2 For 1 Friday ~ Mod Podge & Paint/Pier 1 Knockoff

Are you like me and have 50 projects just waiting for your attention?  You've scored a good find, have a plan of action, and have every intention of getting to it at some point in time... but then someone beats you to the punch!  DANG!  Well, it happens.  There are a lot of creative people out there in blog land.  But then again, great minds think alike, right?  And I'm sure things have been repeated in one way or another... but when you see a similar idea posted by someone else before you get a chance to display your creation, you just can't help but feel a little behind.  Well it happened to me folks.  That's okay, this is all part of the game.  And part of sharing our ideas!  I think that's why we blog about what we've created anyway... share the wealth right?  More on that later.

Anyway, this project is a decorative plate I found at the thrift store.  I saw one at Pier 1 Imports that I absolutely adored!  But with a price tag of $130 I didn't have the means to go out and buy it at the time. 

Isn't it so great?

Anyway, during one of my many thrifting outings... with my mom of course!... I scored this baby for $4!

I knew it had some killer potential.  It's quite large and heavy duty... plus the price was right.  So I didn't hesitate to snatch it up.  I instantly came home and searched Pier One to remind myself of how great that piece was.  Okay, so now what?  How can I replicate it? 

I'm all about painting something to change the appearance... but I wanted to create the same look and I really didn't want to go out and buy anything else.  Use what you have right?  So after rummaging through all my stuff, there it was... TISSUE PAPER!  Now how can I glue it on there?  I've heard of Mod Podge although I had never used it before.  How hard could it be?  So off to Hobby Lobby.  I picked some up and brought it home.

Being a Mod Podge virgin I didn't really know what to expect... but then again do we ever going into a new project.  So I basically just went to town.

I spread the Mod Podge on the plate and laid the tissue paper on top... smoothing it down as I went.  BTW this stuff doesn't smell the greatest!

It took 2 pieces of tissue.  After that was on I applied another coat of Mod Podge on top and left it to dry. 

Then I did what I do best.... glazing!  All of my glaze is Valspar.  I started with Raw Umber, then a custom mix of clear glaze and black paint (3 parts glaze to 1 part paint), and the final application of a metallic bronze.

Here's how it turned out!

Total cost:  $4 for the plate, tissue paper FREE, Mod Podge $7 (but I have SO MUCH leftover for MORE projects!!!) = $.050 for what I used for this project!), paint (already had) ~ $4.50.  Not bad compared to $130!!

Now back to the part where someone else has had a similar idea.  Check out this creation using the same tissue paper and Mod Podge by Creative Juices Decor! 

Thanks for stopping by, hope you all have a fabulous weekend! :)

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