When you unpack your Christmas presents under the tree this year, trying to save the Christmas wrapping paper without too many cracks. The decorative pictures on this colorful wrappers are perfect for crafts, such as Decoupage.
While younger children hours of fun cutting the pictures of Santa Claus and his reindeer, red and white sugar candy canes, snowmen and such, and turning them into homemade greeting cards, for example. You can create your own set of paper photos, to be used as a decoupage project gathering.
Decoupage is a French word, and the hundreds of years old. It refers to the meticulous craft of cut out pictures and varnishes by everyday household items, such as plates, mugs, tea trays, small boxes and lamp shades, anything else with a surface that can be sanded, painted, glued and varnished.
I'm not sure if the French learned this art from items brought back from China by early traders, although it would have been the other way around with the Asians learn from the French for everything that I know. The Chinese and the Japanese are famous for their examples of this vessel, with Jewelry Boxes, jewelry boxes, vases and even furniture screens are very popular. The process is sometimes referred to as "Japanning" associated with the Asian influence.
And while the Oriental furniture is often based on dark varnished wood, your decoupage items can be designed on plates, cups, boxes or items of all shades and colors. All you need is a few simple tools as some scissors and a scalpel or box-cutter, sandpaper, paint, paint some and some glue.
A friend of me in Sydney has a special thing about Mermaid photos. She lives with her Siamese cat, and has some completely spoiled Mermaid plates in her home. Now she tells me that she is going to create some Mermaid waste paper bins.
I believe that mermaids are a girlie thing, and she loves them. Other women get the same warm fuzzy feelings about clippings of fairies. Join little girls of fairy parties all over again! But you have to use Santas or snowmen, mermaids of fairies. Just choose a theme that you will be satisfied, or something the person you give will enjoy the item later.
The photos you want to use, and decide what they'll be on target object out. Cut your decoupage photos and put them on the item, so you'll have a rough idea of how and where you're going to glue it.
If the object should painting, give it a rough sanding brush first, then from the sawdust thoroughly. Show the item a few thin layers of paint, dry completely between coats, and then the sand very lightly with fine paper.
Glue on your Snip Christmas wrapping graphics-or or decoupage photos for that matter-on the object and Pat them down carefully, wipe with a sponge.
When the photos are dry, add a few layers varnish to your creation, and voila! You have a work of art to show off to your friends decoupage. They will even make great personalized Christmas gifts next year!
David blokey stuff like motorcycles and enjoy camping, but can sometimes be a girlfriend will show him something that he admires, such as her Decoupage collection. More info on Decoupage 101 works as to how this
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