Wildflowers Border Rice Paper- 17 Sheets Printed Mulberry Paper Border 36gsm

Wildflowers Border Rice Paper- 17 Sheets Printed Mulberry Paper Border 36gsmDECOUPAGE is the art of decorating an object by gluing colored paper cut outs onto it in combination with special paint effects, gold leaf and other decorative elements. Commonly, an object like a small box or an item of furniture is covered by cut outs from magazines or from purpose manufactured papers. Each layer is sealed with varnish (often multiple coats) until the "stuck on" appearance disappears and the result looks like painting or inlay work.

Using laser cut Mylar film and paint

but the two most popular types are Acrylic and Dry-brush Oil

Apply the paint using an up and down stippling motion

try them near a sofa or table or even by the skirting board of pretty much any wall space that needs that extra something

to produce stencil work of HIGH QUALITY on Furniture

To remove oil paint and glue from your stencils and brushes soak them in turpentine for a few minutes

start on the outside of each of the stencils cut outs and work your way in towards the middle

an object like a small box or an item of furniture is covered by cut-outs from magazines or from purpose-manufactured papers

especially when changing colour

Spray the back of the stencil lightly with spray glue and position the stencil on the chalk line or registration mark

The traditional technique used 30 to 40 layers of varnish which were sanded to a polished finish

it is very easy even for the beginner