Friends, I am so excited about today’s project and about the materials I got to use to make it! If you’re a regular reader, you know that I heart Mod Podge. {So much so that my buddy Terry once joked that if I were stranded on a desert island, I’d Mod Podge together some sticks to make a raft and then sit on it crafting until I got rescued.} Well, recently, I was selected as part of a Mod Podge Halloween campaign. When I received the box of supplies from Plaid, it’s a good thing I was sitting down to open it! Look at all the goodies inside…
11{!} different kinds of Mod Podge, eight colors of paint, plus a brayer, rollers, a brush, adhesives, and Mod Podgeable shapes! I couldn’t wait to try out every single product…you know I love me some Mod Podge…
As it turns out, there’s pretty much no way to use every single supply in one project, so I had to settle for making several projects instead, the rest of which I’ll be sharing with you in upcoming posts. I love how all of them turned out, but I have to say that my favorite is this DIY Monster X-ing Yard sign. Here’s how I did it, and you can too!
I totally freehanded them, and chose fabric from my stash that matched my paints. I applied the Outdoor Mod Podge to the back of the fabric, then smoothed the shapes down, getting out any air bubbles.
This was totally my favorite part! It was such fun deciding what each monster would look like and watching them “come to life.” I wanted them to be super silly rather than scary because Little Crafter doesn’t like anything spooky {and hey, neither do I}! I love that the paints are designed for outdoor use, just like the Mod Podge, so I don’t have to worry about the little monster faces washing away or flaking off. At this point, I also added Sparkle Mod Podge to one of the monsters, and can I just say it’s my new favorite product?! My gosh, I want to sparkle everything!! It’s super easy to use and it has just the right glitter size and ratio! Little Crafter agrees, saying, “Glitter makes everything better.” So there you have it.
Or, if you’re one of those fancy machine-owning types, I suppose you could do this with vinyl instead. {jealous? me?}
I just painted inside the indentations my pen made. The letters aren’t perfect, but they look better than if I’d freehanded them and you can’t tell from a distance!
the Sweetest Memory says
Super Cute! My kids would definitely approve!
Jess from Coxs Corner says
How fun! I absolutely LOVE them!
Lindsay @Artsy-Fartsy Mama says
So cute, Amy!! Love it!!
Adrianne at Happy Hour Projects says
Amy, this is SO adorable – and are you kidding me – there are OTHER kinds of Dimensional Magic?!? I MUST have them!! Love this project!
Jill @ Create.Craft.Love. says
Amy – I LOVE IT! Adorable! Reed is sitting next to me and he said, “Look at those monsters!!” So you also get the “Reed stamp of approval”! Great job, friend!
Jill @ Create.Craft.Love. says
Thanks for linking this up to the Pomp Party!! =)
Blythe says
The sign is super cute! Great Job. Great score on the Mod Podge stuff too!
Blythe
[email protected] Heart Crafty Things says
How darling is that?! I LOVE IT!!
Grandma says
What a cute sign…I love that it’s not scary…It is just adorable.
Great use of your fun new products…makes me want to go buy some 🙂
Love your little monster too…
Carmella says
This is so fun, Amy!! Halloween is a fun time at our house….you find no scary things so this would be perfect!
PS: I heart Mod Podge too!! couldn’t live without it, haha!
Erin says
Such a cute sign and lucky you getting to try out all the Mod Podge stuff!
Kadie says
This is perfect for the younger kiddos! I don’t like the super scary things either. 🙂 I have never tried the out door Mod Podge sounds great!
Barbara Hiatt says
So cute! I bet you have the coolest house on the block!
Barbara at Chase the Star
Eva {Tales of the Scotts} says
This is seriously ADORABLE! You know what I thought it was? You know how people will “flamingo” a friend’s yard or…there’s other things too but I’m drawing a blank. I thought you had “Monster’d” a friend’s house. That would be cute to do too to LC’s good friends! I may do that with a few of Hosea’s friends. Thanks for the idea. It’s seriously SO cute!
Trisha @ Inspiration Laboratories says
Love the monster sign, Amy! I had no idea you can glue together boards with Mod Podge. I mean, seriously, is there anything it can’t do?
Carla at Preschool Powol Packets says
Oh, this is wonderful! I am a huge fun-not scary-Halloween fan, and my little monsters would love their own sign too! I’m going to pin this and share it on my PreschoolPowolPackets Facebook page!
Bethany Lee says
This is too cute!
Melanie @ bear rabbit bear says
Super cute for all your little monsters who might stop by!
House on the Way says
Found you at CHQ Blog Hop. I’m your newest follower through Linky Followers.
Leslie
http://www.houseontheway.com
Jenny says
Way to go Amy!! So cute:)
Terry says
Oh what a great Halloween decoration that isn’t too gruesome. I love cute for Halloween. And this looks super easy to do.
Repeat Crafter Me says
You know I love monsters so this really caught my eye! What an adorable sign! My yard definitely needs one since I really do have two little monsters running around our house 🙂 -Sarah
Earning-My-Cape says
This is so cute! I love it!
Thanks for linking to my Super Link Party!
Lyuba @ Will Cook For Smiles says
That is such an adorable sign! Love it!
marissa | Rae Gun Ramblings says
so adorable. super cute idea
[email protected] says
Love, love, love this! My weekly linky party–One Creative Weekend–has gone spooky this week in honor of my thirteenth party. If you haven’t already, I hope you’ll visit “One Creative Weekend” on OneCreativeMommy.com (open every Fri-Wed) and link up this idea and anything else you’d like to share. (You can include non-Halloween posts as well, but feel free to link up as many Halloween-themed posts as you like.)
[email protected] Bitsy Paper says
This is SO CUTE. Love it. I hope you will link this up to my Wickedly Creative Halloween Ideas Party if you haven’t already.
http://www.itsybitsypaperblog.com/2012/09/2012-wickedly-creative-halloween-ideas.html
Jessi @ Practically Functional says
OMG I love it! How cute is this?! Thanks for sharing this at The Fun In Functional!
Jessi @ Practically Functional says
Congrats, I featured this today on The Fun In Functional! You can check out the feature and grab a button here: http://practicallyfunctional.net/2012/10/the-fun-in-functional-and-a-guest-post-link-party-19/
Carrie says
So cute!! Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!
Britney {Jesses Girl} says
Oh my goodness this is so SO adorable! I’m obsessed!