Making My Own Art!

I have an empty space above my hall tree bench.  It has been empty a long time and I decided to make it my project.  It was a case of the perfect craft storm.  It almost seemed predestined.  By the way, this is the cleaned off coat tree.  It was much worse!  These are merely the essentials.

Anyway...

When I cleaned out the storage bench I found these pictures.  We'd gone to Disney World about fifteen years ago and you could put your picture in famous pictures.  My husband chose the Three Stooges.  He was Moe and my son became Larry.  It is pretty funny.  So I started searching for frames.  But picture frames are expensive!  If they aren't they look as cheap as they are.  So I'd kind of given up.

Then I found these three pieces of wood.  They were left over from an old bookcase or shelving.  My husband tried to use them when we were working on the pantry and ended up setting them aside.  I spotted them while cleaning up and had a revelation.

A few weeks ago, my sister introduced me to Mod Podge.  We used it to make coasters out of tiles during my monthly craft night.  (It is Craft Night! Despite rumors it is not Ladies' Wine Night)

I didn't want to use the real pictures, so I made copies of them on the computer and shrunk them down a bit. My son was going through a wrestling phase at the time.  

So I did a coat of Mod Podge and stuck the pictures on.

Then I did a coating over it, going the opposite direction. It looks cloudy, but dries clear.

I am Scarlet O'Hara!  The lady who did the pictures offered to make Rhett my husband's picture, but I wanted Clark Gable.  Sorry baby! 

After several coats of Mod Podge, letting it dry about 20 or 30 minutes between each, it was time for the sealant.  This is important to protect the final product.  

I let it dry for the "at least 12 hours".  Which is excruciating for me.  I like instant gratification.

My husband helped me put them on the wall, making sure they were centered and equal.  And they look great.  I had all the supplies on hand and didn't have to spend anything but time on it.

I love making art!