It’s my best friend Sarah’s birthday today!  HAPPY BIRTHDAY SARAH!!

Anyways, I can’t give her the actual gift that I got her for her birthday today (it’s still a big surprise) so instead I gave her an early mother’s day gift.  It is super cute, and super simple!  So anyone looking for a last minute craft idea for Mom – this is just perfect!

I first took this ADORABLE picture of Grace (her daughter, and lovely model from my first Men’s Shirt Redo) …

And turned it into this, usual this photoshop tutorial: Vintage Polaroid Effect from MyInkBlog.

Cute right?  Then I printed it out at 9″x7″ on card stock, and gathered the following materials.

• Glossy Mod Podge & Brush
• One 9″x7″ Craft Board/Frame Thing
• Acrylic Spray
• Wood Stain of your preference
• Sand Paper

First, I sanded the wood piece and wiped it clean. Then I applied a thin layer of Mod Podge to the wood, centered the picture on top, smoothed out all air bubbles, and let dry for about 15 minutes.  Once it was dry, I used the sand paper to ruff up the edges of the picture.  Don’t be afraid to make it look really worn!

Over the next half hour I applied two more coats of Mod Podge, completely coating the top of the picture/wood piece, allowing at least 15 minutes to dry in between.  After applying my last coat of Mod Podge, I let the piece dry overnight.

The next day, I used the wood stain I had leftover from the Buffet Makeover to stain the actual wood, and to give the whole photo a brown hue.  Stain as much as you like, I was going for a reddish brown look to compliment the hues of the picture.  And when the stain is dry, I applied a healthy coat of acrylic spray, to give it a nice shine and to protect the piece from little hands.

It came out just as I was hoping it would!

Another victorious craft using Mod Podge!

Happy Early Mother’s Day to all you lovely ladies out there!

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