hello youtube friends and welcome to my channel if you're new here my name is
deidra from our recycled life and i do lots of thrifting upcycling repurposing and diy content
and today's video is all about decoupage craft ideas all of these are great for the beginner
and i'm going to do step-by-step tutorial and take you through each of these projects
so you can create some of these things yourself okay lots of work let's get started
the first project that we're going to work on is this thrifted picture frame that had a painted
picture in it it was 299 at the thrift store and that's what i'm going to use as the base
of my project the canvas was painted with oil paint so i took my sanding block and i sanded
it all down so it was nice and smooth and i taped off the picture frame because i want to leave it
the natural wood color i painted the first coat on top of the canvas with some black chalk paint
and then i'm painting some white chalk paint on top of that i used the black paint first because
that will cover up all of the oil-based paint underneath once everything was completely dry
we're ready to start our project i picked these napkins up at the dollar store they always have
really beautiful napkins there and if you keep checking back they always bring in new ones all
the time when you're decoupaging you only want to use one ply of the napkin so i have taken off
these were three ply so i've taken off the back two plies don't throw them out i saved them for
another project but we're going to just use this one ply that has the flowers on it i like to tear
my napkin around the edges when you're decoupaging it just helps it blend in better on your project
and i'm just tearing around these big floral pieces and piecing it around my frame until i
like the way that it looks i'm going to be using my mod podge mat you can use any decoupage product
i prefer this one it works the best for me and you can also use a mat or a glossy depending on what
you're looking for when you're completing your project i'm just putting a light coat of mod podge
underneath the area where the napkin is going to be and then just another really light coat on top
of it to secure it all in place we're not going to worry about the little bits overhanging right now
we can clean that up when it's all finished i've decoupaged my napkins all around the outside so it
looks a bit like a border and i'm going to put a quote in the middle i'm going to do my mod podge
reverse graphic transfer method i've printed this off on my laserjet printer made sure to
reverse the text and i'm going to center it right where i want it let it dry completely overnight
24 hours and then when it's dried we're going to dampen it with a little bit of water
rub away the paper and we're going to have a beautiful graphic on our project i'm going to seal
it all up with a polyacrylic sealer you don't want to put much on just a really light coat if you
apply too much of a top coat it will bubble up on you i prefer the polyacrylic sealer as a top coat
over the mod podge and there you have a beautiful canvas and upcycled frame
next decoupage project that we're going to work on is this bowl that i found at the thrift store it's
beautiful and i love that it has a lid and i have the perfect napkin that i want to decoupage with
i'm going to give this a bit of a distressed look when it's all finished so i've painted my
base coat with my black chalk paint when that was all dry i put on a coat of my white chalk paint
because when we sand we want that black to peek through a little bit i picked these napkins off
at homesense absolutely love them it's going to be perfect for this little project
because this little container has so many sides we're going to do it in stages i'm going to do
the panel on the top first making sure i've cut out my napkin so i have the floral image that i
want in the middle of it trim off the extra then we're going to set it aside and let it dry and
then for the side panels i'm going to do every other panel if we try to decoupage this napkin
all in one piece it's going to be miserable it will be full of wrinkles and full of bubbles
so if we just do this in separate panels it will go on a lot smoother and a lot easier
cut out your napkin a little bit bigger than the panel place it down with a little bit of mod podge
and then i like to use some saran wrap or cling wrap it just helps get rid of the wrinkles and
bubbles without tearing the napkin once i had every other panel done i set it aside and let it
dry completely now i'm going to put on the poly acrylic sealer now on all of those dried pieces
all those panels and the top set it aside and let that dry once everything's completely dried i'm
taking a 220 grit sandpaper and i'm sanding off all the extra bits of the napkin around the sides
we're now ready to go on to some other panels same thing we're going to do every other panel use some
saran wrap get it nice and smooth set it aside and let it dry completely i know this is really
time consuming but when you're all finished you'll be much happier with your project without having
any bubbles and wrinkles and trying to work with a full napkin whenever i go to the thrift store i
always keep my eye out for little bowls or dishes or plates or anything that i can upcycle and make
pretty again especially if it's dated there's so many beautiful napkins that you can choose from
that will make your project just pop and again once everything's dry i take that 220
grit sandpaper and you can see how it just makes a nice crisp line when you sand it now i'm going
to be using this little container quite a bit so i want to seal it up with an engine enamel makes it
really durable i let that dry completely and then i thought it needed a nice little knob on the top
using my e6000 i had this little glass knob and i'm going to glue it right to the top of that
finished it off beautifully so there we have a cute little container i'm going to keep my
earrings and rings in with the thrift store find that i've decoupaged with a beautiful napkin
next project is also a really easy one for the beginner i bought this artist canvas at the
dollar store and we're going to use our acrylic paint after that acrylic paint has completely
dried i'm going to put on a really thick coat of the matte mod podge i'm going to show you
with this project how easy it is to decoupage doing the iron-on technique after the first
layer of mod podge is completely dry we're going to reapply a second coat and let it dry completely
after that second coat has completely dried i have printed off this graphic from the graphic fairy
and we are going to lay it on top of that canvas and then put a piece of parchment paper over top
of it and then we're going to iron on the highest setting with no steam and that paper is going
to melt right into that mod podge and adhere it simple easy way to decoupage i'm putting a really
light coat of the mod podge on top to seal it up and we have this beautiful graphic on a canvas
i've got so much decoupage information in here i hope i'm not overloading you but these are also
fun i wanted to share them all with you the next project we're doing is this glass bowl and this
is fantastic we are going to use two different napkins with this project and before we start
we want to make sure that we have that glass bowl really clean no oils or anything on it i'm using
an alcohol wipe to clean it we're going to use one ply of these napkins the first napkin i'm going to
cut in a circle so it's a little bit bigger than our bowl i'm going to lay it so the good side is
facing in towards the bowl and then we're gonna just start applying our mod podge starting in the
middle and working our way down now you are gonna get some wrinkles when you're doing this technique
because the napkin is not going to completely form smooth around the curves of the bowl but
we're embracing it with this project because it works and it looks excellent you want to
set it aside and let it dry completely and then when it's dry i'm going to use a sanding block and
just remove all the napkin along the top now comes the magic so we can see one napkin on the inside
and the other napkin on the outside i'm applying a coat of my homemade white chalk paint if you don't
do this you will be able to see the other napkin through this napkin because it dries translucent
when we're putting the paint on it will show one napkin on the inside
and this napkin on the outside we're doing this exactly like how we did the first step
start in the middle of the bowl and work your way down applying mod podge nice and even as we go
we've let that completely dry sanded off the edges and i'm going to seal this
all up with some poly acrylic sealer and how gorgeous is this bowl simple and easy
next simple decoupage project i'm going to show you how you can decoupage a picture
right into a frame i've taken the wood out of the back of each frame and i'm going to paint it with
some white chalk paint i'm going to show you how you can decoupage using ninja printer i've printed
off some adventure pictures of my husband and i and i've printed these off on my inkjet printer
on regular computer paper put it in the oven for about 10 minutes on the lowest setting and then
i'm going to seal them all with some hairspray if you don't do this step when you're using an inkjet
printer when you introduce the mod podge the ink may smear or rub off i've applied two coats of the
mod podge letting it completely dry in between each coat laid my photo into it parchment paper
iron on the lowest setting with no steam and we're ironing it right onto that wood when you introduce
the heat into the mod podge it will soak into the paper and it will seal it right on decoupaging it
onto your project i've let everything cool down now we're going to seal it up with a
little tiny bit of the polyacrylic sealer don't introduce too much or it will bubble and wrinkle
again you just need a really light coat so i hope these projects have given you lots of inspiration
to start decoupaging if you've enjoyed today's video i'd love for you to like and subscribe
and follow along and if you enjoyed this video i'm sure you'll enjoy either of these videos
thanks for watching have a great day and we'll see you in the next video take care