Brown Paper Bags, Not Just for Lunches Anymore!

by Kelli @CraftShackChronicles

1 Hour

Easy

While I love the look of the brown paper bag floors and counter tops I have seen recently, it isn't exactly my style on that kind of scale. This project is perfect for the same look, on a much smaller scale!

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These three things are seriously all it takes! These are the basics for the project. You need something to cover (I used this plain boring glass vase), Mod Podge, and Brown paper sacks!

First you'll need to tear your bags into smaller pieces. Crumple them up a bit for some texture. Spread your Mod Podge on the paper, and stick it to your vase (or other object to cover!). That's it. So easy!

Keep going until your object is completely covered! Let it dry and seal it with a top coat of Mod Podge!

I wanted to add a little bit of a darker color to mine. After everything was mostly dry I rubbed some gel stain (in Mahogany) onto the paper bags.

I love how the stain brought out the texture of the crumpled bags a little better! It reminds me of leather.

To see the full tutorial visit my blog with the link below!

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Connie Spurlock on Dec 30, 2015
advertisement was you did this to the bottom part of your bathroom wall, ???? vase???

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Marina Bottazzi on Dec 31, 2015
Excuse my ignorance but the pasta What it is? cream to polish your shoes? (translated from Italian):Scusa la mia innioranza ma la pasta di quale materiale è ? crema per lucidare le scarpe?

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Necee Marie on Jul 27, 2018

Love!!

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Mcgypsy9 6 days ago

If you want the leather look use the paper bags or brown packing paper also works well. I did the walls in my kitchen years ago. I used tissue paper. How I put it on …I rolled paint onto the wall first…then (you have to crumple up the tissue paper first and then open it up and lay it on the painted area) the paint right over the top of it. I ripped the edges of the tissue paper off so there were no squared edges on it. When you get to a spot where things don’t meet up just use a piece of the tissue paper off and make sure there are no square edges on it. It came out beautifully! The Tuscan look was in at the time. You can kind of see it by the light.

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