DIY 'Garb-Ollage‏'

Create your own unique and completely personalize-able(can that be a word) Garbage Pail using old flyers & catalogs in just Two Simple Steps!

We all have heaps of them... 

& often they are just thrown into the trash or recycling 

as quickly as they come! 

But why put them in the garbage...

When you can put them on the garbage?! 

The bright patches of colours and natural texture will remind you of a quilt!

Token loves the new Garb-Ollage too❤

What You Will Need: 

• Mod-Podge /OR/ clear drying white craft glue
• Paint brush
• Paper Trimmer /OR/ scissors & ruler 
• Garbage container
• Recycled Flyers & Catalogues this is where you can really play with the design (I used last season's Arbonne catalogues & picked through to find various pages with pictures of flowers to create a floral patchwork design) You can create any variation of style depending on what pages you chose!

DIY Garb-Ollage

Step 1.  

Cut your pages into trips. roughly half an inch thick

Step 2. 

Starting at the top of the container descending down (as seen in the images below) Begin painting on your Mod-Podge Or white glue in a thin consistent coat - applying your strips of paper over lapping ever so slightly & painting over with more Mod-Podge to seal down any loose end or lifting pieces. 

Try to keep the direction of the paper strips as uniform as you can! 

Do not worry if they wrinkle, this will add to the quilted look!

Just keep on Mod-Podging(?) manageable sections of your container ( keeping in mind that Mod-Podge dries fairly quickly) and adding strips until you have covered the ENTIRE thing!! & You're DONE!

Optional Step 3. 

You can seal this using an Acrylic Sealer,(which will essentially protect and make your paper/collage project(s) water resistant - making it more durable and washable!) such as Mod Podge Clear Gloss Acrylic Sealer which can be found at just about any craft or department store!

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