how to: modge podge wall hanging

so i am done with at least one of my projects that i listed here. i think it turned out pretty cute! i was a little worried . . .

these are some of the supplies that i used. thanks to tara and michaels {see michaels for more perfect directions} i was able to do this cheaper and cuter than the original plan!

we used styrofoam instead of canvas. me an leah bought a big 8'x4' sheet of styrofoam from lowes and then just cut it down to size. it cost $12 for the huge sheet, instead of $20 a piece for canvas. :) but my knife pretty much got ruined. we heated it on my gas stove and then the styrofoam cute like butta . . . ;) but make sure to use a knife you don't care about.

so we modge-podged on the cute scrapbook paper {about $0.30ea. at roberts} being careful not to get any air bubbles.

then modge-podged over the top to seal it.

then used a blow-dryer to dry it. some of ours did get air bubbles, but we used a ruler to smooth while we blow-dried . . . it even got out the bubbles that we noticed after they had sort of dried, just make sure the paper and glue are hot. {oh and make sure all the air bubbles are out before you seal the top with modge podge. probably not a good idea to use the ruler when the glue is on top}

then we covered the sides with 1 1/2" ribbon and pinned and hot-glued it on. then added a little hanger so we could hang it on the wall. {i put some glue on the hanger thing just to make sure it would stay}

so here is the finished product! i think it looks pretty good!

i really like walking into the living room and seeing it now . . . it makes me smile. :)

and this is the cutie who measured the wall and marked the spots on the wall so they would all be perfectly straight and even . . . i am so glad he did this because i get really overwhelmed by hanging things on the wall for some reason. thanks babe! {can you tell he didn't want me to take his picture . . . ;)}