Another Craft Fail

I had an awesome idea.

An awesome idea that I thought was going to be a super fun project and some thrifty inspiration for you.

So I got my supplies together and started. And it ended up in a huge craft fail.

I’ve craft failed before. It’s just part of life. Not much harm done, in my case I lost a couple of paper napkins {more below} and some glue. And I have to start over on my was-to-be-a-super-fun-craft-project.

Here is what I was working with. A neat-o mirror I found for $3.

I had this idea to modge podge paper napkins onto the frame, since I found these amazing patterned ones on clearance back in the fall and I was dying to use them. And since this was such a unique frame, I thought it would be prefect.

This is one of those ideas I see someplace, at Clever Nest to be exact. I pinned it for a rainy day, looked for the right frame and for napkins that would work. When I found all three I couldn’t wait to see the finished result.

Or not.

Alyssa had mush better luck than I did. I think my mistake was having TOO much flat surface to work with.

I cut my napkins to the right size, laid on the modge podge and got to work.

Turns out I got lots of wrinkles. Which wouldn’t be so bad except some of the surface came out really good, and very flat, and you could see a lot of overlap of the napkins, although I tried to avoid it.

I ended up tearing off some of the napkin that would come off and now how do I get the rest of it off?

Maybe I’ll paint this as a chalkboard or use up some other fun sample color I have? I also thought about silver or gold foiling it. That might work better?

Turns out, not all my adventures in crafts, decor and DIY come out good! All the more proof to keep on having fun at your home right?

Hope you are doing so this weekend. We are watching the water come into the basement 🙁 But I’m working on a new stencil project 🙂 And hopefully making progress in the basement bathroom. Ikea instructions anyone? See my updates on Instagram.