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Get aHead? – decoupage!
By Bette Miles-Holleman
Aka BadMsM
I recently had the opportunity to sell some of my items on consignment. The shop was just opening, so they asked if I could bring along any display items to help out. EEEK!
I only had my Styrofoam model head, Matilda, to take pictures for my online shop. Time to get creative, FAST!
My kids and I frequent all the local thrift shops, so during one of our trips we happened to find some small black towers, perhaps speaker stands in another life. But with their shiny paint and sleek profile, they were perfect to display heads. At $2.00 each, the price was right!
But white heads were so boring, and I wanted something to enhance the them without detracting from my hats and scarves.
An artsy friend suggested decoupage, something I hadn’t done since grade school. I was unsure what to cover the heads with, until I came upon some packs of handmade paper at the Dollar Store.
With the help of my elves (kids), that paper was cut into squares, and we got started. The results were wonderful.
We used white glue and paper to cover the heads, then gave it a couple top coats of high gloss ModPodge to make it shiny and waterproof. You could also use strips of cloth, gift wrap or probably anything what can be glued!
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Pic Courtesy of Yellowdogvintage
Tags: decoupage, displays, heads, how to, howto, model heads, styrofoam
December 1st, 2009 at 8:34 am
That is so cool! I use watered down glue and Scott toilet paper to smooth down my clay pieces that are not solid clay and it helps the clay not be so fragile! I’ve also used this procedure for plastic masks so I can paint on them with acrylic paints. I have some mod podge but didn’t know what to use it for. Thank you so much for the lesson! I am so happy to have learned something new that I definately can use for my art work!
Linda
December 2nd, 2009 at 11:44 am
Glad you found it helpful, it’s usually the simple fixes that turn out the best.
Another cool thing about ModPodge is that it dries to a waterproof finish, and won’t react with any of the yarn fibers. It smells kind of funky when it’s wet, but it goes away once it’s completely dry.
Have fun!