Everyone has that old bag sitting in the back of their closet that they have yet to retire. Now you can revamp that old bag and bring it into the spring season with floral patterns and bright colors! In just five easy steps you can transform your drab old bag into a cute springtime accessory.
What You’ll Need:
– A bag to paint (I bought mine for $6 at Goodwill)
– Acrylic paint
– Painter’s tape
– Mod Podge
– A paper plate
– Foam brushes
– Patterned fabric
(All of these materials can be found at Wal-Mart)
Preparation:
1. Put blue painter’s tape around the area that you don’t want to get any paint on.
2. Mix your ideal paint color on the paper plate.
Note: You may want to make sure you can easily replicate this color, as you may do the project over a few days.
Step One:
Apply a few layers of acrylic paint. Make sure you use the brush to smooth out any lines that have formed.
Wait for it to dry. I chose to wait overnight, but it all depends on how much paint you used.
Step Two:
Now that your paint has dried, apply a second coat of paint. This one should go on much more smoothly and appear much less streaky than the first one.
Wait for the paint to dry.
Step Three:
Cut out the shapes you want from the fabric. I chose a few flowers because those were what really stood out. Begin to place the shapes where you think you’d want them on your bag to figure out where you’ll glue them down.
Step Four:
Here’s where it gets a little messy.
Now that you know where you want to place your cut outs, take a small amount of Mod Podge on your brush and brush it onto the bag where you want to place your design. Place the design that you cut out on top of the brushed area and smooth it down with the remainder of the Mod Podge on your brush. Once all of your cutouts are glued down, go over them with a thin layer of Mod Podge.
Step Five:
Once the Mod Podge mentioned in the previous step dries, put a thin coating of Mod Podge over any surface that you painted.
Presto! You’re done!