DIY Tuesday [Super Mario Brothers Photo Booth]

[note: I thought this was set to publish on Tuesday but I guess I didn't actually press "publish" oops!] 

Today I'm sharing the photo booth that we had a the Super Mario Brothers 30th Birthday! It was so much fun and didn't require a lot of work on our part. 

This is how we did it:

365 Days of Us Photo Book using Shutterfly

Todays post is a little different because this is not a finished project and it wont be until next year! Why am I sharing a project with you that isn't anywhere near being finished?

Well, because its best to work on this project a little bit, once a month instead of doing it all at once. So you can start yours today!

a little test craft..

So I've seen DIY photo canvases all over pinterest... I've got tons of ideas running through my head... but before I dive in to some major canvas work I found these small relatively cheap canvases at Michaels.

Test craft here we come!

Here's what I've got... a photo of my baby boy, A bottle of Mod Podge, (which I bought a while ago and have been DYING to use...) and my tiny photo canvas... foam brush not pictured.

Crafting on a Michaels ad just seems fitting huh? Anyway here's the photo after I cut it and slathered Mod Podge on my photo..... hmmm looks suspect to me. I'm waiting until it dries before I judge.

Close up of the fresh Mod Podge coat...

Here is the canvas after it dried.

Well results are good, it worked. But I did learn a few things... I think I'll trim the photo better next time and maybe even shorter than the canvas so I can paint around it... like I found here.

Stay tuned.. I'll show the completely finished project soon.