This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Blue Print Social for Martha Stewart Crafts by Plaid. All opinions are 100% mine.
Hello everyone! Now that November is in full swing I am beginning to think about Christmas already (as are many of you, if Pinterest is any indication)… I have started on a few Christmas crafts already, and this weekend I created these beautiful little gold decoupaged mug planters using some fabulous products from Martha Stewart Crafts . I just love how they turned out and think that they would be a perfect holiday gift to give to friends and coworkers this coming holiday season.
To create these I used:
Martha Stewart Decoupage Multi-Surface Durable Matte Finish
Martha Stewart Decoupage paper doilies
Martha Stewart Decoupage metallic trim
a craft paint brush
scissors and a small paper cutter (optional)
3 plain white mugs from the Dollar Tree
3 small indoor plants (1 asparagus fern and 2 succulents)
I started by preparing my doilies to be decoupaged by deciding where I would place them and cutting them to fit that spot on each mug. Where the mug curved at the bottom I used my finger to create a line to follow with my scissors.
For cutting the straight lines I used my little paper cutter to do the job…
To adhere them using the Martha Stewart Decoupage medium I first painted a layer of the medium on the mug as well as on the back of the doily.
I then placed the doily onto the mug, carefully smoothing out any bubbles with my fingers. I followed that with a layer of decoupage medium over the outside of the doily.
I let it dry, and then repeated with another coat of the decoupage finish. I again let it dry and followed up with a third and final coat of the decoupage medium.
Once the whole thing was completely dry I planted my little succulents and asparagus fern in the mugs. I used a layer of gravel in the bottom to provide a little drainage since the mugs don’t have any drain holes in them – I would be careful not to overwater these (succulents require minimal water so work well with this kind of potting).
Done! Quick, easy, and beautiful.
The decoupage medium was so easy to work with and completing this project took such a small amount of product that I have a ton left over for future decoupage action.
I was also super thrilled to learn that, just like with the Martha Stewart glass paints, the decoupage finish is dishwasher safe (top rack). Isn’t that amazing!! Once I read that fact a whole new world of possibilities opened up for me.
I loved using the decoupage materials but also have been experimenting with glass paint and I can’t wait to show you what I have created with it!
The whole line, available through Michaels stores or Plaid’s online store at http://www.plaidonline.com/martha-stewart/brand/home.htm – is full of amazing creative materials from jewelry making gear to glass paint to decoupage to craft paint and more. If you haven’t spent half your Michael’s trip drooling over all the beautiful Martha Stewart Crafts products available then you are missing out.
And inspiration for how to use many of the products comes easily by following Plaid’s Martha Stewart Crafts Pinterest board. I know I’m following along… You can find them on Facebook as well or even sign up for the Plaid Craft Email Newsletter to keep up to date on new products and crafty-craft ideas.
Have you experimented with any decoupage lately? What did you create?
Do you have any DIY Christmas gift ideas that you are working on? Do share!! I’d love to hear about it:)
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