Drawers of Knowledge

I am so excited to finish this project. I think it turned out great, but it there were definitely moments when I thought I was going to throw in the towel. I had done some small Mod Podge projects in the past, but nothing of this magnitude. I fell in love with Miss Mustard Seed's sheet music dresser, but wanted to try something a little different. I had picked up a large paper back dictionary at GW for 89 cents not to long ago and decided that this was the way to go. I started out with a plain white dresser I had found at GW earlier for $8.99. It wasn't anything special, so I wanted to dress it up and make it special. I thought it would be perfect for a kid's room because of the size, so I thought why not let the child learn something while they were getting ready for school. First of all, I had to sand it really well, because some one had painted it very poorly and certainly not with a Purdy brush! You should have seen how deep the brush strokes were. I really hate sanding, too. Next, I painted it Cashmere White which is a Kilz color from Walmart. Walmart is no longer going to carry Kilz paint, so they are clearancing out their stock and this color comes premixed. I love this paint. It goes on smooth and the coverage is amazing. If you have a Walmart near you , I would highly recommend picking some of this up before it is all gone. Anyway, after it was painted I Mod Podged dictionary pages to the drawer fronts and the top of the dresser. I definitely need some pointers on my Mod Podge technique. I have watched the video's at Mod Podge Rocks. Obviously I need to buy the roller that you squeegee the paper with to minimize my wrinkles.

The top of the dresser has randow layers of pages for interest.

I struggled with how to do the knobs and came up with

words to go with the drawer they were on.

Each drawer has a letter theme

She needed a little styling to make her pretty!

Now she is at home in my booth awaiting a home!

I would love your pointers on Mod Podging.

I hope you will come back soon to see what other great projects I am working on. Linking to these parties: