Thanks for a great site.Please can you tell me if I can use Mod Podge on a plastic bottle to decoupage it?
Thanks,
Karen
Hi Karen,
Yes – with one caveat.
Mod Podge is formulated to decoupage any porous material onto almost any surface (porous or not). So if the ephemera you want to decoupage onto a plastic bottle are of a porous type (paper, fabric, etc.) you should have no problem.
Any non-porous items (such as glass beads or plastic buttons) should be glued on using a multipurpose adhesive like E6000. You can apply Mod Podge over the whole bottle once the multipurpose glue has cured.
One other thing to note: if the bottle is thin plastic (like a soda bottle), it could easily be crushed by an admirer who picks up your work of art too roughly. This of course could cause all your hard work to crack and peel off.
Thank you for the compliment. I’m glad you find The Artful Crafter helpful.
Regards,
Eileen
You'll find a complete guide to decoupage and lots of individual projects in our Decoupage Index.
Awesome info! Thanks a bunch.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Barbara. I'm so glad you're enjoying my blog :-D
ReplyDeleteThinking about a "Bling your locker" birthday party for my daughter. Would like to use this product to do the following: cut out magnetic sheet and adhere paper to the magnet (using its adhesive side). Then would like to use mod podge to seal it and the sides, maybe puting more paper (collaging) on top of the covered magnetic sheet. Does this sound about right? This way they can cut the mag sheet in whatever shapes and use magazine, papers or newsprint to decorate their locker magnets. What do you think?
ReplyDeleteYes, Betty, what you describe will work fine.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure which product you mean by, "Would like to use this product to do the following ...".
Use something like E6000 for adding bling (rhinestones and such)on top of the paper collage. Then seal everything with Mod Podge.
Can a picture be mod podged onto an inflated item (5 ft monkey) if so what kind of paper would i need to use?
ReplyDeleteThank you for your time.
Hi "An",
ReplyDeleteI assume you don't expect the inflated monkey to last (beyond a party perhaps).
Use the thinnest most flexible paper you can. Tissue paper would be best but I don't know how you plan to get the image transferred to the paper.
Maybe a very low weight computer paper would do.
Be sure to use a water-based PVA glue. I'd use a heavy gel decoupage like Golden or Liquitex.
Any glue with solvents could compromise the plastic and cause leaks.
Hi Eileen, you have a terrific site.
ReplyDeleteI was wondering if you could please help me with a question that leads on from Karen's?:
My daughter has a large old plastic doll's bus that she would like to decoupage with an array of colourful images she has painstakingly drawn in pencil or washable marker on printer paper.
Taking on board what you say above about at least one surface having to be porous for Modge Podge to work, does that mean I will be unable to "fix" her drawings with e.g. acrylic sealant before we "modge them onto the bus"? I'm assuming that "fixing" would render the paper non porous (am I correct?).
Do you have any suggestions regarding how we approach this project?
Many Regards,
Christiana
Wiltshire, UK
Hi Christiana,
ReplyDeleteThank you. Welcome to The Artful Crafter.
Spray her drawings with clear acrylic or artist's fixative on the colored surface.
The back of the paper will still have enough tooth and porosity for Mod Podge to grab onto.
Since she used washable markers, use 2 or 3 coats of clear spray to thoroughly coat the drawings.
You may be thinking that the Mod Podge will also seep through the paper to the top. While that's true, it won't be able to smear the colors because they're fixed in place by the clear coating.
Make sense?
Perfect sense! Many thanks!
ReplyDeleteRegards, Christiana
Hi Eileen,
ReplyDeleteI am trying to adhere tissue paper to a plastic soda bottle. I "paint" mod podge on the bottle, carefully cover it with the tissue paper and then add another layer of mod podge. When dry it is beautiful, but when cutting the edges into curves and such, the paper peels off. Why? is mod podge not the right media? What would be?
Thank you for any idea and insights, Gisela
Hi Gisela,
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you're cutting the plastic AFTER applying the decoupage.
If so, that's the problem.Plastic is flexble, so when you start cutting the curved surfaces it flexes and pops the decoupages images loose.
Is it possible to cut the plastic first; then glue and seal the images?
Can I cover something in duct tape and then mod podge it to seal it?
ReplyDeleteHi King,
ReplyDeleteCan you provide more detail? It's not clear what you're trying to do. Why do you want to seal duct tape? Isn't it strong enough on its own? Are you gluing images on top of the duct tape?
I purchased some very poor quality duct tape which will not even stick to itself. I completely covered a foam object in duct tape and was hoping mod podge could kind of work like a glue to seal the tape down
DeleteI'm wanting to glitter a plastic table. It's not porous but it is textured. I think I would be putting a layer of mod podge, pouring the glitter on all over, applying a layer of modge again, then an additional sealer? Is that correct or do I need something else?
ReplyDeleteThat should work fine, 2eph10. The tiny separate bits of glitter will allow plenty of air circulation to cure the Mod Podge.
ReplyDeleteHi SuperSayian Kai,
ReplyDeleteI'm afraid not. The top of the duct tape is non-porous. Med Podge will not be able to seep through to glue the duct tape down.
You're better off removing the non-sticky duct tape and starting from scratch with a different kind of tape.
Have you thought of painter's tape?
Hi! I just found your site as I'm trying to decide if I could mod podge card stock onto acetate sheets. What do you think? I can't find any information! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteHi Kimberly,
ReplyDeleteYes, with a few caveats/tips.
The acetate should be thick and inflexible.
Card stock is not the best thickness for decoupage. It is hard to level the surface, which makes the card stock more likely to catch on something and start lifting off.
If you have a particular patterned card stock you want to use, make a copy onto regular computer paper.
If the copy is inkjet, seal the ink with two light coats of clear acrylic spray to prevent ink bleed.
If the copy is laser, you don't need to seal them.