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November 16, 2010

Make Mine Mod Podge

The Mod Podge gremlin has been at it again.  Jennifer Paganelli's Queen Street collection, specifically Madeline Maeve in blue, was used to beautify this wooden box.  This is actually a wooden tissue box cover from Michael's.  Boring, boring, boring.  Not for long though.  Since we're never out of Mod Podge around here, boredom is fleeting. 

Does it look more familiar now?  It works fine in its intended capacity.  But I'm using mine for something else.  If you remove the top of the tissue box and all the tissues inside it, you can place the decorative cover over the newly emptied cardboard box.  Keep it by your sewing machine and use it for all the tiny scraps and stray threads.  When the box is full, remove the decorative top and empty into the trash bin. 

I don't know about you, but I think the Mod Podge gremlin deserves a treat for this one.  Caffeine seems appropriate somehow.  And dark chocolate.  Gremlins can't resist coffee and dark chocolate.  Apparently, they can't resist Mod Podge either.

6 comments:

  1. A cappuccino and a a square of chocolate for me too, please. I think having a pretty place for all my tiny scraps and endless thread bits is the way to go. My kids sometimes move the trash bin in the studio closer to their desks and then I end up with little pile of snippets next to my sewing machine which inevitably end up swiped by the project I am working on. At some point or another they end up on the floor. I wonder how you could market this idea to sell it? Carolina

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  2. Oh, I love that. Great fabric choice!

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  3. i luv the sewing trash idea - i am always trying to keep it together but it never fails... thread - scraps - misc ? stuff everywhere...thank you for sharing.

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  4. Youre such a whizz with the Mod Podge!! It looks wonderful!!!

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  5. LOVE this post! Found you via Blue Mountain Daisy today. Thanks for the great idea!

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