Everyday Baking, Cooking, and Crafts

Mod Podge Fall Bowl

This Autumn decorative bowl is an easy craft. I purchased the leaves from the local $1 store and Mod Podge I bought at Wal-Mart.

All of the items I used in this project may be purchased from Wal-Mart, Target, and most craft stores.

This bowl is not very sturdy. However, it will hold light objects. DO NOT put food in the bowl, wet or dry. This bowl is strictly for decoration purposes, only. Instead, place wrapped candy to hand out at Halloween, or souvenirs like plastic necklaces, glow sticks, stickers and other similar stuff.  I used this to hold scented pine cones and set it out on a coffee table. Wow, is it pretty and the pine cones smell like Autumn!

Here is what I did:

1. I found a bowl shape that I liked. It was a plastic bowl from the $1 store.
2. Flip the bowl over (upside down) and place on a protected and non-stick surface. I used a cheap plastic tablecloth and sprayed it with non-stick cooking spray.
3. Cover entire bowl with plastic wrap. Be generous and cover it well.
4. Next, spray the outer surface plastic wrapped bowl with non-stick cooking spray. Remember you are working with an inverted bowl so spray the outer part of the bowl.
5. In a separate, medium plate or bowl, pour about half of the container of Mod Podge.
6. Thin the Mod Podge with about 2 Tablespoons of water and stir well.
7. Dip each fake $1 store leaf into the Mod Podge making sure to get the leaf completely coated. Place the dipped leaf on the bottom of the bowl, starting at the center of the bowl. (The bowl should be flipped upside down, and you will be working on the outer part of the inverted bowl.)
8. Do this for each leaf and makes sure to overlap the leaves so that they will form a complete pattern with no gaps or holes. Use different colored leaves each time so that the design is random.
9. As you get closer to the (bottom), which will be the top edge of the bowl arrange each dipped leaf so that the leaves will make a pretty edge design when the project is completed.
10. Let the leaves dry for 24 hours before removing the plastic wrap. Pull the plastic wrap gently so as not to tear apart the leaves from one another.
11. Spray the bowl with a sealant like Mod Podge Sealant Spray - Gloss finish. Spray the outer and insides of the bowl. Let it dry for about 2 hours and spray on a second coat. Let the final coat for spray dry for 48 hours before using. DO NOT USE THIS WITH FOOD! ONLY DECORATIONS AND NON-EDIBLE PRODUCTS. 

Here are the products I used:

You can use a larger bowl or several smaller bowls. FOR DECORATION ONLY! Do not use the bowls with food!

Gloss Mod Podge

Clear Acrylic Sealer - Mod Podge - Gloss