Tracy's Trinkets and Treasures: September 2010

Thursday, September 30, 2010

Neighborhood Parade and How to Mod Podge on Canvas

Living near a high school has it’s advantages like neighborhood homecoming parades. It was delayed for 2 weeks because we had a flood. We only live 5 houses from the street the parade starts on and the kids love it because of all the candy that is thrown.

It is always themed. This year’s theme was 70s and 80s.

I thought I would share some photos with you.

Band

Dance Team

Cheerleaders

Homecoming Candidate in a cool car.

Football Team

Girls Softball

I am not sure what is up with the cave outfits but look at that boy in a bikini top and a skirt!

Golf

Latin Club

Drama

There were many more but this is post is already long with photos, however, I must add my favorite float.

The Veterans.

These vets make me smile and proud.

And finally here are the kids enjoying gathering candy.

This one is my son.

Not too shabby for a neighborhood parade huh?

MOD PODGE UPDATE

I did an update on my Bathroom Art Gone Wrong post. Amy from Mod Podge Rocks gave me some tips on how to use it on canvas and I wanted to share them with you. Go here to see the tips and get a link to her blog.

NOTICE TO WINNER OF WATCH GIVEAWAY!!!

I need you to contact me with an email address and a home address. I do not have either. I will have to choose another winner if I can’t reach you to send you the prize.

I will be adding more front porch decorating posts this weekend. I love going to buy pumpkins at the pumpkin patches. I found some pretty ones and made them even prettier with a simple and inexpensive idea.

Tracy

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

CSI Turquoise Challenge

My home is mostly muted colors. Although I love turquoise colored clothing and jewelry, it doesn’t work well in my home. I wanted to give the color a try so I chose a pumpkin because it is seasonal and I have never seen a turquoise pumpkin.

I had this traditional colored orange pumpkin that I painted with acrylic turquoise paint with a black glaze.

And now it is turquoise.

Would you put a turquoise pumpkin in your house?

Tracy

Power Of Paint @ Domestically Speaking

Whatever Goes Wednesday @ Someday Crafts

Favorite Things Friday @ A Few of My Favorite Things

Show and Tell @ My Romantic Home

Feature Yourself Friday @ Fingerprints on the Fridge

Show Off Your Stuff @ Fireflies and Jellybeans

Color Challenge @ Funky Junk Interiors

Junk Vignette Challenge

A bag of rusted junk has been in my closet for over a month. I bought it at a garage sale. I like rusty items so I grabbed these things up not knowing what I would do with them until today. Donna @ Funky Junk Interior is doing a Junk Vignette Challenge.

So I grabbed my junk, an old chipped platter, a little pumpkin, an old twiggy thing and a candle.

And created this.

So grab your junk and make a display and join the party by clicking on the button below.

Tracy

Monday, September 27, 2010

Bathroom Art Gone Wrong and a Funny

I am going to make a wooden sign for my bathroom soon. I had an idea for some “free” art too. I had this decorated canvas that was really pretty, but I never seemed to like it anywhere in my home.

I thought I would paint the edges

and then use Mod Podge to glue toiletry silhouettes to the canvas.

It didn’t work so well. It is wrinkly and can’t be smoothed. I am wondering if it would have worked on wood.

It was all going well until the Mod Podge. Have you ever had any trouble with the stuff? The idea was good in theory just bad on canvas.

Ok this is hilarious and I had to share it.

Back in April I painted a shelf in my son’s room from red to navy on a whim. I never asked him. I just did it. He was so mad. He said he liked the red. He still isn’t over it. I was putting clean sheets on his bed last night and found a note inside his bookcase head board.

It says:

4-24-2010

Hey mom when you find this you will be trying to paint this blue and probably without my permission like you did my SHELF. Well I SAY (other side)

Are you laughing out loud??? I kept snickering about this note all day at work.

I hope to show you projects that turn out better later.

ATTENTION: HERE IS HOW TO USE MOD PODGE ON CANVAS

Amy from Mod Podge Rocks was kind enough to email me how. Here is the email she sent to me so all of you can know what to do as well. Thanks Amy!

1. Prep the canvas - if it's a plain canvas, paint it either with gesso or acrylic paint. If it's got something on it already, remove it as best you can (even lightly sand if you can) and then prep with gesso or acrylic paint. Allow to dry.
2. Spread a medium layer of Mod Podge over the canvas wherever the paper goes. With canvas especially, you want to make sure that you have enough Mod Podge. More is better than less!
3. Put the paper down immediately and smooth, smooth, smooth. Wipe away any excess Mod Podge that comes out the sides with your brush. Mod Podge dries quickly, so you may need to add more Mod Podge to some of the edges and/or corners.
4. Here's the trick to Mod Podging on canvas - it gives in the middle, so you'll need to turn the canvas over and smooth from the back. I use a brayer, but a credit card works as well. You may want to have the canvas on wax paper so that it doesn't stick to whatever surface you are working on.
5. Now let the canvas with the paper dry for 15 - 20 minutes. Don't put the top coat on until it's dry.
6. Now that the canvas is dry, you can put a top coat on. Let it dry - even if you see wrinkles, they will most likely go away when the project is completely dry.
Read this post for wrinkle reduction and that should help too:
http://modpodgerocks.blogspot.com/2008/08/greatest-tip-re-wrinkle-reduction.html
Read these tips and I hope they help!!
Amy
Mod Podge Rocks!