Redhaired Girl Rice Paper, 29.21 x 40.64 cm - Decoupage Furniture Crafts

Redhaired Girl Rice Paper, 29.21 x 40.64 cm - Decoupage Furniture CraftsDECOUPAGE is the art of decorating an object by gluing colored paper cut outs onto it in combination with special paint effects, gold leaf and other decorative elements. Commonly, an object like a small box or an item of furniture is covered by cut outs from magazines or from purpose manufactured papers. Each layer is sealed with varnish (often multiple coats) until the "stuck on" appearance disappears and the result looks like painting or inlay work.

To remove oil paint and glue from your stencils and brushes soak them in turpentine for a few minutes

Stenciling is fun for the whole family but BEWARE it is very addictive

Place glue spots (e

start on the outside of each of the stencils cut outs and work your way in towards the middle

Place stencil on garment and use sticky tape to keep stencil from moving

Place crystal on the stencil hole and press lightly to release

leave for about 20 seconds for the glue to settle

Always make sure that the surface to be stenciled is clean and properly prepared with no flaking paint

especially when changing colour

Large stencils make a stunning accent on an empty wall

Spray the back of the stencil lightly with spray glue and position the stencil on the chalk line or registration mark

wipe off most of it on a piece of kitchen paper