The Masked Mommy

Hero to Zero

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 17:47:00 +0000

I had all but forgotten this little ananymous blog of mine. A blog I started because I was a super slob and was trying to motivate myself to get things more under control. And now, here I am again, nearly a DECADE later... needing my mask once more.

I had a dream last night that I started a new blog called “Hero to Zero” and it actually reminded me of my hero caricature here. You see... this blog was my jumping off place. I actually became a successful professional craft blogger. I wrote books. I traveled. I spoke. Made a full time income. The whole shebang. Not here but on my “real” blog. The one without a mask. I was a “hero”. But only on the outside.

On the inside, I was struggling through life in an abusive marriage. My husband was abusive physically, psychologically, verbally, spiritually... pretty much in every way. He was controlling and me... well I was a codependent. I took care of him and the family. I lied. I hid bruises and marks. I made us seem ok to everyone else. I took care of everything. Everything but myself that is...

I have now been officially free of that toxic relationship for 580 days now, and recovery is still a struggle. A struggle that I’ve decided to start writing about.

Fake Mod Podge Furniture Tutorial

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:59:00 +0000

I just LOVE unique furniture (and unique anything else in my house for that matter)! I really wanted to mod podge some scrapbooking paper to the inside of my newly facelifted hutch, but I didn't want to commit to it. So I came up with a removable solution :-)

Removable Furniture Decoration

Start with a piece of foam board. Mine came from the Dollar Tree. Cut it to be the same shape and size as the flat surface where you want to create your faux mod podge look. You may have to cut some nooks and crannies...

If you need to piece it together, just do it with some glue and foam board scraps like this.

This is the final shape I ended up needing. Once you have your piece cut to fit your furniture, go ahead and glue on your scrapbooking paper. I just used a glue stick, and I wasn't super particular about lining it up at the edges. Whatever ;-)

This is what you'll have. Now it's time to insert it into your furniture!

Just put it where it goes... and...

Voila! Fake Mod Podged furniture :-)

This is so simple, easy, and cheap that there's no reason not to try it! You could switch them out for the seasons- or whenever you felt like having something new to look at! Best part it- your hubby can't get upset that you did something else "weird" to one of the pieces of furniture because it's totally removable :-D

Furniture Makeover

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:47:00 +0000

I found this great hutch thing at the Salvation Army here for $35. It was love at first site!

But barn red really isn't my color. So rather than doing something totally outrageous (like I would have liked to do) I painted it black. Classy. Simple. Sleek. I thought that would be best since I am going to put it in our entry way :-)
Kind of boring for me? Not quite. Check out the little surprise you get when you open the cabinets and drawers!

I love me some purple! The best part? I got the whole gallon of purple paint for $3.95 because it was a 'mistint' or 'oops paint'. If any of you aren't checking the oops paint shelf every time you go into Wal-Mart, Home Depot, or Lowes, you're missing out!

Wait until you guys see all the other projects I've been doing around here. I've been too busy actually doing to stop long enough to blog about it... which lets face it- that's the funnest part! So stay tuned to see my completed entry way makeover :-)

See what I did to this piece of furniture next here!

Idea Addict- Fun in the Snow Ideas!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:17:00 +0000

Yes, it's true. I have an idea addiction. It's not an internet addiction because the ideas can come from anywhere, but the internet is one of my largest suppliers (mostly because online ideas are free and I'm addicted to being cheap as well.) For any readers I have with my same addiction- I'd like to help you facilitate the urge. We can be junkies together :-)

Anywho, given the current crazy weather this winter, I thought I'd share some fun snow links with you guys today!

Check out Ohdeeo's list of 10 ways to have fun
outdoors during winter.

Family Fun has a different variation for a winter treat-

a recipe for snow pudding! Check it out!

I love this winter sun catcher from Family Fun!
Too cute!

Make snow crystals with Mountain Pulse.
Check out how to make snow mosaics over at Family Fun.

Or, stay inside where it's warm and go check out this
snow banner tutorial on Modge Podge Rocks!

Nativity Lunch

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:24:00 +0000

Over at Muffin Tin Monday today, the theme is Christmas Stories. I decided to tell the ultimate Christmas story today with our Muffin Tin Meal... The Nativity! :-)

My daughter loved it, and actually completely refused to eat baby Jesus ;-).

In My Tin:

Mary, Jesus, and Joseph- All made from pigs in a blanket with dotted eyes made from colored decorating gel.

3 Kings, symbolized by 3 crowns of cheese toast and an animal cracker camel.

An angel cut from cheese with a cookie cutter.

2 animal cracker sheep to stand for the shepherds.

To make the muffin tin look like a stable, I topped it with 2 pretzel rods and a the star of Bethlehem, cut from another piece of cheese.

I think some of this would be cute food for children Christmas parties. I wish I had had time to make the angel a beautiful sugar cookie, but you can only do what you can do, right? I thought it would have also been cool to have a little candy cane in the shepherd's cup. Can't wait to see everyone else's creations! :-)

Fairy Peg Dolls

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:31:00 +0000

Continuing my princess crafts for my daughter's Christmas presents, I made some fairies to go with her princess dolls. :-)

To Make your own, paint the peg doll and seal it like this and have 5 appropriately colored pom pom balls ready. Hot glue them on to make the skirt :-)

Cut the wings from felt and paint anything you desire on them. When they're dry, glue them to your fairy's back.

Voila! Fairy Peg Dolls! :-)

Unmasking For My Sidekicks Only ;-)

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:59:00 +0000

Well, how should I celebrate this joyous occasion of having 100 blogger followers? First I'd like to thank all of you who follow. You know how all of us bloggers just thrive on it! I would also ask that any loyal readers I might have out there who have not yet taken the time to follow to go ahead and click that button! And now I think I'll take this time to introduce my new blog to you! :-)

Now I want to be very clear about something here. This new blog is a blog put out by my secret identity. No one from my "real life" knows that I am The Masked Mommy. So please don't say anything about it over there, K?

Alright, here's the new blog:

It's kinda like The Crafty Crow for Catholics. It's a Catholic resource blog that features Catholic craft projects of all kinds so they are easy to find in one place. So if I have any Catholic readers out there, I could really use your support over on the new frontier! And for anyone else, I also have many posts that are generically Christian, so there might be something for you, too! :-)

Princess Food

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:25:00 +0000

Today's Muffin Tin Monday didn't have a theme, so I made my daughter a princess muffin tin!

In the Tin:

Sleeping Beauty's Spinning Wheel Pasta
A Princess crown (Bread with melted cheese and pepperoni "jewels")
Cinderella's glass slipper (made from a blue jello jiggler)
Peas (for the princess and the pea)
Snow White's Poisoned Apple (Apple dripped in melted white chocolate chips with green food coloring and a string tied on for where the witch dipped it)
Cinderella's "Pumpkin" carriage (made from a pumpkin pancake with candy wheels.)

Accompanied by...

Magic Wand (more melted cheese on bread stuck to a pretzel rod with peanut butter)
Magic Potion (Sparkling Juice in a fun bottle)

I wish I would have had the time to make Cinderella's pumpkin carriage out of these pumpkin pie bites from Bakerella. Wouldn't that be adorable?! I would give them blueberry wheels. Maybe I'll use that idea for my daughter's Princess Birthday Party coming up in February.

Can't wait to see what everyone else has in their tin this week! :-)

Other Princess-Related Tins:

Tea Party Tin

Mermaid Muffin Tin

DIY Bob The Tomato Toy

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:39:00 +0000

I'm still working on my homemade kids presents for Christmas. I made a cute little veggie tales toy today. It was super cheap, easy, and fast. Check out the finished project:

Click here to find directions on how to make it yourself
on my other blog! :-)

DIY Princess Furniture

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:01:00 +0000

Remember my Princess Peg Dolls? Well, they're in need of a place to live and some furniture. I decided to start with a bed horribly uncomfortable to real princesses everywhere ;-)

Princess and the Pea Bed!

What you need:

Some wooden hearts (.25 at Michael's, AC Moore, or Joanne's Fabric) with one of them slightly sawed off at the bottom
A variety of felt and fun foam (both available at the Dollar Tree)
Some Popsicle sticks
One green bead
Hot Glue

Start by gluing your green bead "pea" to one of your Popsicle sticks. Then connect the 2 sticks with your first pieces of fun foam for the base of your bed as shown.

Now just keep gluing on sheet after sheet of your desired arrangement of fun foam and felt rectangles. I think the story indicates 20 mattresses and 20 blankets. I had a total of 30 something.

When you've reached your desired height, finish it off with a felt blanket and pillow. Last, glue on the hearts for your head and foot board, and decorate as desired! Voila! A Princess and the Pea bed that you made yourself!

Ok, gotta go. Lots of more princesses, furniture, and castles to work on ;-)

Princess Peg Dolls

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:33:00 +0000

Anyone else making homemade Christmas presents this year? I'm making a whole slew of princess peg dolls for my daughter. This is the first batch. These were actually a present for my niece's birthday, so when I make them for my daughter I'll take pictures along the way and give you guys some tutorials.

Left to Right:
Rapunzel, Pink Princess, Prince Charming, Green Fairy

How To Make:

They all need to be painted and sealed first. Click here to see the directions I found for painting these. It worked really well and was super easy!

Rapunzel~ Her braid is made from 3 strips of braided felt. I glued it on her head and then hid it by making a princess hat from felt and a scrap of sheer fabric. Her skirt was made from pieces of lace. Detailed directions for making the skirt can be found here. All of it was hot glued on.

Pink Princess~ Once painted, make the crown from felt and red glitter glue. Use hot glue to attach the crown. For directions on how to make the skirt, see my post here.

Prince Charming~ After painting, cut the sword from foil and attach with a glue stick. Seal over the top with your same sealer and make his belt from felt. Then paint the handle for the sword. Fashion his crown from felt with red glitter glue dots and hot glue onto his head.

Green Fairy (aka Tinker Bell)~ Paint her leotard down to the top of her legs. When done painting doll, glue pom pom balls around her for the "skirt". Her wings and bow are cut from felt and then hot glued on. Don't forget to cover her with glitter "fairy dust" ;-) Be sure to seal over the glitter to prevent it from coming off.Hope you enjoyed the diy instructions! Now go make some fairy tale Christmas presents ;-)

Remember to check back for more directions! Soon I'll be posting on making more fairy tale dolls, making princess furniture, and also making a castle for all of them to live in :-D

Eye Candy... er, Cupcakes

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:09:00 +0000

If anyone is looking for good ideas for an All Saint's Day Party, I guess posted over at Catholic Cuisine about my St. Lucy eyeball cupcakes! Check out the post here! There are a lot of really cute Catholic food ideas over there, so if you're Catholic, you need to bookmark this site! :-)

You could also follow my directions and just make regular eyeball cupcakes for a Halloween party as well.

More all Saint's Day party ideas to come ;-) Just out of curiosity, do I have any Catholic readers?

St. Lucy Cupcakes

Halloween Peg Dolls

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 10:06:00 +0000

Hi everyone! Made these cute Halloween peg people and thought y'all might be interested in seeing how to do it yourself ;-)

First, paint your peg people as desired. (Make sure to paint their heads and their feet. Their middle will be covered with scrapbooking paper). Next, pick some fun papers to go with them. I used all papers that I already had, so some of them weren't as perfect as I had hoped they would be.

Then, just mod podge the papers on. When you do this, cover the entire peg doll in the protective top coating to keep your paint from chipping off. This will also make them nice and shiny. When you're all done, you can cut felt accessories out for hats, leaves, hair, wings, etc and just hot glue them on.

I made the following halloween peg people (from left to right) A skeleton, A One eyed one horned flying purple people eater (complete with music note paper for the rock-n-roll music he plays through the horn in his head), a pumpkin, a mummy, a witch, Count Dracula (with number paper), a black cat, Frankenstein, and a ghost.

The Mummy was a little different. I painted the peg completely black, then wrapped him in a thin strip of masking tape and mod podged over the top.

If you make some, let me know so I can some see them on your blog! :-)

Happy Halloween, everyone!

New Great Look; Same Great Content ;-)

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:52:00 +0000

I am so in LOVE with Holly over at Designs by Coffee right now! Why? Well take a look around! See my new amazing header? Holly did such a great job! Isn't my new Masked Mommy awesome?! She really looks like she's ready to kick some dust bunny butt! :-)

She also made me this awesome button! And I know all of you guys are Super Mommies too, so I want everyone to snag one! Then tell me you have it up so I can go see how awesome it looks on your blog! ;-)

Holly was amazing and was very patient while working with me. I co-designed it with her, and she was very patient with making my vision a reality. Check out the picture I sent her and then what she did with it:

In celebration of my new and amazing blog design, I have fashioned a Masked Mommy Peg Person. Check her out!

One Woman: Two Identities ;-)

I originally met Holly at her dust bunny blog, Domestic Dork, so everyone stop by to tell her how much you love my new look and what a great job she did!

For anyone who's trying to remember, here's what my blog looked like yesterday:

New Blog Design By...

Cute Apple Displays

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:32:00 +0000

We're all overflowing with apples this time of year, right? Why not have some fun?! Here are some cute ideas of things I've done with our apples:

Serve you apples sliced up with a caramel fountain. I got this "chocolate fountain" at Goodwill (new in the box) for $4! I just thinned the caramel with some hot water to get it to run through. Remember to toss your apple slices in some lemon juice to prevent browning.

Try making (or in this case buying) some caramel apples and displaying them on a cupcake holder. I also got my cupcake holder new in the box at Goodwill. Ya, I used to live across the street from Goodwill :-) Everyone at my Fall Potluck this year was really impressed with this!

How about serving apple sauce in... apples! Aren't these little apple bowls just too adorable? It was time consuming, but totally worth it. You basically just scoop out the middle as best as you can with a spoon, rub with a little lemon juice, and fill with applesauce. I did make applesauce out of what came from the apples, but I had to supplement with some canned stuff as well. I think it's cute to keep the tops and put them back on like little "hats" :-)

This idea just came to me. The apples in our kitchen are currently displayed on my cupcake holder. It's a really cute way to display them, and I may as well get as much use out of that cupcake holder as possible, right? :-)

Hope someone was looking for some cute fall food ideas for all the parties you guys have been throwing ;-)

Also, Family Fun has a great list of cute things to do with apples! If you haven't checked it out, you really should!

Super News!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:31:00 +0000

So, where in the world is the Masked Mommy? I've been MIA for about the last month. Well, I found out that Masked Baby number 3 is on his or her way! Yay!

However, the exhaustion that comes with early pregnancy has put a damper on many of my superpowers. More specifically, my superpower of finding the time and energy to blog. Lol! Anyways, I have a LOT of posts that have to be posted in October, so there's lots of good stuff coming at you faster than a speeding bullet! Stay tuned!

Sorry about all your wonderful emails I haven't been replying to in the last month! I literally haven't been online to even check my email in weeks! Eek!

PS. For the 2 people who know me in real life and also know about my blog, don't tell anyone I'm prego yet ;-)

How To Paint a Face, Step by Step...

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:58:00 +0000

Ok, I had so many of you tell me that you're sure your peg dolls wouldn't come out like mine because you couldn't paint them that way... so I'm here to prove you wrong! ;-)

I have broken down painting a peg doll face into very simple and easy to follow steps. No blending, no nothing. Just different colors of shapes. You think you can do that? Good! Here we go!

I linked up at Today's Creative Blog for Get Your Craft On! :-)

Introducing My Peg Family

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:59:00 +0000

Peg dolls, clothes pin dolls, wooden peg people... whatever you want to call them, I'm hooked on making them! :-)

{Meet My Peg Family}

{How to make peg dolls}

I linked up today at Kimba's DIY party! :-)

Masked Mommy Craft Projects

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:34:00 +0000

Ready to learn how to leap a building in a single bound? No? Well, how about checking out my craft projects then? Ok, deal! For complete information on how to complete the projects, just click the links! :-)

{DIY Peg Dolls}

{DIY Mail Sorter}

{Puppy Wall Hangings}

{Hand Painted Letters}

{Wedding Candle}
{Mod Podge Bottle}

{Wall Hanging Picture Holder}

{Make Stamps from Meat Trays}

{Paper Lantern Decorating}

Rescue and Revive!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:25:00 +0000

As a Superhero, when I see a poor defenseless piece of furniture (or something else that needs salvaging) on the curb crying out for help, I have to comply. I mean, it's in the superhero oath and everything ;-)

Here are some of my projects I've posted about. Click the links to see the details.

{Hutch Makeover}

{Farmhouse Face-lift}

{DIY House Makeover}

{Decoupaged Chair}

{Dining Room Table to Coffee Table}

{Drab to Fab Chair}

{Nightstand Revamp}

{Hippo Turned Puppy}

Make a Mail Sorter out of Junk Mail!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:23:00 +0000

This is an oldie but a goodie, so I'm re-posting it today, and linking up at Kimba's DIY Party! :-)

I had some requests to go through with my cereal box paper sorter, so here goes! You can make it yourself today out of things you already have around your house! I really did use my junk mail!

Want to make your own? Read on, my friends!

What you'll need: An assortment of small boxes, a marker, a ruler, a utility knife or scissors, masking tape, junk mail/newspaper, flour, and water. Told you you already have what you need!

Measure, mark, and cut your boxes to the shape and sizes you need. This is such a great project because you can do it with your exact needs in mind! How big should it be? How many separate places for papers to you need?

Next, use masking tape to arrange the boxes into your desired mail sorter. (Do not substitute a different tape because otherwise the paper mache will not stick.) I also attached some smaller boxes to the side, but I failed to take a picture of that at that stage...

Paper mache time! You can get special paste for paper mache, but I just mix flour and water. The ratio is about 1 part flour to 4 parts water. Tear your newspaper into strips (avoiding the shiny sale fliers) and dip them into your bowl. Then run the strip between your fingers, removing all the excess. (You only need it to be wet- not globby.)

For anything detailed, you'll want to use "nubs". See how I used nubs around my edges? Using many smaller pieces is going to be easier and leave a better texture than using large pieces. Save those long strips for the larger areas.

Ok, now here's an intermediate paper mache lesson. If you want to add a design or a monogram, here's what you do. Twist your newspaper into a tube and use masking tape to tack it down in your desired shape. Then use your paper mache nubs to tack it down. Do not do detailed work with strips. Remember to slick all your edges down.

Let it dry overnight...

Then paint or decorate as desired! I used some leftover wall paint, but you could use some acrylic craft paint, or even spray paint! I love the little apple barrel paints you can get at Wal-Mart.

Paper mache is totally underestimated as a medium. The possibilities are endless! Be creative!

The Masked Mommy's Fun Food

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:54:00 +0000

Throw on this extra cape and come with me! We're going to fly around my blog and see all my cute food posts! I'll bet we can do this faster than a speeding bullet. Click the links for full instructions on each project, and let me know if you need any help flying. Lets go!

{Jello Firefighter Hat "Cake"}

{Under the Sea Muffin Tin with Mermaid}

{Tea Party Cupcake Birthday Cakes}
{Very Hungry Caterpillar Muffin Tin Meal}
{Cake Pops and Marshmallow Pops}
{4th of July Cake Pops, Eagle Style}
{4th of July Muffin Tin Meal with Eagle}
{Little Nutbrown Hare and Little Nutbrown Hare Meals}
{Butter Cookies with Spice Drops}

{Tea Party Muffin Tin Meal}

{Princess Muffin Tin Meal }

Hope you found these ideas useful for an upcoming birthday party or something. No? Well, whatever. Hope you had fun on your flying lesson ;-)

Let Me Count The Ways... Porch and Yard Edition

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 01:03:00 +0000

My porch is likely my favorite place in our entire farmhouse. It's peaceful, it has an amazing view, and the constant breeze is unbelievable!

However, we moved from our tiny townhouse and therefore had absolutely no furniture for our porch whatsoever. As usual, my superpower to buy practically everything in our home used came through for us once again! ;-)

1. Folding bench thing, FREE! I found this beside a dumpster outside a friend's house. It was too big to fit in my car, so I left a note on my husband's van begging him to go by and get it for me. When he was brought it home for me, it felt better than getting a bouquet of flowers! {lovey tightwad sigh}

2. Kid's Table, $4. I got this table and 3 folding chairs for 4 bucks. I'm still looking to replace it with something wooden, but it's working for now.

3. Amazing table and chairs, $30!!! This is my favorite "find" on our porch! I saw it at a yard sale, but couldn't talk the people down farther than $60. (I can't blame them. It's really a good quality set). My husband surprised me the next day by driving to their house, knocking on their door, and asking if they'd take $30! And they totally did! {another lovey tightwad sigh} The Masked Husband truly is my hero!!! (Yes, even superheros have heros) I love this table so much, here's another picture of it:

5. Kiddie Slide, FREE! Found it on the curb. You know how my saying is "it's only embarrassing to take something off the curb until you get it into your car. Then you get to keep it forever"? Well, if you take it from the house 3 doors down, it's embarrassing for longer because your neighbors know you took it. Lol!

(Do you guys love how I skipped number 4? Ok, moving on!)

6. Kiddie Swing, $5. Yard sale find. I talked them down a little. My kids love it, and it's shaped like an airplane!

7. World's largest kiddie pool, or world's smallest adult pool (however you want to look at it), $10. We got this at a yard sale 2 weekends ago, and it's been a huge hit! I don't think adult people are supposed to be excited about such a small pool... but we're easy to please around here ;-)

I love our porch and yard! And my secondhand super savvyness makes is even better!

And my favorite thing about my porch? Watching the Masked Children enjoy their yard and cheap yard sale toys from my awesome table and chairs! ;-)

I'm linking this up at the "Price My Space" party over at the Nester's.

Blogging Slacker...

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:02:00 +0000

That's what I am right now. And then I started to feel stressed out about how I "needed" to blog again. And then I got to thinking, "Blogging is supposed to be fun, not stressful!" So I linked an old post to Kimba's DIY party today and stopped being such a crazy stresser-outer!

Anyways, I haven't been a total bum. I've been working on my art again and have a few pieces to show y'all today. They're all oil pastel on paper:

First I thought I'd try a still life...

Then I really enjoyed drawing the pear, so I drew a really big one.
My daughter calls it the "huge heavy pear" lol!

Then I was inspired by a friend who showed me her paintings of glass. I had
never drawn glass before, so I decided to do several small studies.

I really loved drawing the glass, and my favorite was the red wine glass. It was soooo much fun to draw in black and white! And I usually HATE drawing in black and white!

I'm leaving to go out of town tomorrow and I'll be gone for a week, so I'll check you guys later! Stay super, and I'll see you when I get back! :-)

Decoupaged Monet Chair

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 05:00:00 +0000

I found a chair on the curb that needed some love, so I turned it around with some paint and a little decoupage love...

It's like I always say about curb finds... it's only embarrassing to take something off the curb for as long as it takes you to get it in your car and drive away. Then you get to keep it forever! :-)

All I did was paint it, and nail the seat down. then I started cutting up my Monet calendar and arranging the pieces into a collage. The seat is comprised of 4 different Monet masterpieces. When I got the pieces arranged just as I wanted them, I decoupaged them on. Mod Podge is a great way to do this, but it's not the only way and I've never actually owned "real" Mod Podge.

I'm really glad I put the piece at the top off-center. I think it gives it a nice unexpected twist.

I'm really pleased with the outcome and plan to do a piece of furniture with Van Gogh masterpieces next. Can anyone tell I'm into impressionism??? ;-)

Check out another one of my chair makeovers here! :-)
Also, I linked up at Xazmin's Mod Podge Mania! :-)