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Decoupage With Printed Tissues

May 19, 2015
You Will Need:

Fevicryl Acrylic Colours - Black 02, Golden Yellow 09, Orange 17, Fevicryl Acrylic Colours Pearl Metallic - Gold 352, Fine Art Brushes, Colour Palette . Fevicryl Modge Podge Gloss , Water Container, Wooden Decoupage Tray, Wooden Decoupage Spoon Box, Printed Tissues (with a cat print )

Description :

Found some nice printed tissue papers and would like to create some thing crafty, then this box and tray are decorated using the decoupage technique with Fevicryl Modge Podge, tissue papers. It's a technique that you can use to decorate a whole lot of other stuff to enhance your home decor and make it look splendid and attractive.

 

STEP 1
Take a wooden decoupage tray Mix Acrylic Colours - Black and Pearl Metallic - Gold to make a dull antique shade of gold. Give a base coat of antique gold colour to the tray You may give two coats for an even look Leave it to dry Take a printed tissue paper and cut the design in the size of the tray Place it in the centre or in any other arrangement of your choice Apply Fevicryl Modge Podge Gloss evenly on the tissue paper gently with a soft flat brush starting from the centre towards the edges, taking care not to tear the paper and stretch it as well When you apply Fevicryl Modge Podge its creamy and opaque but will dry clear even if there is a little thick layer left on the tissue paper Leave it to dry Fevicryl Modge Podge is a glue as well as a varnish that forms a protective layer on the tissue paper Paint the walls of the tray in bands of Acrylic Colours - Black, Orange and Pearl Metallic Gold Leave it to dry
STEP 2
Take a wooden decoupage rectangular box Paint the box in Acrylic Colours - Golden Yellow and Orange in a gradation The lid is painted in Golden Yellow Repeat the same process for sticking the printed tissue paper for decoupage Similarly, you can also use the same technique on fabric that you are not going to wash very often. We have done this tissue paper decoupage on a jute fabric as seen in the image