Good morning! It has been a very interesting last few days. Converting my blog over to a new site has been anything but easy. I am still working out some glitches so thank you for your patience.
Today’s Teach Me Tuesday is a very simple idea with dramatic results. This would make an amazing Mother’s Day Gift. A vase covered in picture negatives. Who doesn’t have a bunch of picture negatives laying around? With the age of film being behind us, this is a great way to recycle your old negatives.
1. The Finished Product: Vase covered in negatives – then put a flameless candle inside to light up and see the effect!
2. Supplies: Square Vase (these can be picked up at the Dollar Store, Walmart, Hobby stores), Mod Podge, foam brush and Picture Negatives.
3. Measure: Measure the negatives against the side of your vase and cut into strips.
4. Apply: Apply the Mod Podge with a foam brush, one side at a time.
5. Add: Add strips on top of the mod podge on each side. Mod Podge acts as a glue and will hold the strips in place.
6. Continue: Continue adding the strips around the vase.
7. Press: Press all the strips in place ensuring that there are no bubbles.
8. Cover: Cover the entire vase in another layer of mod podge. Mod podge goes on white but then dries clear and provides a hard coat on top of the negatives.
9. Candle: Place a flameless candle inside the vase in order to light up the negatives.
10. Admire: Sit back and admire your handy work – be proud at how amazing your gift for your mom turned out!
I think this project would be really amazing if you used old negatives from when you and/or your loved ones were younger. Just be sure your negatives have been transferred to a digital file so that you don’t lose the original pictures. Four simple supply items to product one amazing finished product? What are you waiting for?
Hope your life is more heaven than havoc!
Missi
Missi,
Hello! I really like the look of your new blog website! Nicely done! This is a great craft idea too! Thanks for sharing!
La Bella Leigh
Thanks LBL! I appreciate the nice comments … I am really happy with the new look of my blog, but the little “bugs” are driving me crazy! I am not the most patient gal in the world.
God morning, my friend!
I’m here today because I’m in need of HELP!
I’m almost driving to nearest BM and buying paint for my kitchen cabinets. Please, stop me because I have noooo experience with that! Do you? I’d love to hear from you if you do.
This is just amazing. I love your ideas, this is so cute and meaningful.
Big hugs to you!
Luciane at HomeBunch.com
I meant “Good morning”!
God Morning! (smile!)
I have never painted my own cabinets, but I do have an amazing cabinet color I have used from BM called Baby Turtle. I used this color with a brown glaze on an island and I LOVED it!! I am sorry I am of no help … I am sure you can handle it however … how hard could it be? Ha! I think you need a sprayer to get nice even coverage. You don’t want to see any brush marks – yikes!
Thanks for the sweet comment on my post today. Bigger Hugs to You my Friend!
Hi!
I was wondering if the candle must be flameless. Would using an actual candle present any sort of extra danger with the mod podge and negatives?
Thanks!
I don’t think there would be any problem since the mod podge and negatives are on the outside of the container. Good luck and thanks for stopping by!!
I have been trying something similar to this only using photos printed to velam???? They keep bubbling up and wrinkling on me. Can I just print the picture to regular paper and then apply with mod podge?
Mod Podge actually makes a paper you can use to print on that works great – but you don’t have to use this special paper (it is sometimes hard to find). I wouldn’t use regular computer paper – it tends to rip while mod podging. A little heavier paper (like scrapbooking paper) will work great however! Thanks for stopping by .. I would love to see your finished project. If you get a chance – send me a pic!
Thank you so much I will try this out and send you a pic of the results
Opps sorry it is vellum paper