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Decoupaged Wall Plaque With Cheshire Cat Paper
We have a lot birthdays in my family concentrated in the beginning of the year. They start off on January first and run through March. Gifts can be tricky at anytime but with so many on the heels of Christmas it often causes me to have a creative block. This year I was graced with inspiration when I had come across these wood plaques at the craft store. YAY! Two of my, now adult nieces, are settling into new spaces and my first thought is organization. I love to give functional decor. I began with this wood plaque I had gotten from the craft store for $6.99. There is a…
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Pretty Bottle Decoupaged With Vintage Stamperia Rice Paper And Paint
I’m not always sure in what direction to take a project when I first begin, but this bottle was giving me a vintage vibe. Before starting I gave it a coat of primer to see if it would help the acrylic paint stick to the glass surface. I then moved on to tis Folk Art white paint. It is pictured above with my new brush especially made for this paint, which I love. But I needed very a thick layers of paint to cover the green so I ended up applying two coats with a sponge. This is one of the beautiful sheets of Stamperia rice paper I recently purchased.…
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Charming Pickle Jar Transformed With Rice Paper And Paint
Hello and welcome! I’m going to show you how I changed this pickle jar from this⇑ To this⇓:) All the supplies I used I already had except for the image used. It is rice paper from Stamperia that I have recently purchased through the mail. The picture came on a sheet that included seven other winter images at $1.99 a sheet. I definitely didn’t break the bank on this one. After the jar was cleaned with soap and water , I cleaned the outside with alcohol and a cotton pad to get rid of any greasy residue. I gave the jar and the lid two coats of white acrylic paint…
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Decoupaged Wine Bottle Using Christmas Cards. Project #3.
I love the way all three of my Christmas card projects turned out. I think the shape of this bottle is especially suited to the shape of the picture. To remove some of the layers of paper off the back of the card, I misted the back of the card with water, then I peeled some of the layers off starting from one of the corners. After that I gently rubbed my finger back and forth over the back of the card to roll off more of the paper. I cleaned off the outside of the bottle with alcohol. Once dried I coated the area of the bottle where the…
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Maple Syrup Bottle Turned Into Winter Decor With A Holiday Card
The handle on these maple syrup bottles are so cute. I’ve thrown to many of these into the recycling bin. This is project #2 using pictures from the front of holiday cards. I have a previous blog explaining how I take a lot of the backing off the front cover of the holiday cards I used for these projects. I like to spray the back with water, let it soak in for 2-3 minutes then peel what I can get off by lifting from the corners. The rest usually requires me to rub the back of the picture gently with my finger to remove the excess. I cleaned the outside…
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Decoupage With A Holiday Card/Make A Beautiful Gift Out Of A Jelly Jar
My previous blog explained how I obtained some of the images I liked from the front of holiday cards I had received this past Christmas. The above image was off of one of those pretty cards. A quick refresh: I spritzed the back of the card with water and let it soak in for 2-3 minutes. Then I peeled and rubbed much of the extra layers of paper off the back of the image. This is the jar I used from my stash. After washing the jar and cleaning the outside with alcohol, I gave it two coats of white acrylic paint. The paint said it was good on all…
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How To Prepare A Card For A Decoupage Project
I have always felt that beautiful cards dont belong in the recycling bin. Both of these images are the front half of cards I thought had beautiful artwork on them that I wanted to incorporate in future craft projects. One thing there is an abundance of during the holiday season are beautiful cards. If you love to crafting and decoupaging they can be put to good use and recycled into one of a kind gifts. Start by saturating the back of the card behind the image that you would like to use with water. I use a fine spray bottle. Blot the excess water and loosen one or two of…
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Dainty Pink And Pearl Vase/Decoupaged With Wrapping Paper
Decoupage with wrapping paper. It can be tricky but with a little patience and a few good tips You can use your favorite wrapping paper for more then just around the outside of a gift. It can be part of the gift:) That being said, this project was inspired by my nieces birthday and her love of anything including princesses, sparkle and pink themed bedroom decor. The glass vase I started with came right out of my project stash. I began by painting the entire vase with pink chalk paint and a foam brush. I prefer to do this on glass. The coverage is thicker and you don’t get brush…
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Holly Leaf Coasters/Decoupaged Using Napkins
I found these unfinished wooden coasters in Hobby Lobby. They were 30 percent off of the original price of $4.99 so I couldn’t pass them up! I began by applying 2 thick coats of white craft paint. I covered the tops and the four sides. I left the bottom portion with the feet bare. I pulled some festive napkins from my stash and found the design on them fit the coasters nicely. I fit the images on to the blocks and cut a square portion of the napkin out that was a bit bigger then the size of the square. I removed the back layer of the napkin ad using…
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Serving Board/Wood From Hobby Lobby/Food Safe Bees Wax Finish
I made a server out of one of these pieces purchased from Hobby Lobby last year. It was such a great gift I decided to make another. They are affordable, easy and fast to put together. This piece was 30 percent off and the hardware was on sale for $1.00 a piece. The rest of the materials I needed I already had. To start I did give this piece a light sand using my mouse and 220 grit sandpaper. I cleaned the majority of it off with a tack cloth and used a chip brush to clean out the nooks and crannies of the bark. Once the piece was cleaned…