A Lott Of Ideas: { pattern paper vase }

Happy New Year's Eve to everyone! I can't believe

2011 is already at it's end! What a wonderful year full of

blessings and fun!

I haven't come up with a resolution this year, but I have

come up with a few goals. I plan on finishing my bedroom and

my children's bedroom! I know... 3 years in a place

you'd think they would be done by now. I

started pulling things out of my room that have

gathered in there over the past year. I had an idea of how

I wanted my room and then changed my mind! So I

have some things that need refinishing to bring them

up to speed with my ideas. I wanted to finish

the year with one last post.

Believe it or not, this vase was, only a few hours ago, red and gold!

I've seen a lot of people using old sewing patterns in their

crafts lately. And since I'm in love with all things

vintage and "make do" I really wanted to bring this element

into my decorating as well.

So here you go! A refinished vase!

What you'll need:

* Vase

* Elmer's school glue and water

*Sponge paint brush

* Old sewing pattern ( I picked mine up at Goodwill

for $.50)

OK... Here's the vase.

Put about 2 quarter size amounts of Elmer's glue

in a bowl. Add a little water to thin it out. I didn't

measure how much water I used but it was close to the

same amount of glue I used. Mix it up well.

Now just spread your glue mixture onto the vase.

Start putting pieces of your pattern onto the glued areas.

Cover completely. This is one layer of paper.

You can see that is is transparent (pattern paper is very thin).

Go ahead and add as many layers as it takes to cover

your vase. I used about 3 or 4.

Allow it to dry completely.

Once the paper has had plenty of time to dry, you'll see

that the coverage is better, too.

That's it! You can use this method on just about

anything! Frames, jars, bowls, etc. And you

can also use other types of paper; book pages, pattern

paper, or sheet music.

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