Craft Videos And How-Tos
When Plaid asked us if we’d like to make a video for them showing how to use Mod Podge to make jewelry, we said, “Absolutely!” We love Mod Podge and loved the idea of sharing our best tips and tricks for using it to make a Mod Podge picture pendant. So they sent us ModRead More
We love how image transfer looks. You can use your own pictures to really transform a project. There are lots of ways to do image transfer, but we like the Mod Podge image transfer process. It looks terrific and really has some magical transformation to it! Here’s a video we made showing how we didRead More
Looking for a lovely gift craft? Decorate a wooden letter using Mod Podge. Decorative letters are so fun and trendy! You can make a letter for a baby boy or girl’s room or even spell out the baby’s name. We love the idea of spelling a word out to place on a mantel. We thinkRead More
We love to decoupage. It’s so fun to transform an ordinary item, like a white plate, into something special with just a little clip art and Mod Podge. We made these Decoupaged Butterfly Plates for HGTV online. They were looking for inexpensive ways to add color to your decor. So we got three plain whiteRead More
We love birdhouses! In fact we have a whole Birdhouse category here on the blog. Our newest project is a Fabric Covered Birdhouse. We used one piece of fabric and cut out flowers from it. Then we used Mod Podge to decoupage them onto the birdhouse. We tried to make it look like we usedRead More
You may have noticed by now that we love mosaics and we love sea glass. So, of course, we just had to put the two together! Thus our sea glass mosaic sign! We spelled out BEACH using white letters. And for the mosaic, we used a trick – no grout! With most mosaics, you startRead More
We love the shape of these stackable storage boxes. To us they look like hat boxes! So we decided to decorate them with vintage clip art and bows to make fancy Vintage Decorated Storage Boxes! We are Plaid Ambassadors and get all kinds of wonderful paint and other craft materials from Plaid. We love theirRead More
We love the look of fabric covered pots and this craft is so easy! We’ll show you how to decoupage with fabric and Mod Podge to make a trio of flowery pots. We are Plaid Ambassadors and get all kinds of wonderful paint and other craft materials from Plaid. We love their products and usedRead More
Have you ever seen a book with a secret hollowed out space inside. We always thought that idea was super fun! So we decided to hollow out a book and turn it into a jewelry box! We got a hardback book at the thrift store. We picked one that was 1½” thick so the spaceRead More
This Friday is National Mod Podge Day, so we thought we’d share one of our most popular Mod Podge videos. It’s a neat painting technique to add a feminine touch to any project. Stencil through lace! We tried to stencil through lace just by holding the lace down and painting through it, but that didRead More
Here’s a fun photo project. Make a set of photo cubes! This tabletop photo puzzle is easy to make. Just cut photos into squares and glue them onto wooden cubes. It’s like an interactive scrapbook. So fun! Materials 6 family photos printed on a laser printer 9 wooden blocks, 2″x2″ Sandpaper, fine Tack cloth Mod Podge GlossRead More
Turn inexpensive pears into chic home accents using Mod Podge and toile fabric! We found these plastic pears at Hobby Lobby. They were just a few dollars each. Doesn’t the toile fabric make them look like designer chic accents?! How To Make Fabric Covered Toile Pears Materials 2 artificial pears, 6” – 7” 2 yardsRead More
Here’s a nifty gifty to make for Mother’s Day – a Matchbox Mini Scrapbook! The matchbox has a built in little drawer to tuck the mini scrapbook into. Super cute! How To Make A Matchbox Mini Scrapbook Materials 1 matchbox (with matches removed), 1½” x 2” 9 to 13 photos, approx. 1” x 1½” printedRead More
Transform a dollar store vase with scrapbook paper and Mod Podge! It’s easy! We got our vase at the local dollar store, then we painted it with a pearly finish. To decorate the dollar store vase, we cut pretty designs out of scrapbook paper and decoupaged them on. Here’s how we did it! How ToRead More
Have you ever tried paper mosaic? It is an easy way to make a mosaic that looks like broken china! Just pick out floral papers that look like china. Then cut the paper into “tiles.” How To Make A Paper Mosaic Heart Box Tools and Materials Paper mache heart box Plaid Folk Art Multi-Surface AcrylicRead More
Learn how to turn a glass plate into a pretty floral plate using flowers cut from scrapbook paper. We’ll show you how to decoupage using Mod Podge. It’s easy! Plus we’ll show you how to finish the edges with real gold leaf. This gorgeous plate would make a wonderful handmade gift for Mother’s Day orRead More
Make organizing fun with fancy French hat boxes. Just decorate regular craft boxes with pretty papers and bows! Ooh-la-la! We took inspiration from the French Bakery Ladurée and turned our storage stack into French Hat Boxes. How To Make French Hat Boxes Materials 3 round craft boxes: 7½”, 9½” and 11 ½” diameters light pink scrapbookRead More
Have you ever done decoupage with Mod Podge? It’s super easy and looks terrific! Decoupage is just decorating things with paper cut outs. If you’ve never decoupaged before, you’re in for a treat because there are so many beautiful papers out there to choose from. We look for wonderful images in gift wrap, scrapbook paper,Read More
Over the summer, we saw some beautiful quilted pears and apples at Liberty of London. We thought it would be fun to make a quilted pumpkin for Fall. When we went shopping for fabric we found a faux pumpkin made of foam (called a Funkin) and saw an easy shortcut! We used strips of calicoRead More
Here’s a fun way to enjoy your vacation photos and share them on your coffee table – Mod Podge Photo Cubes! Cover wooden cubes with your favorite vacation snapshots. Add in a few scrapbook stickers to make it like a 3D scrapbook! Disclosure: This post has some affiliate links for products we think you’ll like.Read More
Let your creativity take flight by turning a vintage birdcage into a birdcage lamp any songbird would love! We’ll show you how to use a lamp kit from the hardware store to turn a flea market birdcage into a real working lamp. We got the Make-A-Lamp Kit at the hardware store. We used a drillRead More
This cool magazine strip art is easier to make than it looks! Just cut out strips from magazines (we used mostly covers). Then glue them side by side onto an enlarged bird cut out. We’ve included the bird line art for you to print out. So you can make it as big as you want! WeRead More
We love a broken china mosaic, but it can be a fairly big project to break the china and make the mosaic. So we decided to make an Easy Mosaic Birdhouse with the look of a broken china mosaic birdhouse. How did we do it? Scrapbook paper! We think it turned out really pretty! How ToRead More
Capture a butterfly in your own sparkling Butterfly Bottle Cap Ring and Necklace! Make a pendant and a ring using butterfly stickers, glitter, and Mod Podge Dimensional Magic. It is kind of magical! How To Make The Butterfly Bottle Cap Ring & Necklace Materials To Make The Necklace & The Ring 2 bottle caps tinyRead More
