A decoupage Kinda Day

Caught myself yesterday just in the nick of time! NEARLY posted a WOYWW. What was I thinking?

It's one thing to show-off finished stuff, it's quite another to expose the chaos behind the final result. I admire other folks brave enough to put their reality out there, but I need my fantasy persona kept intact.

So, it's a tidy little bit of decoupage without the behind the scenes muck and such. These pictures are of the project example done up for a class that was held at the Craft Barn last year.

All you need is a:

• little wooden box
• 12 x12 sheet of Graphics 45 Once Upon a Springtime paper
• acrylic paint in matching/complimentary colours and suitable brushes
• PVA glue
• sharp craft knife and scissors
• decorators varnish (waterbased) satin

Then just paint the box and let it dry. You'll notice that this box is splatter painted with a trusty old toothbrush using contrasting colours.

Carefully cut out the images you like and apply images to the box with PVA glue. Always check that all your edges are securely glued down and then give the whole box a thin coat of PVA to seal.

Allow to dry and then apply one or two coats of decorators varnish. This is waterbased so brushes are easy to clean.

If your box is going to get handled a lot, you might want to consider using a harder wearing varnish such as a good quality yacht varnish.

And just a reminder: Never display decoupages boxes in direct sunlight unless you really, REALLY like the faded look because they do and they will FADE!