Favorite Picture? Mod podge it.

I was checking out some blogs, as I usually do, last week and ran across a great idea, I thought. Here's the problem, I can't remember the blog I saw it on. It was a gal who had done a baseball room for her son and had mod podged a photo she took of Wrigley Field onto a board. Sound familiar? If so, let me know so I can give her proper credit.

This is my version of her project. My daughter is always taking pictures. I love that. I wanted to display some of them in a unique way, soooo...
I printed out the picture onto white cardstock. Cut a piece of pine board to be just a little bigger than the photo. Pounded the edges of the board with the hammer, then stained it with walnut stain. Mod podged the picture on the board like so...


Let dry and WaLa!



Can't you just imagine the possibilities? I will be doing this again.

Mod Podge Tray

I finally jumped on...the bandwagon, that is. I've been seeing cute trays transformed with a little scrapbook paper and mod podge. Well I have several old trays that are in my closet. This one I tried to transform with chalkboard paint.

This picture is directly out of the closet so you can see it hasn't been used. Dust has overtaken it.
I really do need a tray to use, because this whole summer I have tried to haul all my things for an outdoor meal in my arms. Why am I not using a tray? Because it is so ugly, it got hidden away in the closet. NO MORE! Cute tray on the way! (That rhymes, Ha)
Removed the handles.
Spray painted the tray and these cute black and white poka-dot letters with brown spray paint.
Covered the bottom of the tray with brown and blue stripe scrapbook paper. I tore the edges because I wanted a kind of scrabby look. (I know scrabby isn't a word, but I know you know what I mean.)
With a different, but compatible, paper I made this little sign.
Glued letters on with Mod Podge.
Spray painted this little flower, I found in the craft closet, brown also. The sign just needed something.

This ribbon was also in my closet and added a cute little design.
Mod Podge is my friend. I really like how it turned out. This one won't go in the closet!