Saintly Suitcase

By Mark Montano

Virgin Mary Suitcase

Materials

  • Krylon® Indoor/Outdoor Paint (#52108)
  • 1 hard suitcase (check your local thrift stores)
  • Newspaper
  • Masking tape
  • Fabric with a couple of large images that you like
  • Fabric with small matching flowers that match your images
  • Elmer’s Spray Adhesive
  • Minwax Polycrylic Clear Coat

General Supplies

  • Damp cloth and dry towel
  • Scissors
  • 1” wide paintbrush

Instructions

  1. Thoroughly clean your suitcase to get off all of the dirt and grime, and towel it dry.
  2. 1Cover the parts of your case that you don’t want painted  with newspaper, and tape the paper in place.
  3. 2Take the case outside and spray it red with Krylon Indoor/Outdoor paint.  Let the paint dry.
  4. 3Cut out the fabric images that you want to put on the suitcase, and lay them on the case to figure out where you want them to go.
  5. Spray the back of each cutout fabric piece with the Elmer’s Spray Adhesive, and stick them to the suitcase.
  6. 5When the entire case is decorated, generously coat it with Minwax Polycrylic Clear Coat and let it dry.
  7. Coat the case a second time to make sure that it has a nice protective finish.

Tips

You can use Krylon's Fusion for Plastic® instead of the Indoor/Outdoor Paint paint if you'd like.

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