I have been intrigued recently by the idea of using decoupage on purses and suitcases. This requires me to work with different materials I have not tried before, and overcoming certain obstacles such as shape, texture and overall size. I thought this tote bag would be a great practice project, and a cute item to carry/store my daughter’s toys in.
Their was an overall texture to the bag and I was not sure how the Mod Podge would adhere to it. I was concerned at the possibility that the texture underneath the paper would make the decoupage appear wrinkled. Â I printed out an image of the Rainbow Brite characters. Â I trimmed the image with a pair of scissors. Â I applied Mod Podge to the bag surface with a foam craft brush carefully smoothing out any wrinkles in the paper. Â Once dry, Â I applied multiple coats of Mod Podge over the image. (The more coats on synthetics/plastics, the better the bond) It appeared to adhere to the bag well, but I have been burned by plastic/synthetic surfaces before. Â The Mod Podge simply does not adhere well to these surfaces. Through constant use by two year-old hands, only time will tell the durability of this project. I would guess that canvas would be a bit more “user friendly” The decoupage looks great and the surface does not appear to have affected the paper much. Â I hope my toddler appreciates Rainbow Brite as much as her mommy does!
Materials:
Tote bag
Print for decoupage
Mod Podge
Scissors
foam craft brush
Ah, the memories…I wanted to be Indigo because that was my favourite colour.
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too cute! I had a rainbow bright doll and the unicorn!
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I love this!! Rainbow Bright was my favorite as a kid. Can you post a link to this image, or others like it, so we can print it out as well? Much appreciated.
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http://www.upontherainbow.com/80s/rainbowbrite.html
Here you are Tiffany! I think you will enjoy this site : )
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Appreciate you bloggiing this
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