"Cut" in French

Many have heard the foreign word decoupage. We will understand what it is. The word decoupage is derived from the French "cut. " Today, under this concept implies a popular decorating technique, which consists in transferring paper drawings on various surfaces.

Decoupage respected by many lovers of needlework. After all, it allows you to easily create true masterpieces of the "hand-Maida."
For decoupage you will need a minimum of components. First of all, it is a beautiful cloth. In stores for needlework is now possible to buy special wipes for decoupage - they are more subtle and perfectly suited to carry on any surface. However, the usual table napkins just fit. The main thing is that they contain a beautiful picture.
In addition, you will need glue for decoupage, brush, and as a special clear coat - acrylic or textile - if decoupage will be made on the fabric.
With decoupage can decorate almost any surface. And the technology is applied to all of them will be virtually identical.
First, carefully cut out the picture of the napkin. Then impose it on decorating the surface, pre-degrease it, and gently promazyvaem glue. Then the figure and the space around it are covered with lacquer. After the paint dries, application of the napkin will look like you painted it yourself.
Using this simple and inexpensive technique can, for example, to turn an ordinary bottle into an elegant vase. A simple souvenir ceramic plates in the dish. Just using decoupage can decorate furniture, boxes, frames for photos and even fabric. It all depends on your imagination.
For starters, we offer an easy way to decoupage a candle that does not even require glue and varnish.
For this you need a fat candle, a napkin with a picture, scissors, as well as a spoon and a lighter.
To begin cut you like a picture from a napkin. Then heat the spoon on the lighter, but definitely on the inside, because the external should be spared from burning. Impose a cut piece of a candle and carefully iron it with hot spoon. Soon the paper will be covered with a layer of melted paraffin and become a "full part" candles.
To test their strength in this example, and to appreciate the effectiveness of techniques of decoupage, you can upgrade to a more complex surface, and who knows, maybe soon your closet or a refrigerator covered with wonderful pictures.
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