Easter Egg Cutout & the Iron Method

There I was, running into the dollar store to grab some kitchen sponges.  I didn't need anything else until I saw these:

My first thought was, "Oh, how pretty!" 

My next thought?  "What will I do with them?"

Then I turned the corner...

..and an idea was born!

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This Easter egg cut out was just screaming for decoupage, and that's exactly what it got.  The wood was a veneer over MDF and since the napkins were mostly white, two coats of white craft paint were applied.

Once completely dry, two coats of Mod Podge were brushed on.  The first coat was allowed to dry completely before the second coat was applied.

While waiting for coat #2 of Mod Podge to dry, I separated the layers of my napkins.  You only want one layer when you use them for decoupage.

Place your napkin(s) on the surface of the dry Mod Podge and then lay a piece of parchment paper over the napkin.  

Using the medium setting, iron over the parchment paper.  The heat will melt the Mod Podge and your napkin will be decoupaged on...with no wrinkles!  This is a method I've used on an earlier project and it is amazing!

Using an old piece of sandpaper, the edges were cleaned-up.

At this point, I looked at it, turned it over and decided to make it a 2-sided project.  The MDF side deserved to look just as pretty, so I repeated the entire procedure on that side.  

Then it was time to deal with the edges.  They were already painted and just needed the 2 coats of Mod Podge.  Since the napkin I used on the bottom portion was long enough, I just wrapped it around the bottom, covered it with parchment paper, and ran the medium-heat iron over it.

Another piece of napkin was cut for the curved edge and was also pressed with parchment paper and the medium-heat iron.  In all honesty, your regular iron works great for this Mod Podge method although it was a bit tricky doing the edges.  A craft iron, since it's smaller would have been easier to manage.  

All the loose edges were trimmed with sandpaper and the entire egg was sprayed with clear sealer.

To think it 'came to be' because of kitchen sponges.

I do realize there is another set of napkins (those pretty scalloped ones) needing a project...I'm sure I'll think of something but if you have any ideas, I'm all ears!

Happy Spring, Friends!