Mod Podge Mania!!!

Yeah Baby! I've been looking forward to this all month! I had so much fun at last month's Mod Podge Mania. . . So many great ideas I want to try!

If you're new to MPM, here's the deal: Share a mod podge project. It can be one of your own, or one you've seen somewhere else. If you use someone else's idea, please just make sure to give credit where credit is due. Post about the project and link up below with Mister Linky. You can link up as many projects as you'd like.

Please make sure to do the following: a) Include a link to my blog in your post, so others will know where to go to see more great projects! b) Please take time to visit as many of the other participants as possible. The whole idea is to share and GET great new ideas for using Mod Podge!

For my project this month, I forgot to take a before picture! But my last month's project was photographed sitting on top of this month's project! So I cropped that picture to give you a little idea.

I found this trunk at the D.I. for $5.00! I've been looking for a trunk to hold some blankets in my living room. Everything I found (used) was $40 and up. So even though this baby was ORANGE (not the cute kind), I snagged it. I was thinking I would paint it, but then thought if I just painted it all one color, brass and all, it might look dumb. But I was too lazy pressed for time to tape off all the hardware and just paint over the orange.

I then remembered this awesome project from Brassy Apple. Focus on the top of the cabinet. It's mod podged! To see the complete transformation, as well as some other awesome tutorials, go here.
So I got to work. I found this great metallic finish spray paint. The color is oil rubbed bronze. I love it! I figured I could spray paint the trim, then Mod Podge the orange part...no need for taping!

I collected all my gear. Mod Podge, sponge brush, brown paper. I find that although I like the way bristle paint brushes spread the Mod Podge around, the bristles often stick in the glue, come out of the brush and end up stuck in your partially dried project! So I recommend sponge brushes, and of course fingers!

I've had a couple people who aren't familiar with Mod Podge ask how to use it. You first spread your mod podge on the surface you are covering. Be generous.

Then lay the material you are using to cover with (in my case, torn pieces of brown paper) onto the glue and smooth it out, trying to flatten as many bubbles and ripples as you can. Just so you know, I have never been able to get paper to dry perfectly smooth and flat. Ripples are inevitable (maybe some of you are way better than me and don't have this problem!) so don't be discouraged by them...they add character! Slather another layer (or five!) of Mod Podge over the top, smoothing as you go.

Also, my laziness backfired. Mod Podging around all the hardware was WAY more of a pain than I could ever have imagined!

After it all dried...here's what I have! I love the more neutral look...after all I'm stuck with pink carpet (ugh), so I can't have an ORANGE trunk sitting in my living room!

I decided this also qualifies me to link up to Kimm's Trash to Treasure Tuesday...even though it's not Tuesday anymore...go check out all the great transformations!

Now it's your turn to link up! I can't wait to see what everyone has come up with!