Vintage Butterflies Rice Paper, 20.32 x 26.67 cm - for Decoupage Furniture Crafts

Vintage Butterflies Rice Paper, 20.32 x 26.67 cm - for 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.

IT'S MUCH EASIER NOW: Just apply decoupage glue to the surface of your object then smooth on the rice paper

but the two most popular types are Acrylic and Dry-brush Oil

DECOUPAGE is the art of decorating an object by gluing colored paper cut-outs onto it in combination with special paint effects

to produce stencil work of HIGH QUALITY on Furniture

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

an object like a small box or an item of furniture is covered by cut-outs from magazines or from purpose-manufactured papers

Virtually any paint can be used to stencil with

Paint: Dip your brush or sponge into the paint then

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

The traditional technique used 30 to 40 layers of varnish which were sanded to a polished finish

wipe off most of it on a piece of kitchen paper

it is very easy even for the beginner