80 Decoupage On Raw Wood New

Decoupage on wood is a very old craft that was first used in the victorian era when ladies whiled away their free time doing decorative arts such as decoupage and china painting.
Decoupage on raw wood. Decoupage boxes for jewelry decoupaged table tops and other such fine pieces were a mainstay in. How to easily decoupage on wood. Brush the decoupage glue over the entire wood surface to provide complete coverage an especially important step for unfinished wood. Press the sticker onto the wood surface.
You only need to sand the parts you will be painting and decoupaging. Cut paper and decoupage onto wood letters. Glass i don t tend to prime glass. Next trace the outline of your wooden letters onto scrapbook paper and cut the shapes out using scissors or a detail knife like an x acto.
These were the simple wood block hangers that i bought from ross or marshall s years ago. You have to first polish the wood and sand it down to create a proper texture and surface. The white gesso works great if you are decoupaging onto something dark because then your design will pop better. Simply gluing together pieces of paper over untreated wood is not going to give you good results.
Otherwise say au revoir to your decoupage masterpiece as it will chip away over time. Your old wood furniture can get a new lease of life with decoupage. Allow this coat to dry until slightly tacky before moving on. Wood i do a lot of decoupage on raw or old wood and i generally will use either clear gesso or white gesso as a primer.
For larger objects like a piece of furniture use a palm grip sander to strip the finish. Step 3 brush the back of the sticker with more glue. If the table is raw wood and not the slightest bit shiny you can skip this step. I invest in scrapbook paper packs at michael s craft stores when they go on sale.
In this video i will show yo. If the table is shiny it has a topcoat which can cause the decoupage to come off. Glue for wood crafts there are a few notes to keep in mind. The signs are 4 5 4 5 so i printed the pictures so that they were about 5 square on white cardstock.
Before decoupaging you must lightly sand the surface to make it as smooth as possible and prevent air bubbles. When using a decoupage medium a k a. Tutorial showing how to add life to a wooden mini ikea drawer set. The basic methods they used then are the same principles used now.
Before you can start a project you have to know how to prepare wood for this technique.