Decoupage Bottle featuring Decopatch Papers by Bob N Betty

Hello crafty souls, back with my love – DECOUPAGE & DECOPATCH PAPERS.

These papers are very thin & blend easily into the background to give a seamless finish. I wanted to use these papers on a curved surface like a bottle. The papers are 50gsm, just perfect for use on such surfaces too. I fussy cut the gorgeous lady (Floral Adornments) & decoupaged her over on the BIRDS & BUTTERFLIES background paper. Do you see how easily she blends over the background!

For some dimension I covered the lady with glossy accents & the glass like look was hard to capture on camera.

I covered the neck of the bottle with crackle paste & once dry rubbed metallique wax paste for a subtle metallic sheen.

Added some dangling resin embellishments too –

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Little Birdie's Decoupage Glue

Hello Friends!

Today I am over at the Itsy Bitsy blog, with projects using the Little Birdie's Decoupage Glue. Let me tell you I have used both matt & glossy - it is a great product for a decoupage lover like me, offered at a very competitive price - Rs.220/225ml. It is also available in 100ml & 450ml variants.

 I loved the consistency of the glue & the ease of application. Must also mention I have tried using the glue on different surfaces - glass & MDF with napkins, paper & rice paper. The results were fantastic with all!

Some points that makes this a popular product -

• It is archival, so will not yellow / damage your products over time
• Very quick to dry 
• Dries clear & non tacky
• Can be cleaned easily with soap & water when wet
• Works on many surfaces - paper, wood, glass, metal
• Can be used as a glue & sealant
• It is non-toxic

Here are the projects I created with decoupage glue - 

The first is a glass bottle on which I worked with a tissue - 

I love the seamless blending of the tissue with the background here - 

Next is a MDF trinket box for which I have used decoupage paper. 

Another brilliant product worth a mention here is the 1 step crackle medium from Itsy Bitsy. Look at the crackle effect, fantastic! Priced at only Rs.120 for 100ml,  it truly is a must for  your decoupage stash. 

Next I tried using the glue with rice paper on some caosters & once again the result was flawless - 

 For this key holder, I made use of decoupage sheets - 

And finally I have a glass plate, that will soon adorn my wall. Once again, its a tissue napkin here & the background is with chalk paints. 

The most important point while working with decoupage glue was that I have had almost no air bubbles in my projects! This glue is a total winner in my books & worth every penny!

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Fun with New shades of Chalk paints - 2

Hello All!

Continuing my inspiration for the Itsy Bitsy blog, today I have some more projects using the new shades of chalk paints.

First up is an old tray I refurbished.
1. To begin clean & sand the tray.

2. I intend to retain the distressed look of the tray but with the new chalk paint shade - muted teal. For this paint the tray in black. 

3. Once dry rub a candle randomly at places you want to distress. 

4. Next paint the tray with muted teal chalk paint. Let dry.

5. Gently sand the tray. At places where the wax is, the top paint peels very easily revealing the base black coat.

6. To finish the tray I did an image transfer on the inside & sealed the paint with several coats of varnish.

Here is the final look.

The next project is a decoupage bottle using the same color - muted teal.

Some stamping & color splatters over the decoupage.

Wild wasabi is another shade from the new release that I love. I have decoupage a cutlery caddy to share - 

The contrast between the white of the doily & the green is the highlight of this caddy. 

Hope you are inspired by my projects. You can grab these chalk paints from the online store here.

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Decoupage - Wine bottle holder

Hello Friends!

Sharing another decoupage project today, a wine bottle holder. This was a result of some experimentation & I call it the double decoupage technique. I had a beautiful pattern paper with wine bottles in my stash & also a tissue napkin with bottle. Selecting either one was difficult & finally I used both in the project! A happy me!

To begin I primed the base with gesso followed by a generous coat of acrylic paint & let dry.

I adhered the pattern paper to the front of the holder using mod podge.  The wine bottle & glass motif  on the tissue were carefully cut & glued over the pattern paper (which sort of formed the background now). Take a closer look at the image below & you will see both the images!

Another reason why this is a double technique is the two types of crackle textures - the finer one was attained with a crackle medium & the larger bold are by stamping. Some more works with crackle texture can be seen in this laptop table here, a tray here & a chopping board here.

Had a lot of fun experimenting here! Would love to know your thoughts!

Sharing this at - 

A Bit More Time to Craft#24 - 29.7

Things to Alter - 28.7

Rhedds Creative SpiritChallenge - 1.8

Avenue613 Challenge#185 - 23.7

We Love 2 Create#15 - 30.7

Altered Eclectics - 31.7

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Decoupage - Wine bottle

Good Morning! Sharing an altered bottle today & my love for blues & teals is obvious with another one in this color. Check the older ones here & here. 

 I have used mod podge to decoupage a tissue napkin to this bottle. The butterflies, tiny blue flowers & text are stamped. 

   Here are some close ups - 

LINKING THIS TO - 

Clear it Out Challenge - 1.5 (stash item - tissue napkin)

Craft Your Passion#309 - 2.5

Eclectic Ellapu Challenge - 30.4

Freshly Brewed Challenge - 3.5

Inspiration Destination - anything goes

Not Just Cards Challenge - 14.5

Our Crafty Corner#8 - 30.5

Unicorn Challenge#8 - 29.4

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Altered Bottle

Good Morning!

Today I am at the Lulupu blog sharing this altered bottle.

Some more pictures - 

My love for this Prima Chalk paint Sea weed is never ending, first a clock, a tea chest & now this bottle! Many more to come for sure!

You can find all the details about this in the the blogpost here.

Sharing this at - 

Crazy Challenge#211 - 7.12 - TOP 3

Decorate to celebrate#114 - 8.12

Inspiration Destination#62 - 8.12

Not just cards#26 - 6.12

We love 2 create#23 - 27.12

Just keep on creating - 2.1

Crafting with an attitude - 27.12

Southern girls challenge - love the color! - TOP 5

Crafting by designs - 8.12
Craft your passion#290 - 6.12

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