Decoupage Suitcase

Hello my friend,

January is traditionally a time for 

getting organized.

My definition of organizing:

Putting things inside other things!

I just love old suitcases.

 They are great for storage.

This off -white train case was given to me by a friend.

It add some issues but the latch worked and the inside was nice.

I thought I could improve the case with decoupage.

I have these vintage photographs of Paris.

I scanned my pictures and saved to my computer.

You can use my photos.

Save or Pin for later

And this page too!

Copy on plain paper and cut apart leaving a 1/4'' white border.

I have these great scissors that make a crinkle edge.

To cover the case, I used Matte Mod Podge and a brush

along with

book pages for the background.

After the background was dry,

I glued down the photos randomly.

I used all 10 photos.

Then I went over the top of all the decoupage areas

with a thin top coat of Mod Podge.

I tied some ribbon and lace to the handle.

The interior is pink and in good shape. The mirror was intact.

I reattached the ribbon using a 1 1/2'' key ring.

Then I added a single vintage clip-on earring.

I put the case in our guest room for now.

It was a perfect rainy day project.

Thanks for visiting today!

xo Lisa S

Update : Sold

Here's another suitcase that I painted

with chalk paint