How are you beYOUtiful PEOPLE? I am excited!
Sewing is one of the thousand things I CAN’T do and fabrics is one of the things that I love. So today I am going to show you a fabric project that you can do without a stitch! Here is my decoupaged suitcase, Miss Lola…Is she sassy or what?
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This is pretty much what happened…
I decided to exchange the sewing machine for Mod Podge, the thread for spray paint, the needles for a brush and the patterns for an old suitcase…
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TUTORIAL
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This project is all about the places you’ll go even if it is just in your dreams… make it cool, make it happy, make it beYOUtiful and YOUnique.
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I started with these materials…
Spray paint, tape and an old AWESOME hard shell suitcase that I found at my local Thrift Store for $4.00
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UNO
{ How do you like my Spanish? }
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I taped the areas I did not want to be painted…. Every bit of silver was taped.
Is this a pain? You may ask.
Heck yeah! But it is a LOT faster and easier than labor, or a diet, or ironing…
So don’t complain girl and start taping!
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deux
{ Hello France!}
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Let’s have some fun with the spray paint…
Shut UP! Do you know I won six cans of color GREATNESS from KRYLON at the CSI Project Party?!
They are coming my way next week… ! I can’t wait!
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OK I better focus!
OK I better focus!
This DUAL PRIMER+PAINT spray is AWESOME!
Easy = One STEP
… LUV!
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You don’t need to spray the entire suitcase since you are going to cover it with fabric.
Just make sure you cover all the areas that will be exposed…
Looks so good already!
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drei
{Here is Three for my German Friends and Readers}
{…Besos Vanessa!}
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Let it dry!
Go eat something… come check my blog… call your husband… make dinner…
but wait until it dries.
When it is dry it is time to unfold the beauty… Take the tape off.
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quattro
{Oh Italy… I will visit you someday!}
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Place the fabric on top of one side of the suitcase and cut the amount needed to cover the area.
Leave 1 inch of extra fabric around it so it is easy to pull and work with…
Do the same thing for the other side.
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wu
{ China… my husband LOVES your food}
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Get the brush and Mod Podge OUT…
Mess, here we come!
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This step is SO important.
Paint the areas where you are going to put the fabric with Mod-Podge.
BE GENEROUS and pay attention to the corners and edges.
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{ If you need more tips of how to use Mod Podge check out Amy’s EXTRAORDINARY site Mod Podge ROCKS! }
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zes
{ Hello to Netherlands and Belgium! Dutch=Nice People!}
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Place the FABRIC, add more Mod Podge on top of it. With the help of a dull knife or your nails press against the edges so it really sticks to the suitcase. Use your hand to smooth the fabric.
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Pull and press YOU DON’T WANT BUBBLES of air between the suitcase and the fabric.
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Pull and press YOU DON’T WANT BUBBLES of air between the suitcase and the fabric.
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sete
{ What’s UP Portugal and Brazil!}
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Check my hands OUT!
With an exacto knife {I couldn’t find mine so I just had the blade} cut the excess fabric CAREFULLY.
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{ For my lovely readers in USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, UK and South Africa… love you all}
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Let it dry and do the other side…. Don’t worry about The Mod Podge it will dry clear.
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See..
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YOU ARE DONE!
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In the beginning I put all of my fabrics inside…
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But then I thought… You know what? I am going to have Lola carry my
dreams and memories… Everyone of my most precious keepsakes.
dreams and memories… Everyone of my most precious keepsakes.
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Let’s enjoy the JOURNEY… make each day count!
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Such a fun and easy project!
Besos
Desiree
Genius, Darling, Awesome! Thanks for linking up! I’m featuring it on the blog tomorrow!
Smiles,
Melanie
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Really?
Thank YOU SO VERY MUCH!
I never thought I’d say a suitcase is beautiful! Seriously!! WOW…
Thank you Michele!
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This is perfect! I actually have a suitcase I picked up on the side of the road and was just thinking I needed to throw it out because it is too ugly. But then when I saw you started spray painting it…on top of fabric cover…well, you had me! LOVE! Visiting via Amanda’s blog. 🙂
Oh good!
Thank you for visiting!
I don’t even know what to say. This is precious! I LOVE it!! Thank you so much for sharing this great idea.
Aww! Thank you Amber.
I love this. Please link it to my linky party & anything else you have to share. Thanks, Peggy.
http://diycraftstomake.blogspot.com/2011/10/whacha-work-up-wednesday-weekly-linky_25.html
This is so awesome..love it..I found you over at Wow me Wed and had to stop in..Officially following ya with smiles..Great blog you have here with tons of creativity..Hope u can visit me sometime via http://theartsygirlconnection.blogspot.com TY.
PS: Project Pink Blog Link Party is this weekend the 30th, would love for you to join over 50+ bloggers go PINK for breast cancer..You can find out more here..Wishing u a great week..
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Hello, a little message to tell you that I love your creation. I love even more that I can’t sew either! Thank you for the wink to your French readers, you have one more now:) The same in french —->
Bonjour, un petit message pour vous dire que j’aime beaucoup votre création. Je l’aime d’autant plus que je ne sais pas coudre non plus ! Merci pour le petit clin d’oeil à vos lecteurs francophones, vous en avez une de plus maintenant 🙂
I LOVE THIS! So cute! I thrifted some old suitcases then after not knowing what to do with them and them sitting in storage for months my husband donated them back to the thrift store. . . guess I better go buy them back!!! ~ Alicia
Hahaha!
…Darn it!
Thank you for visiting Alicia!
I absolutely love this! It’s great! I will definitely be trying this one day. And I love how you named her. Too cute! It reminds me of the suitcase Louis from the movie Leap Year. Found you at Hope Studios link party.
Mackenzie @ http://www.fridaynightdatenight.blogspot.com
Mackenzie,
Thank you for stopping by and taking the time to drop a comment…
I love that you love it 😉
My grandpa has this exact same suitcase. Seriously the exact one. Hum…I wonder if he’ll let me have it. What a cute project. I love mod podging everything!
liZ
(simplesimonandco)
…Is he nice? 😉
I hope he gives it you… This project was so much fun!