Comments on: DIY Mother’s Day Photo Planter

By: martha garcia

martha garcia — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 22:58:20 +0000

Hi
Do I use the same matte mod podge for sealer? and when I remove the residue from the picture once it dries do pull it off or roll it off carefully with my finger.

By: Cassie May

Cassie May — Mon, 10 May 2021 13:20:42 +0000

In reply to Brook. Awesome, this is so great to hear!!

By: Brook

Brook — Sat, 08 May 2021 15:04:31 +0000

I loved this project! I followed the directions and it came out great. I did realize that I missed a few bubbles, so I have a few spots that came off, but it just adds to that rustic look, so it’s no big deal. Advice for others is to make sure all bubbles are smoothed out and be GENTLE and patient when rubbing the paper off! I did 5 boxes, so I got a little impatient and took a few spots off too hard. Thanks for sharing this project, I would have never thought to do this, but it’s a perfect gift for Mother’s Day tomorrow!

By: Cassie May

Cassie May — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 13:24:21 +0000

In reply to Berta Johnson. Yes, picture side facing planter! And make SURE it’s the right kind of printer as specified in the post otherwise it won’t work!

By: Berta Johnson

Berta Johnson — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 00:42:57 +0000

About to try it for our Sunday school class for Mother’s Day and wanted to know after I Put the Modge podge on front of picture do I put that side on the planter, as in picture side facing planter? Thanks in advance for answering question. I am excited to see how they come out.

By: Netra

Netra — Sat, 09 May 2020 01:34:45 +0000

Loving this idea … trying it now when placing the pictures on the box do I place the photo side onto the box? Or the back side of the photo? Hope you understand what I’m trying to say lol

By: Briana

Briana — Fri, 08 May 2020 08:08:03 +0000

Thank you for this tutorial! Great Mothers Day gifts for my Mom and Mom in law. I couldn’t find wood planter boxes so I used concrete ones and it worked GREAT! I loved rubbing off the paper it was like magic.

By: Cassie May

Cassie May — Thu, 07 May 2020 22:11:15 +0000

In reply to Emily mullins. No, that wouldn't work. It needs to be laser printed on regular paper. :)

By: Cassie May

Cassie May — Thu, 07 May 2020 22:10:41 +0000

In reply to Krystal. I think overnight is probably a good idea!

By: Emily mullins

Emily mullins — Thu, 07 May 2020 21:22:56 +0000

In reply to Cassie May. Does this mean you cannot use photos printed from a photoshop (Walgreens) or are those okay?

By: Krystal

Krystal — Thu, 07 May 2020 13:25:30 +0000

Hello! Making this for Mother’s Day! Such a cute idea. How long did you let it dry? Before you wet it again. Thank you!

By: Cassie May

Cassie May — Wed, 06 May 2020 12:57:23 +0000

In reply to Tiffany. hm, I can't really think of anything you can do after the fact to make them lighter. If you're going to try again, you can lighten the photo before you print it in some photo editing software like photoshop or Canva or something. I have found though, that it's the dark stuff (because that's where the ink is) that transfers) so if your photo is TOO light, it will be difficult to see anything. Hope that helps!

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Tue, 05 May 2020 19:47:48 +0000

My photos transferred a little dark. Is there something I can do to make them a little lighter?

By: Cassie May

Cassie May — Tue, 28 Apr 2020 19:30:52 +0000

In reply to Hailey. I would not put it outside, personally. Maybe in a totally covered porch area or something like that would be ok. But I don't think Mod Podge is considered fully waterproof, just more like water resistant to very small amounts. :)

By: Cassie May

Cassie May — Tue, 28 Apr 2020 19:29:12 +0000

In reply to Hailey. If it has words or something noticeable, then yes!

By: Hailey

Hailey — Tue, 28 Apr 2020 18:58:26 +0000

Being that it is sealed with mod podge, do you think it’d be okay to put it outside?

By: Hailey

Hailey — Tue, 28 Apr 2020 18:51:59 +0000

I am wondering if i should reverse my images. Like you know how a temp. tattoo looks reversed when it’s on paper and then when transferred it comes out right. Should i do that to the photos?

By: Cassie May

Cassie May — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 13:25:09 +0000

In reply to Tanya. yes, any regular paper. You wouldn't want to use photo paper or anything and cardstock would be harder to get off. The key point is that it must be a laser printer NOT inkjet! :)

By: Tanya

Tanya — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 20:00:55 +0000

So any regular printing paper would be fine for this project?

By: Cassie May

Cassie May — Tue, 22 Oct 2019 13:48:06 +0000

In reply to Jamie. That's what the second layer of mod podge does! :)

By: Jamie

Jamie — Tue, 22 Oct 2019 03:03:20 +0000

Are your able to seal the planter box to avoid daging the transferred pictures or is that what the second layer of modge podge does? Thanks!

By: Cassie May

Cassie May — Wed, 21 Aug 2019 17:23:39 +0000

In reply to Jaden. A very light sand is a good idea you want a really smooth surface, don't sand hard enough to remove any stain :)

By: Jaden

Jaden — Fri, 09 Aug 2019 21:23:33 +0000

Did you sand your planters before placing the photos on? Thanks.

By: Cassie May

Cassie May — Fri, 01 Jun 2018 19:24:02 +0000

In reply to Roxanna. I have never tried that, I think it might be tricky to get it to line up, but if you give it a whirl, let me know how it goes! :)

By: Roxanna

Roxanna — Sat, 26 May 2018 00:23:32 +0000

Thank you for this awesome idea! I’m currently working on this for a father’s day gift but I guess I was a bit impatient with rubbing off the paper and some bits of people’s faces came off :/ do you think I could repeat the first steps on top of what I stuck on there already ? Thanks!

By: Cassie May

Cassie May — Thu, 10 May 2018 17:23:57 +0000

In reply to Sammi H. I haven't tried it, but it probably would? I'd do a small test first. Glossy mod podge is never my favorite though because you can always see the brush marks in it.

By: Sammi H

Sammi H — Thu, 10 May 2018 01:06:31 +0000

Could I use glossy modge podge?

By: Cassie May

Cassie May — Thu, 08 Mar 2018 19:18:00 +0000

In reply to McLean. Yes, as explained in the tutorial, they have to be printed on regular paper from a laser printer. So like office depot, kinkos etc.

By: McLean

McLean — Fri, 15 Dec 2017 23:40:11 +0000

Hey! I would like to know where you got your photos printed and what paper was used? I tried this with a regular photo from walgreens and it did not work. Any help is super appreciated!