velcro fastener to the lid. Here are the pictures
The flat Kashi box

The folded Kashi box

The lovely fabric

The inside covered

The outside drying

Harvest Jar

Here is a jar full of candy corn for my dad that I decoupaged today. Mod Podge shimmer is on the lid and the tag

Garage Sale Lamp Redone in Decoupage

What a great find for 1.50 at a garage sale!
Looks a little plain I think.
So I went to the craft store and got fat quarters of fabric to cover the panels for 1.29 each
I splurged on the trim 6$ a yard.

Lets see how this turns out.
A work in progress...to be continued

Wildlife Christmas Ornaments Decoupage

So I saw these really cute ornaments in a catalog, but of course I could not afford them. Instead I made my own cutting them out and using 3 different Mod Podge glues to make them sparkle. (Sparkle, Shimmer, Glitter)
You can see the back and front on 2 of the ornaments.

Wolf: Using Sparkle Mod Podge


Bear: Using Shimmer Mod Podge

Japanese Lantern Craft

Yesterday I made this Japanese Lantern using a plastic container that used to be Trader Joe's Dark Chocolate Peanutbutter Cups. I am alergic to peanutbutter so I had hubby wash out the container.
Then I took GooGone and gently rubbed off the label.

I found some nice pictures of Japanese Cherry Blossoms on the internet and printed them out on regular paper. Wait a day to let the ink set so it doesn't run when applying the Mod Podge.

I measured and cut eight 1 inch strips of black construction paper for the sides.



Then I glued down the paper prints taking care not to wipe off the image. Wipe with Mod Podge in 1 or 2 strokes.


I filled in the lid with a square of black construction paper.
It dried over night.

Inside is a batery operated tea light.