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 Decoupage - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Each layer is sealed with varnishes (often multiple coats) until the "stuck on" appearance disappears and the result looks like painting or inlay work.
20th century artists who produced decoupage works include Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse.
Older forms of decoupage relied on atists colouring line drawings themselves.
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 Free decoupage instruction.
This art was also know as poor man's art because in the olden days those who couldn't afford to hire an artist to decorate their furniture could obtain quite elegant effects with cut-outs pasted on and covered with multiple coats of varnish or lacquer.
The art of Decoupage is simply cutting out pictures and pasting them on furniture or home accessories to simulate painting.
A metal tray would first need a coat of rust resistant paint, followed by two or three thin coats of an oil base paint in the color of your choice.
http://www.craftown.com/instruction/decoupage.htm   (1192 words)

  
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Decoupage is the art of decorating objects with cutout pictures and printed images and using a finish to seal them into place.
http://www.crafterstouch.com/craft.aspx?categoryid=20   (33 words)

  
 Craft Site Directory - Decoupage
Decoupage is the art of decorating a surface with paper cutouts.
Decoupage is the creative art of assembling, pasting and varnishing paper cutouts for decorating objects.
Italian Paper Online-- Decoupage paper from Italy suitable for decoupage, scrapbooks, collage, and other paper arts.
http://www.craftsitedirectory.com/decoupage   (720 words)

  
 New Decoupage Book by Durwin Rice
Contemorary decoupage works are made with flea market finds, cherished letters or photos, magazine clippings, handmade papers, unique prints, or any other image that strikes the artist's fancy, then it's applied to trays, tables, lamps, walls, floors, furniture, or even ceilings.
Today's decoupage is not your grandmother's decoupage: delicate Victorian or floral images on dainty plates buried under innumerable coats of heavy varnish.
Beginning with a brief history of the art, Rice moves on to detail the fundamental techniques of modern decoupage, showing you how to clean and prepare various surfaces, select and cut images, and choose the right adhesive for a specific project.
http://www.durwinrice.com/pages/book.htm   (283 words)

  
 Decoupage
We have all your Art and Craft requirements at Kaia Art and Craft, and have classes in Decoupage, Decorative and Folk art, Fabric, Pottery painting and more.
The Guild was formed in 1984 in Melbourne by a group of dedicated decoupeurs.
Bonn Accord Arts & Crafts is one of Australia's leading decorative art studios, stocking an extensive range of art and craft supplies, decoupage papers, wood products, paints and painting instruction books.
http://auscraftnet.com.au/directory/category.php?cat_id=24&cat_name=Decoupage   (567 words)

  
 donAndres Designers Gallery - Decoupage
Decoupage, in French meaning "cutting out", is the art of cutting and pasting cutouts to simulate painting on a wood, metal, or glass surface and applying several, sometimes numerous, thin coats of varnish or lacquer to the pictures.
All the colors you see in the following were hand painted by artists with a collective experience of over 120 years.
Originating in France in the 17th century, decoupage decorated bookcases, cabinets, and other pieces of furniture with graceful, charming, and colorful designs.
http://www.donandres.com/Decoup.htm   (109 words)

  
 Decoupage
The beautiful art of decoupage was first popular in the Victorian era.
Paint 7" foam heart using stiff brush to scrub paint into pores (use acrylic craft paints only; solvent-based paints may melt the Styrofoam).
Wrapping paper or decoupage paper (we used a rose print and a butterfly pattern).
http://www.artcraft.co.uk/decoupage.htm   (702 words)

  
 Decoupage
Learn how to decoupage a poster print on art canvas.
This simple and gorgeous project from Durwin Rice (see book below) is a great starter project or perfect for a Victorian, romantic room.
This lovely headboard takes scraps of wallpaper and transforms an old headboard.
http://www.creatinghomedecor.com/decoupage.htm   (418 words)

  
 Home page
Decoupage is the art of cutting and pasting beautiful images onto any surface.
I live in Brazil and I have to adapt my art to the materials that are available to me here.
Nowaday my great passion is decoupage under glass.
http://decoupagebyvera.50megs.com   (158 words)

  
 Decoupage Papers
Fothergills Gallery was established in Northleach, Gloucestershire in 1987 by Chris and Gill Fothergill.
Originally specialising in Picture Framing, Cotswold Watercolours and Greetings Cards, expanding into a range of decoupage craft papers and giftwrap, used to create their own decoupage giftware, including cache pots, waste paper bins, Venetian Masks, mirrors and letter racks.
decoupage papers are suitable for all kinds of papercraft, card making, scrapbooking and decoupage work.
http://www.decoupagepapers.co.uk   (364 words)

  
 Decoupage Methods
For more on the history of decoupage, please visit The Art of Decoupage.
The Victorian Scrap Gallery: A Collection of over 500 Full-Color Victorian-Era Images
Decoupage: A Practical Guide to the Art of Decorating Surfaces with Paper Cutouts
http://www.theartfulcrafter.com/decoupage-two.html   (1519 words)

  
 decoupage
For books you can have any sort of theme, but the easiest ones are - art, nature, wedding, flower and seaside books.
This is a good way of using photos though, you can usually peel photo paper easily!
This could mean every square inch of the item is covered in your fav Starwars characters, or it could have just a single rose with a pink butterfly.
http://www.modnet.com.au/~firefrog/decoup.htm   (1571 words)

  
 decoupage
work produced by the art or technique of decoupage.
to apply or use as decoupage or by decoupage technique:
http://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/decoupage   (60 words)

  
 Decoupage instructions
Decoupage instructions: combining every day objects with paper cutouts, you can decorate create your own unique piece of art.
As with any art project, you need an idea of what you want to do, and the technique to realize it.
It’s actually an old and venerable art form, and you can see examples in many museums dating back to the pre-Christian era.
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 Decoupage
I suggest a sharp pen style craft knife for cutting your design.
Helpful Hint: Parchmount or Wax Paper is a great working surface for decoupage projects.
The most difficult part of decoupage is cutting out your design.
http://www.geocities.com/kraftproject/craft-decoupage.html   (870 words)

  
 Decoupage Paper Collection
Artist Mindy Carpenter created this fabulous art journal using our Paper Dolls Decoupage Paper (5CPDOLLS).
Paint Wood Book Box (5KABOOKBOX) with ivory acrylic.
Whether you use whole sections in your artwork, or cut out little pieces and details, these sheets will undoubtedly satisfy and inspire.
http://www.stampington.com/html/decoupage_paper_collection.html   (410 words)

  
 brasch hobby: decoupage craft store, decoupage techniques, arts and crafts - south africa
No talent or artist is required with decoupage, you just have to have a deep appreciation of art and colour.
With decoupage you take pictures from books, gift wrap, prints and cards to create your decoupage work.
Therefore, the public will always have access to the latest decoupage techniques for use in their decoupage projects and home crafts.
http://www.brasch.co.za/decoupage.html   (208 words)

  
 TheDenverChannel.com - Family - Fancy Napkins Make Decoupage Projects Easy
If this sounds like about as much fun as a root canal, this new version of the timeless art of decoupage is for you.
The art of decoupage involves gluing decorative papers to the surface of an object to decorate it.
Mod Podge is still the best decoupage medium on the market.
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/family/2011377/detail.html   (856 words)

  
 Decoupage
rom Italy the technique moved on to France where it was re-named Decoupage, from the French word couper, to cut.
se it over any surface, and over existing artwork - that means over decorative painting, decoupage, postcards, decals.....
The furniture resembled the fine hand painted imports of Japan and China.
http://www.goldingcraft.com/decoup.htm   (713 words)

  
 Decoupage Instructions
This British author has written several books on painting and finishing techniques.
Decorating With Paper and Paint: Combining Decoupage and Faux Finish Techniques.
Linsley has written many books on the subject.
http://web.simmons.edu/~walkerj/decoupageinstructions.html   (307 words)

  
 Reaching Out: The First Lady's Message to Victims of the Enron Collapse - WHITEHOUSE.ORG
That's right, Decoupage - the French art of dressing up surfaces with attractive scrap paper!
Now, you can continue to add coats of the glue or decoupage medium or use another sealer (polyurethane, acrylic spray, etc.) until you get the desired results.
You can also use a popsicle stick or brayer (which is what I also call my Mother-In-Law Bar).
http://www.whitehouse.org/firstlady/enron-crafts.asp   (769 words)

  
 Decoupage
Paint and paint brushes if you are doing the background color.
At its most basic all decoupage consists of is cutting a picture or design out of a book or magazine and sticking it onto a chosen surface.
The surface can be anything that you choose; ceilings,walls,door panels, a mirror, teapots, plates or any crockery, wardrobe, chest of drawers, a tray, a wastepaper basket, a hairbrush, even a book cover, anything which you think might be suitable for the decoupage treatment.
http://www.bozzle.com/id_Decoupage.html   (266 words)

  
 Decorating with Decoupage
If you need any inspiration or craft ideas, please visit our Gallery where you will find many different creations from our customers.
Decorating with Decoupage offers a beautiful range of papers from all over the world.
Whilst our papers have been traditionally used for Decoupage, they are also suitable for many other crafts, Eg Paper Tole, Scrapbooking, Card Making, Candle decorating and naturally gift wrapping!
http://www.decordecoupage.com.au   (205 words)

  
 Craft supplies and sewing supplies from New Zealand delivered worldwide
Decoupage Craft Stickers - A4 Sheet Art Nouveau
Decoupage Craft Stickers - A4 Sheet Company Name
Decoupage Craft Stickers - A4 Sheet Kids Olde World
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 New Decoupage Projects Papers and Supplies
Decoupage is the art of applying paper onto virtually any decorative surface.
You can decoupage an egg, glue prints under clear glass or a even create unique decoupage furniture.
But don't overlook our recommended art books, decorative paper napkins and scrapbook papers for your paper craft projects.
http://www.durwinrice.com   (95 words)

  
 tBlog - Decoupage
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If you know of more sites which feature decoupage which you think should be listed here, please let me know.
I've posted some images of decoupage collected from around the internet here
http://decoupage.tblog.com/blog   (199 words)

  
 Decoupage Papers
Over the last few years Gill has specialized in producing a selection of Decoupage Giftware, including cache pots, waste paper bins, mirrors and letter racks.
Our Decoupage Papers come from a variety of suppliers and are suitable for all kinds of papercraft, card making, scrapbooking and decoupage work.
Decoupage paper available to order direct from our online shopping pages.
http://www.fothergillsgallery.co.uk/Decoupage.htm   (184 words)

  
 All About Découpage
Click the book title to read a review of Nerida's book A Passion for Decoupage.
Visit Nerida Singleton's Page and find out where she's holding workshops.
Visit Denise Beilby's Studio D and find out where to do workshops
http://www.decoupage-online.com   (99 words)

  
 Decoupage
Specializing in the technique reverse decoupage on glass.
http://www.ferrara-art.com   (8 words)

  
 Decoupage Table
I am a decoupage nut...but alas, i have no digital camera to share my work.
i bought this table for cheap cheap cheap at Kmart, and instead of giving it to my brother to put in his college apartment, i decoupaged it with stuff i had lying around the house.
Just wanted to share my little decoupaging adventure too!
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=245.0   (602 words)

  
 Virtual Victorians Victorian eToys Decoupage
Then choose another and continue with your scrapbook decoupage until you are happy with your picture.
If you wish to print your picture follow the instructions below.
If you do not have the Flash Player installed on your machine you can download it free from http://www.macromedia.com/software/flashplayer/.
http://tofino.ex.ac.uk/virvic/etoys/decoupage/deco1.htm   (291 words)

  
 Allwords.com Definition of decoupage
The craft of applying decorative paper cut-outs to eg wood surfaces, practised since the 18c.
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 Decoupage craft by Ladybird Crafts - The origin of Decoupage.
Decoupage craft by Ladybird Crafts - The origin of Decoupage.
http://www.ladybirdcraft.co.za   (34 words)

  
 Decoupage
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