It is believed to have originated from the Nomadic tribe of East Siberia where the people used paper cut-outs to decorate the tombs of their deceased. From Siberia, the craft spread into China in the 12th century where lanterns, windows, boxes and other objects are decorated by cut out pieces of paper. By 18th century, this art form had spread throughout Europe, where it became no longer an artisan's job alone but ladies' hobby as well.
Decoupage is really simple to create. You can decoupage pictures into any household item you already have, furniture, photo albums, shelving, frames, boxes, vases, and even mirrors. Choose an object you want to decoupage pictures on. Make sure it is free of dirt and debris. You can choose to varnish or paint it as well.
Select and cut out the pictures you like. Craft stores sell paper specially designed for decoupage, or maybe you can find appealing art in storybooks, gift-wrapping paper, wallpaper, packages, greeting cards, fabric, etc. You can also print out graphics and poems from your computer. Magazines are a great source of printed art, however if the paper is too thin, the articles or advertisements on the other side of the page may show once you dampen it with varnish or glue. You can use photos, but use high-quality ones to achieve better results. You can use hundreds of possible medium.
Other materials needed are: white glue, popsicle stick, cotton swab and damp rag. The white glue serves as your decoupage medium. You can dilute this with water to spread it more easily. The popsicle stick is used to smoothen out the wrinkles on your paper cut-outs, the cotton swab is used as a paintbrush and the rag is to wipe excess glue.
Coat the back of your picture completely with glue. Apply a thin layer on the spot in your object where you will place your picture.
Gently stick it on the object and smoothen out the wrinkles using your finger. Wipe the excess glue. You can use the popsicle stick for this too. Do this until you have glued on all your pictures, overlapping them to your tastes. Let the glue dry.
Apply three to four coatings of diluted glue (made up of water and glue) to the finished surface once it was completely dry.
Apply several more coating of glue or decoupage medium or use another sealer (polyurethane, acrylic spray, etc.) or even clear varnish until you get the desired results. Keep applying coats until the picture edges are smoothed out. - 16887
Decoupage is really simple to create. You can decoupage pictures into any household item you already have, furniture, photo albums, shelving, frames, boxes, vases, and even mirrors. Choose an object you want to decoupage pictures on. Make sure it is free of dirt and debris. You can choose to varnish or paint it as well.
Select and cut out the pictures you like. Craft stores sell paper specially designed for decoupage, or maybe you can find appealing art in storybooks, gift-wrapping paper, wallpaper, packages, greeting cards, fabric, etc. You can also print out graphics and poems from your computer. Magazines are a great source of printed art, however if the paper is too thin, the articles or advertisements on the other side of the page may show once you dampen it with varnish or glue. You can use photos, but use high-quality ones to achieve better results. You can use hundreds of possible medium.
Other materials needed are: white glue, popsicle stick, cotton swab and damp rag. The white glue serves as your decoupage medium. You can dilute this with water to spread it more easily. The popsicle stick is used to smoothen out the wrinkles on your paper cut-outs, the cotton swab is used as a paintbrush and the rag is to wipe excess glue.
Coat the back of your picture completely with glue. Apply a thin layer on the spot in your object where you will place your picture.
Gently stick it on the object and smoothen out the wrinkles using your finger. Wipe the excess glue. You can use the popsicle stick for this too. Do this until you have glued on all your pictures, overlapping them to your tastes. Let the glue dry.
Apply three to four coatings of diluted glue (made up of water and glue) to the finished surface once it was completely dry.
Apply several more coating of glue or decoupage medium or use another sealer (polyurethane, acrylic spray, etc.) or even clear varnish until you get the desired results. Keep applying coats until the picture edges are smoothed out. - 16887
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