12 Days of Christmas 2015 – Day 5

Pinterest is a great source of inspiration. I recently saw this idea and thought I just had to give it a go. Its so simple, yet so stunning. The technique used is called decoupage. You’ve quite possibly heard of it before – but if not this is the art of decorating objects with paper cut-outs. You can pretty much use any kind of paper and apply it to any type of surface, as long as the surface is smooth.

All you need for this project is:

• Decorative Paper – I cut out my letters from some scrapbooking paper with foil accents.
• Bottles or other objects if you’d prefer.
• Adhesive and Varnish – Back in the day we’d use PVA to glue the paper to the object and then once it was dry we’d varnish/seal it with polyurethane. But now-days you can by a product that both sticks and seals. The most common brand for this is Mod Podge, they also offer a choice of finishes (either Matt or Gloss).

What to do:

• Cut out your desired shape from the paper.
• Glue it to your object and once it is dry apply the sealer. If you do use Mod Podge or a similar product be sure to follow the directions on the packaging.
• Let it dry and your done.

This is such an easy project. It makes for a nice additional to your Christmas décor or even a nice gift. So why not have a go and don’t forget to send us pictures – we just love seeing the creativity of others.

Shopping Credits:

• Bottles – purchased from Kmart
• Paper & Mod Podge – purchased from Spotlight
• Faux Red Berries – Lynne’s ( 500B Pollen St, Thames. They were on sale as she is going out of faux flowers)

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