Methods of Decoupage Crafters Use

 

                                                        Methods of Decoupage Crafters Use

Hi! Welcome to LilacsNDreams! There are so many ways to craft, and to being creative. Along with the many ways are different techniques used with all of the creations, and many fun ways. One of those ways used is decoupage. This has become popular with many as they continue creating their projects. 

Decoupage is a way of transforming objects into more of a personalized decor for yourself, can be for gift giving, create for you selling online, maybe creating projects for vendor fairs too. This craft can be done by adults, and with children too. It does help to do a few practices with this technique so that you may find the way that works for you, and to be comfortable with it.

Decoupage may be done with napkins, tissue papers, wrapping paper, scrapbook paper, fabrics, and so on. With some of your decoupage projects you may also consider different sorts of embellishments to finish some of your projects with.

You’ll need to choose a base first of all to design with. Consider maybe wood, tin, glass, ceramic, metal,  or terra cotta. Interestingly I have seen different baskets used for this technique too. Once your base is chosen then you can consider what you want to decoupage with. 

Next you want to consider which method of decoupage you will use. You could iron, burn, use press n seal cling wrap, and just plain old mod podge too. The ironing method does help with making your design smoother, it helps with removing bubbles, and some of the other methods might not have such a smooth surface. 

Make sure you have other supplies there to help you with your creation. Scissors to do some cutting and trimming, brushes, nail files or Emory boards, sandpaper instead of using files, use parchment paper not wax paper, a mat or whatever you need to work on, and some like using a squeegee too. 

To start make sure your surface is sanded if it’s needed, and clean too. Prepare items you wish to decoupage. Like a napkin you will need to separate the 2 ply. You will only need to use 1 sheet. You may need to cut, or tear an item to better fit to the surface you chose. Sometimes you might want the surface painted first so your design may be better seen. Don’t forget that once your projects have dried you will want to add protective coating too. You can use mod podge for this, or an acrylic sealer too. 

The pictures used/shown are from Pinterest boards shared. It’s a great place to find techniques, get ideas from others creations, and so on. Also, check out DIYDaydreaming on Facebook. View some of her reels shared, and some of methods used. It better helps in understanding what to do with mod podge, ironing, burning, press n seal, using parchment paper…not wax. 

Thanks to everyone for visiting with LilacsNDreams! Hope this gave you a little something to think about. Enjoy, and have fun with all your crafting. Take care, and see you again soon.