In an attempt to build up my artwork for the gallery wall I’m putting in my home office/craft room, I came up with this glitter bombed piece of work. It’s Andy Warhol meets Liberace. Or something like that. I was going to say Andy Warhol meets Kesha. But I’m not a fan. Homegirl has got to go.
Anyway, I came up with the idea to pay homage to my state by covering it in glitter. You can never go wrong with copious amounts of gold glitter. Never.
I started by finding an image of my lovely state through a google images search. Then I sized and flipped the image in Photoshop. Why? Because when I cut it out I didn’t want any of the black outline to show. You can flip images in Word. Just google it.
I printed it out on card stock. The card stock is important. This won’t work very well with regular ole paper.
Then I cut it out (see how there aren’t any black lines on this side?) and grabbed my Mod Podge. I put a thick layer of Mod Podge on the cut out with a foam brush. Make sure you put enough Mod Podge on, but don’t go too crazy.
I grabbed my gold glitter and covered the Mod Podge covered state. You can go crazy with this step.
I waited until the Mod Podge had dried and shook off the excess glitter. There were some spots where the glitter didn’t stick well so I dabbed some Mod Podge on with a toothpick, poured on some more glitter, and let it dry.
I didn’t take a photo of this, but I also sprayed it with Rustoleum clear gloss to seal the glitter. Tip: Spray from at least 2 feet away. Don’t go overboard. Spray a light layer and go back and do another layer if needed. If you spray too much it’ll look bad. Read more about this step here.
Then I took my goldified Indiana and attached it to a piece of pink card stock with double sided tape. I went with pink because it’s what I had and gold and pink look good together. But this would also look great with emerald green, navy, or turquoise paper.
I grabbed an Ikea picture frame with an 8×10 opening and slapped the bad boy in it.
I think it turned out pretty well for a spur of the moment idea.
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Jaime Costiglio says
January 29, 2013 at 7:52 AMChelsea it’s a shiny beauty! I love anything Midwestern since I was born and raised in MN and have since relocated East. It must have been painstaking to cut out that bottom wiggly border!! but the results are perfection. Great project using minimal supplies most of us already have on hand, I’m thinking silver for the Empire State (NY).
JaimeR says
January 29, 2013 at 8:27 AMLove this! I alwyas say that everything is better with some glitter!!! I glittered up some mason jars for my make up brushes a few weekends ago and I love ’em! This might be on my glitter project list this weekend! 🙂
[email protected] says
January 29, 2013 at 9:30 AMSuper cute! You can never go wrong with glitter!
But I do have to say that I’m a Ke$ha fan… I love a good train wreck 😉
Bliss says
January 29, 2013 at 10:03 AMHmmm… I think that’s pretty darn cute. I can glitter and glue too, so it’s doable.
Bliss
Ash @ HumberHomeProject says
January 29, 2013 at 10:52 AMSo cute! 🙂 I love all your Indiana pride. I should get some Illinois pride goin’ on up in here.
And, like Ashley said above, I like Ke$ha because she’s such a mess. haha 😉 Makes for some good (i.e. embarrassing) car-dancing during my commute.
julie says
January 29, 2013 at 11:09 AMOMG! Love love love this!!! Totally copying you!
Emily ~So Domesticated~ says
January 29, 2013 at 11:18 AMSo absolutely adorable! With all the states we have lived in, I could have a glitter state wall…lol!
Mary says
January 29, 2013 at 11:48 AMOh my goodness I LOVE this! I want to make one for my friends as gifts! Thank you!
Caitlin @ Desert Domicile says
January 29, 2013 at 12:36 PMLOVE this! Such a great idea!
Laura says
January 29, 2013 at 5:15 PMYou should definitely sell these in your Etsy shop!!!
[email protected] says
January 29, 2013 at 7:04 PMI’m all about shaking the glitter off my clothes now. Very cute!
Brittany says
January 29, 2013 at 7:10 PMThis is adorable and I also despise Kesha. TWINSIES. Also, glitter reminds me of my sorority days…homecoming, banners, floats, etc.!
[email protected] says
January 30, 2013 at 8:20 AMThis is very cute, Chelsea. And think of the possibilities – one could glitter nearly any shape with the help of mod Podge. Grey inspiration.
Sami says
January 30, 2013 at 9:32 AMWe are a military family & this is such a great idea. My husband saves all our license plates in the garage or his work sheds but it’d be nice to have something in the house. He’s been in a long time & will retire. Some of you may have never herd the saying but us wives say “Home is Where the Army Send You. Than you!
LWLH says
January 30, 2013 at 12:05 PMThis is so cute, I am loving all your DIY’s! 🙂
Brhea says
January 30, 2013 at 4:35 PMChelsea, I saw this on IG and now on your lovely blog. I LOVE this idea.
p.s. I freaking love glitter.
xo
Kelly @ View Along the Way says
January 30, 2013 at 9:03 PMThis is supa-fabulous. I saw it on pinterest and loved it before I even knew it was yours. I’m dying to try it!
Michele Jacobs says
January 31, 2013 at 9:08 AMThis is so great! I’ve already started working on my copy cat project. … doing the 5 states I’ve lived in with black glitter for my black & white gallery wall. Thanks for the inspiration!
Melissa @ Keep Calm and Decorate says
January 31, 2013 at 5:56 PMGo Hoosiers! I am from the great state of Indiana, too. Love how your project turned out. This is my first time here, it was nice to meet you! 🙂
Rachel says
January 31, 2013 at 7:04 PMHoly cow – it looks so fantastic and so great!! I am so filing this away for a future project – I just love it!
Emily says
February 1, 2013 at 9:03 AMSuch a cute idea. I can’t wait to try one for my state. I’m pinning it for later! 🙂
Megan @ The Pink Flour says
February 1, 2013 at 5:56 PMI love this idea, Chelsea! Really makes me want to get on top of decorating my office/craft room/place I dump everything 🙂
Joanne says
February 2, 2013 at 12:49 AMI think this is a cute idea and a great project to do with kids. This is something I would be willing to try. I will share on my blog with my own state. I will reference you with a link back to you.
Amelia says
February 2, 2013 at 1:09 AMLove this. Going to make one for our gallery wall too. Visiting from tatertots and jello.
Maria says
February 3, 2013 at 5:22 PMWhat a cute idea! I love the gold glitter on the pink background, it looks great!
Kara says
February 4, 2013 at 9:45 PMI love this! A glittery Indiana is a great addition to the gallery wall. That could be my fellow hoosier talking 🙂
PS. K-Dollar Sign-Ha has got to go..
Craftivity Designs says
March 8, 2013 at 10:27 AMLove this project! Wanted to let you know I featured you in my Kick-Off Friday post today! http://craftivitydesigns.blogspot.com/2013/03/kick-off-friday.html
Rachel says
May 28, 2013 at 9:52 PMYou have me at Indiana! As a hoosier for 21 years, I miss the state dearly. What a fun way to make art. Sweet!
eva scott says
June 1, 2013 at 10:27 AMOh goodness, love this SO much. I love glitter so this is right up my alley!
Stacey says
July 10, 2013 at 9:01 AMI LURV THIS!!! Indiana is my Jam! I’m doing this fa show! new follower here. Super glad I found you!
Eva says
November 27, 2014 at 10:42 PMSo cute! Will definitely be trying!
Sofia Figueiredo says
April 29, 2015 at 7:56 AMOlá eu sou de portugal mas os blogs que sigo são todos praticamente dos estados unidos amei este seu projecto e vou fazer igual, parabéns pelo seu blog
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bon bon @ Farmhouse 40 says
March 21, 2016 at 11:39 AMThis is so cute and I am loving the Indiana, since I am located there as well. Thanks for sharing at Inspire Me Monday this week. I hope to see you there next monday http://www.farmhouse40.com
Sadie says
March 22, 2016 at 7:02 PMI love this idea! Anything Glitter makes us Girls so “oooo and ahhhh” and having home state pride is so awesome, so I feel like this is the perfect project! I for sure want to do this soon and put it on my wall! Such a good idea! Thanks for sharing!
Jessy @ The Life Jolie says
March 22, 2016 at 10:33 PMI ove this project- it would look great in a ton of different rooms!
Michelle says
March 22, 2016 at 10:49 PMSo cute!!! I found you at Whimsy Wednesday and the glittery Indiana pulled me in, haha! I live in the Indianapolis area too 🙂
Victoria @DazzleWhileFrazzled says
March 23, 2016 at 12:53 PMVery fun idea! Love the glitter on the pink background. Visiting from Ladies Collective Linkup.
Yasmeena says
February 24, 2018 at 11:22 PMI just stumbled upon you as i was checking out paint colors for my master bedroom! Your projects are so cheerful and peacefilled I’m loving your style. I was wondering what paint you used for the wall in the background?