The Paper Girl: Craft with Gift Wrap for Mother’s Day… Make a Decoupage Plate

Well...Mother's Day is coming up, and I've been toying with the idea of posting some craft ideas using my gift wrap. Now seems like as good a time as ever. I'm not a flowery kind of girl, but my favorite gift wrap design is the Brilliant Floral. It's so pretty, I thought of framing it and putting it on the wall. But instead of framing it, I decided to decoupage it on a glass plate.

Give mom some home baked cookies or muffins on this plate or use them for a special Mother's Day brunch. Here we go...

Materials

Clear glass plates (I bought them at Walmart for $1.50 each)
Brilliant Floral Gift Wrap (Earth Love'n Paper Products- use roll, not flat pack)
Mod Podge
Foam Brush for Paint Brush
Razor or Scissors
Gold Acrylic Paint (Optional)

Instructions

1. First you need to flatten the gift wrap. Unroll 1 piece of gift wrap and reroll it in the opposite direction so that the back side of the gift wrap is showing. Put a rubber band around the paper.

2. Remove tags from plates and wash with soap and water.

3. Unlike most paper decoupage projects, you are going to use 1 piece of paper for the project. Lay the plate on the section of gift wrap you want to use and cut around the plate leaving approximately 1" of paper around the plate.

4. To make the gluing process easier, you may want to put the plate upside down on a coffee can or other stable container.

5. Apply a coat of Mod Podge to the back of the plate. It doesn't need to be thick. Then stick the colored side of the paper on the back of the plate. Smooth the paper down. The gift wrap will crease around the curved outer rim of the plate. This will not detract from the final look. Take about 5 minutes to smooth the paper around the plate. Let dry for about 10 minutes and then use a razor or scissors to cut off the excess paper.

6. Apply a coat of Mod Podge to the back side of the plate. Allow to dry for about 15 minutes. Reapply about 4-5 coats of Mod Podge allowing it to dry each time.

7. Optional - To finish off the back of the plate, apply 1 or 2 coats or gold acrylic paint. Finish with 1 coat of Mod Podge.