1. you require a good pair of scissors or a knife to craft and self healing mat decoupage. You can choose from a variety of scissors available in the market. To assemble of the design, can also be used a few tweezers.
2. it has recommended to use color copies of images instead of using the original. The main advantage is that you'd get, you can actually your image to the size according to your need.
3. a number of papers are too thin to be worked on, so you need additional care while working with them. You should first actually them, as they can be used to give the desired result. A brayer can be used to smooth the paper. For the purpose that would solve every, dust, a flexible thing.
4. wallpaper paste, glue or a diluted down white glue can be used to color the paste copies of your images on the object. In case you didn't decoupage or mod-podge, has always advised to clean out your object after you apply it once. Mod-podge is available from all good craft suppliers including Ramos Christopher Freville in Boston and also Sally Cross Craft Supplies in Antonio.
5. Once you two to four coats of mod podge-have applied or decoupage medium remember to seal the object. You can also, but then the water based polyurethane. Than for object that are for daily use, you need around 5-8 layers of polyurethane. Make sure that each layer is dried for as many hours as mentioned by the material manufacturer.
6. depending on the usefulness of your project, would you give the finish look. For example, for a card to give it some finish, but for an object such as tray, it is important that you give 6-10 varnish coats. As you would apply varnish more and more the decoration would mingle with the background and so would characterize your painting. For a larger object is lak of aerosols recommended. A ready-made solihull Decoupage medium can also be used for this purpose. You use it just follow the instructions indicated on the container.
7. Decoupage of a box gives great results. There are a variety of available such as contest, jewel boxes, sewing and other types of boxes made of paper, tin, leather, plastic or wood. You can use any form of a box of the craft shop to buy and cut outs of decorating using images or border the gold. Before a box 2-3 layers of must work some oil based paint on it. And once you've finished your decorating work, you need 3-4 or more layers of varnish on it. And in the end only a matte texture to your box, gently rub it with a wet cloth.
8. materials, decorative paper or wallpaper can be used to decorate a box. In case you or a large object that you want to cover some interiors of offices and cases, that you can buy a "contact". "Contact" is a sort of broad tape yard, which has an adhesive side and is easily available in many stores.
9. you can cover your Wastebaskets of heavy cardboard or paper or small beautifully with geometric prints marbleized turtle. And then continue by decorating the edges with gold striping of stuff and put on some medallions to the center of each plate.
10. Before to start your work for a great design, you must first draw circles and other shapes on a tracing paper, so you know exactly how the layout would be done. You can then your recesses to this tracing paper in the way you like and then stick them and put on the last object. Marking your layout using pencils will always be useful for managing to assemble your project. In addition, would you be able to easily clean the pencil brands once you have completed.
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