As much as I love the holiday season, It has been a hectic few weeks decorating, attempting to make Christmas gifts and getting caught up in the everyday hustle and bustle of life. Today, I experienced disappointment, after a mistake by yours truly turned into an epic craft fail. I now have to rethink an idea for an intended Christmas gift. Not to mention most of the items I make between now and December 25th, I cannot share yet as it would ruin the surprise for those intended recipients.
I did manage to complete a simple craft today, I have been wanting to do for the upcoming Christmas holiday. We like to decorate every room in our home including our bathroom. I had an ordinary plastic soap dispenser that cost $.99 that is easily refilled. I decided to decoupage some scrap snowman fabric left over from a previous project .
I used outdoor Mod Podge previously used for a few summer projects. The finish is a bit more durable when used in watery conditions. I carefully removed the label and I applied the Mod Podge with a foam craft brush to the outside if the bottle. I wrapped the fabric around it, and smoothed out any wrinkles. I trimmed any excess fabric and applied more Mod Podge over the fabric. I allowed it to dry for a few hours. Once dry, it was ready to take its place along side the other decorative items and function as an inexpensive alternative to a fancy store-bought holiday soap dispenser.
This idea can also be applied to hand lotion, and other gift basket items to add a holiday flare and personalize. Choose a fabric suited to your holiday decor at Joann Fabrics. Everything is better with decoupage!
On the plus side, your soap dispenser is really cute! It’s amazing how much you can learn from a failure–believe me when I say Kathy and I have had our fair share of epic fails! However, unless we can tell a funny story about the fail, it remains our little secret!
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Thanks : ) ! I have had my fails and it happens when I cut corners and rush to get things done. I too have learned a lot from failure as I have had my share : )
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