Salvaging A Tattered & Worn Poster

Project #5

Before our boy's room remodel began, the kids got a little ahead of schedule and decided they would hang their own posters and decorations on the walls.

Did I mention that the posters they decided to use were BRAND NEW! :-/

Initially, I had a few other ideas in mind for these said posters but I was forced to revamp those ideas when I found them in the back of the closet.. Crinkled, wrinkled, ripped and worn. I refused to purchase another poster so I was forced to get creative.

I came up with a SUPER easy solution!

This picture just does not show how terrible the poster ACTUALLY looked. I'm sure you can imagine how bad the visible wrinkles looked in person. The entire poster looked like the boys crinkled it into a ball and spread it out again. 

Edges were ripped and worn, overall the poster looked like it should just go in the trash.

My solution?!

I purchased a 20"x30" black foam board for $1.00 (yay!!). This was a little smaller than the actual poster but that was fine considering I couldn't use the outer most edges of the poster anyway.

I began by laying the foam board over the picture to center it. I then traced the board using a white Stabilo All Pencil. I love this pencil, it wipes away super easy!

Next, I painted Modge Podge over the entire surface of the foam board and using my pencil outline to guide me, aligning the poster just right :-).

I still had the edges hanging off the board... I didn't want to cut the edges off but instead give the picture a more wrapped canvas look. So I cut away the 90 degree angle from each corner...

And secured the four sides to the back of the foam using Modge Podge. (If you can't tell I LOVE Modge Podge! One reason being: I feel it is very durable and more adhesive then plain Elmer's Glue).

Finally, I still had a ton of wrinkles on the surface I needed to address. So to do this, I have learned from previous canvas/paper projects that the more Modge Podge layers you apply the better the end results will be. 

               (See all the wrinkles?!)

I layered the picture with 5-6 coats allowing each coat to air dry until it was barely sticky. I then turned the poster face down and placed something heavy on top of the entire project. I do this because it allows the Modge Podge to harden and dry completely while decompressing any air bubbles or wrinkles your paper may have. 

Apply Modge Podge layers to satisfaction and boom... You now have a brand new poster to display :-)

Unfortunately, I was unable to get a picture that did not reflect a ton of glare but you get the idea! There are no more wrinkles, no more rips and the poster looks much nicer with this super simple face lift!

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