Modge Podge never gets old

One of my little family's new years resolutions is to read our Book of Mormon more regularly as a family.  I belong to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and we are counselled to read this book daily. I love it and it is something that I am very passionate about. I wasn't sure how to get my kids equally as excited. So for family night a couple of weeks ago we talked to our kids about our beliefs and about how the Book of Mormon came to us. Before hand I had hidden these books and at the end the kids had to go on a hunt to find their books. I thought they would like them, but I HAD no idea how much they would love them. Even my little three year old just lugs his around and has to show everyone. They now see this book by their bed every night and beg us to read to them. Not sure how long this will last but I am gonna love it while it does. 

I had seen these done for a girl's camp craft with little mini book of Mormons but I wanted the kids to have big sized ones and hard cover ones. For Max's I just modge podged scrapbook paper on and hot glued the red ric rack in for a book mark. Then I just printed off the label on my computer and inked the edges with an ink pad. For Madi's I actually painted the book!! yikes I hope that is ok. But I painted it and then modge podged some paper on and used stickers and ribbons to embellish. And I love them I love that they are personalized for my kids and that they are special for them. This can totally be done with any kind of book. Anything that you want to personalize, think their favorite stories, a song book, a journal, a drawing book, ANYTHING.

The Picasso Within

My Baby loves to draw mermaids. Seriously we have about 50 lying around here. I love them. I think that they just scream childhood, fairytales, and fantasy. I have been wanting to display them in her room somehow and decided that I was going to Modge podge one onto a large canvas for her. So One day we pulled out our canvas and chose scrapbook paper to put on as the background. I asked her to draw me her best mermaid and she said she'd rather modge podge one. And I thought briliant! Let's try. So together we pieced her a mermaid pretty much identical to the ones that she draws. Notice the circle hands and crazy face! She then insisted on adding some of my clip on vintage earrings. (I'm not gonna lie It is hard for me to part with those babies!) We finished with her autograph in the lower corner on the heart. I still want to display her actual drawings and I will get to that one day, but for now I love this original piece of art done my Madi herself!

PS she is definitly my daughter, notice her ear bling, she has an obsession with them as well!

A little modge podge please!

I just found this picture as I was organizing my picture files and I remembered how much fun it was to make and how it would be a perfect gift idea. So this music is to Let it Be Me. My husband and I's first dance as a married couple. I found the music in an old piano book at a thrift shop and then I just tore pieces. Then I took scrap book paper and tore pieces to make the flowers. I have done several of these and I love them! This is one that I still want to frame to put in my bedroom. Other ideas I have done are Twinkle Twinkle with a big star in the middle for a nursery, or There is Beauty all around with more flowers. And one that I have wanted to do was Somewhere over the Rainbow with a pair of red shiny shoes. Anyways kind of fun. All you need are scraps,modge podge, and a piece of card board.

Modge Podge!

Really, seriously, Modge Podge??? Where have you been all of my life?? I love this glue! It is amazing!! It works on everything! Ok here is what you do, Paint some modge podge on one surface place your scrap book paper, pictures, fabric, magazine pics etc etc etc onto your object paint some more modge podge on top of that let it dry and WAAALLLAAAAA you are a certified modge podger (just what you have always wanted to be huh!)

Here are some things that I have used modge podge for. I loved this dresser! Sadly it is hiding in my daughter's closet. We had to make room for a rocking chair and crib!

PS these are only a few of the things I have modge podgeed. I swear I am what is keeping this modge podge company in business.