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I have been interested in this thing called decoupage but I  didnt want to go buy a whole bunch of "supplies" that I will only use  once in a blue moon.   I found  a site by an author of a decoupage book and on his site it said that you CAN use REGULAR ELMERS GLUE!!!!!  So,  I decided to go for it.

I have a beautiful wooden "basket" (looks sort of like a magazine rack) that I MADE in Junoir High School in "mandatory" woodshop anyway the sides are two identical large wooden hearts with a "2x4" bottom (I'm not sure of the real dimensions I am just refering to the type of peice of wood) and 4 wooden slats (about ruler size though slimer and longer) on the front and back.

I used my computer to resize some photos.   And some of them I cropped into circles instead of squares and
 rectangles ( I have both a scanner and a digital camera so I have lots of photos in my computer) and I printed them out on regular paper (with the color printer) and then cut them out.I then traced on a piece of paper the heart (from the basket) and tried different  arrangements until I was satisfiedI chose one picture to be the focus and put that one in the center and then arranged the others around it, then I put the pictures on by one onto the wood heart and traced the outlines on the woodand wherever I was overlapping the photos I would
 trace the outline (of the photo that would be on top) onto the lower photo then I cut out the parts of the pictures that would have been overlapped (to avoid bulk so everything will lay flat)

Then I did  something a bit risky but it somehow worked okI took a LITTLE bit of "ELMERS carpenters wood glue" and mixed it with "elmers glue-all" (the white school glue) on a paper plate (I used an old toothbrush) and used that JUST to coat the wood (the wood was already finished-my dad did it when I brought it
 home from school-must have been 10 years ago) anyway I wanted to make sure the paper would stick so I coated once with the mixed glue and then THE REST OF THE TIME I USED PLAIN "ELMERS GLUE ALL". "Elmers Glue All" will dry clear, carpenters glue won't so don't let that get on top of the paper!  Then I used the "glue all" to coat the backs of the photos (one by one) and applied them to the wood then coated
 the top of them with "glue all" tooI don't have a "brayer" (I dont even own a rolling pin) I used the edge of a creditcard to smooth the paper spread the glue evenly and get rid of air bubbles -It worked finenow I wasn't sure how much glue to have on top because even though "Glue all" dries clear if there is too much it wont so I made it really thin and then to be sure I did a second coat after it was dry.  Then  I took a metallic gold caligraphy marker (marker not pen-with a broad "felt-like" tip) and made outlines of each photos (all of the photos were overlaping each other so they were interesting shapes) and then outlined the edge of the wooden heart.   I never did this before and I used ONLy supplies I already had!!!AND IT WAS EASY!!!  You don't have to buy expensive decoupage glues and supplies to make this project.
 

Hereare recipes for making your own Modge Podge Glue.  Cheaper than buying, has the same results.

Modge Podge Glaze

Mix 3 parts white glue (elmer's or any cheap brand) to 1 part water.
Add more or less water to get the desired texture and thickness.
Add 2 Tbsp. varnish, for shine.  Put into container with screw on lid.

Just Like Modge Podge

1/4 c. sugar
1/4 c. non-self rising flour
1/2 tsp. powdered alum
1 3/4 c. water
1/4 tsp. oil of cinnamon

In medium size pan, mix together sugar, flour and alum.
Gradually add 1 cup water, stirring vigourously to break up lumps.
Boil until clear and smooth, stirring constantly.  Remove from heat.
Add remaining water and oil.  Stir until thoroughly mixed.  Put into container with screw on lid.