my mod podge method, a tutorial-ish.

do you want to create an awesome canvas (that's dirt cheap) for anything your little heart so desires?!  you do?  yippee!  you've come to the right place.  it's almost like going to Michael's except you will not have to sell everything you own to walk out without being in debt.  your husbands can thank me.

let's backtrack for a moment.  i think crafts are cool and awesome and everything, but a craft is useless to me unless it's something we almost need.  i say "almost" because i don't really think any craft could qualify as a necessity, or i at least couldn't convince my man it is positively needed for survival's sake.  thus, i have a problem spending money just to make a craft.  call me no fun, but i'd rather eat dinner tonight than have a cutesy creation to call my own. 

all that to say, i made a craft. cause i'm fickle like that.  and thankfully this craft cost under $10 so we won't starve.  

; )  

my fickleness can be blamed on changing Hunter's room from a safari theme (when i created his safari theme room before he was born, i was certain it would last until he turned 10.  newsflash:  Hunter is only 2.  moral of the story: keep everything simple and themeless... go for color schemes rather than themes... they're cheaper and easier to coordinate with) to a non-theme, other than some color and fun boy decor (rockets, trucks, variety).  my aim is for a vintage/modern twist.  we purchased his twin bed (a Pottery Barn one) for $80 at a yard sale and the cheapest-without-being-ugly bedding i could find him was a blue/aqua/grey quilt and sheet set on sale at Target for $20.  needless to say, the white bed with bluesy bedding doesn't match the earth tone yellows and browns of the safari details.  for now, it doesn't matter to me.  he has a bed to sleep in and that's what counts!  however, i got this rocket ship canvas idea one day and had to go for it because i knew it would be budget friendly and a baby step in the room decor change.

the good news is, he loves it!  like wants to carry it all around the house with him kind of love. 

this is pretty self-explanatory but what would a tutorial be without a little instruction?

getting prepared:

 gather your favorite scrapbook papers, mod podge, two foam brushes, some paint, and a canvas.

step one: paint the background of the canvas.

 step two: once the canvas is completely dry, get a design in your head and bring it to life by cutting it out of scrapbook papers.

step three: get to the business of mod podgin'.

note: don't be alarmed when your canvas looks like it does below.  you haven't committed mod podge murder.  this stuff has superpowers and dries completely clear.

finished product!

and one day, when Hunter's room is nixed of the earth tones and animals, i'll be sure to show you how cute this looks in there. 

the cost broken down: just under $10.  i had to buy a canvas, mod-podge, paint and two foam brushes.  i had all the scrapbook paper.  so with my Michael's 40% coupon in hand (i did go there a few times on different days to get each item with a coupon) my craft project came to life.

have you mod podged lately? 

-carissa

i'm linking up with Rachel today because this project was a favorite of mine this week!