Decoupage boxes creative. Decoupage boxes: master classes and ideas for decoration

Once a box came out of my hands. And it was decorated only with printouts (without stencils, contours, complex decorative techniques and other embellishments). Only decoupage with printouts, aging - well, a ribbon. And more photos of the process) And since the process turned out to be quite interesting, I am happy to share it with you - so, meet : master class on decoupage of the box only with printouts and ribbon!)))

1. The idea was born from this picture - I really liked the medallion, but I decided to make my own background.

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2. First things first preparing printouts. The main idea is that there are no half circles in the box, so the size of the printout was very carefully adjusted. As a matter of fact, the color too - initially I just downloaded a polka-dot background from the Internet and changed, “chocolate” the colors manually.

Here they are, my good ones:

The central spot on the light one was created on purpose so that there were no halves, quarters and other fragments around the medallion :) All these fragments create a feeling of incompleteness, randomness, and in harmonious work, the less accidental, the better. Historically, all works of arts and crafts have been completed, complete, like a fully told story. But torn off or cut off fragments are already an untold story (of course, there are exceptions to this rule, but this is not a topic this master class:) Therefore, it was important for me to “finish the story” and make all the mugs whole.

For the inner picture, I prepared this cute candy - I cut it out from another picture and prepared it for implantation (I made a mirror image).

I ordered the medallion from a carpenter, but you can make it from plastic, self-hardening mass, or even from cardboard.

3.Print out all backgrounds and pictures, most often I do it on tracing paper (I have a laser printer, my favorite).

4.We start gluing- dark background down, light - up. I will skip this step, everything is clear here. The main thing is that everything should be symmetrical and without halves of circles.

5.We paint the sections of the sidewalls and the bottom, paint over the joints if the joint line turned out to be thick and white.

Paint with light paint(not white, closer to muted ivory - to match the top background) all other parts boxes, including the insides.

6. Slightly sanding unvarnished printouts on the sides. If there were some grains, spools, thick dust particles or some other debris under the printout (and I didn’t really try to keep it clean, on the contrary), they will peel off and become white dots. We do the same with bottom and painted sections of the sidewalls- sand to scratches and stains.

7. You can torment the poor box even more, like this:

8. After all our "torment" we get these specks of dust(from paint and toner from printouts), they will also be used: they can inflate on a brush with varnish and varnish the sides and insides, then on light spots there will be dark dust particles in some places, and on a dark background there will be white scuffs and scratches. It looks very natural (try to find them in the photos below). I just varnished some of the dust particles inside the box.

9. Walking dry brush with light paint on top- make old dark spots (a dry brush is a bristle with a drop of paint carefully distributed over the entire pile so that light dry stripes remain, and the surface seems to be dusted with the right color). By the way, while all sidewall sections are freshly painted and freshly varnished, it is best to insert a file between them otherwise they will stick together closed and you have to start painting again.

10. With a dry brush with dark paint, we go through all the light areas and edges.

11. The next stage of aging: dilute liquid paint, patina, medium with water- whatever you want, and applied to internal edges and faces.

Wipe dry, there remains a slight staining of the inner ribs, this cannot be done with a dry brush.

12. We implant the pattern on the back of the lid(we coat the image itself and the place on the workpiece where we want to implant it with glossy varnish, then we apply the printout with the picture to the workpiece and carefully align it, drive out bubbles and excess varnish).

As you can see, this printout is also made on tracing paper. And it is much more convenient and faster than implanting an office sheet.

13. We torture implantation (you can use sandpaper, you can use a brush for brushing):

14. Optional apply liquid patina to the ribs(but no longer water, namely liquid based on a medium, or ready-made Antik Plaid, or paint with a moderator or medium). Target - soil the notch between two ribs.

15. The same patina apply to the corners and edges of the lid:

Thoroughly shading, removing excess. This is what aging looks like:

16. Repeat in the middle of the lid– under the medallion and around it.

And on the sides:

17. Glue the printout on the medallion, paint the side sections, go through the liquid patina along the top and dry brush with light paint along the edges of the medallion.

18.Varnishing. Solvent-based Marabu matte varnish is very cool, a couple of layers are enough. The surface is very matte, pleasant to both the eyes and the palms. No skins, let there be a lot of bumps and bumps (but not smudges of varnish).

19.Glue the bow on the sides of the lid, having previously traveled to several stores in search of a suitable chocolate shade :)

And here is the finished job. The only pity is that I only have photos taken at the exhibition: before it - I didn’t have time, after it - alas :)

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I have always loved this box, despite its simplicity. Maybe because chocolate color such a win-win, maybe for some other reason ... But the hands reached the master class only now, although they were made almost two years ago :)

Wooden caskets often want to decorate somehow additionally. It's one thing if the box is made of valuable wood - for example, oak or Karelian birch - then it does not require additional decor, because it is beautiful in itself. But a pine box can be decorated in any style - vintage, or. In the photo you can see some wonderful examples of how the original decoupage of an old box is done easily and quickly for beginners:

In principle, working with this kind of objects is carried out in exactly the same way as. The only difference is that if you stick the picture on a curved surface or on a fold, then you will have to make a few additional notches in the picture. Otherwise, the technique is performed as usual, and is also subsequently varnished - either acrylic or alkyd. More on video:

And now we present you a step-by-step master class.

We select the necessary materials for work

First of all, we need the following materials and tools:

• Wooden blank of the box;
• Flat synthetic brushes (preferably 3 brushes at once);
• Universal brown acrylic paint;
• Candle;
• Old toothbrush;
• White acrylic enamel
• PVA glue;
• Materials for decoupage - rice paper, decoupage card or napkin with an ornament;
• Brown oil paint;
• Sponge;
• Acrylic lacquer;
• Double sided tape;
• Decor materials - fabric, buttons, lace.

Master class with photos on decoupage boxes for beginners

To make decoupage of an old box (in the style of Provence, shabby chic or vintage - the only difference is in the drawings) - we clean all the roughness with sandpaper and paint it in Brown color. It is advisable to use only acrylic paints. After that, our workpiece should dry thoroughly.

Using an ordinary wax candle, carefully rub all the corners and edges with it. We clean off the excess of the candle with a toothbrush - the wax layer should be thin. Subsequently, this maneuver will give the box.

Then we paint our box with white acrylic enamel (paint). There should be several such layers. But each layer must dry well.

With the help of any metal object, we scrape off the paint in those places where we rubbed with a candle. Now you will see what the "aging effect" is with your own eyes! It should turn out as in the photo.

Prepare materials: rice paper and decoupage card. In parallel, we dilute PVA with water in a ratio of 1: 3. The place where we will stick our motives is not strongly lubricated - this will provide a good “grip”.

Gently apply rice paper or napkin motif to the surface of the box. From above, from the center to the edges, we apply a lot of PVA glue, while not forgetting to smooth out the wrinkles on the paper with a brush or hands. After that, the box should dry completely.

With oil paint, with the help of a sponge we overwrite the corners and edges.

We apply a neat layer on the box acrylic lacquer and leave until completely dry.

Glue thin double-sided tape to the bottom of the box. Cut out the fabric of the desired color according to the size of the bottom. Then we soak it in PVA glue diluted 1: 3 with water. When the fabric is dry, we must stick it on the adhesive tape to the very bottom of the box.

As a decor, we take suitable buttons, lace, postcards and other vintage trifles. We glue the entire decor with the help of transparent glue Moment.

This is what our box looks like inside and out:

This completes our step-by-step MK. See you soon!

Video tutorials for beginners

Retro jewelry box

We decorate in the style of Shabby Chic (aging)

Excellent step by step video about the box in the Shabby Chic technique, we recommend for viewing.

Learn more about decoupage techniques from our article

IN Lately decoupage has become fashionable. This is enough simple technique decorating various items with your own hands, which can be easily mastered not only by an experienced needlewoman, but also by a beginner. The essence of the technique lies in decorating the surfaces of objects with carved printed pictures and subsequent varnishing.

You can use special sheets sold in needlework departments and ordinary napkins with a pattern you like. Some masters print pictures on a napkin or photo paper. using a regular printer. In this case, the image needs to be processed a bit before being transferred to the surface. But more on that later.

What can be decorated with decoupage

Basically, anything. This technique is applicable to wood, glass, plastic, cardboard, i.e. you can decorate photo frames, vases, furniture and even candles.

In this article there will be several master classes on decorating drawers of various shapes: round, rectangular. For example, if you want to present original gift, you can use this technique to decorate a little thing for tea bags. Or, if you have theater friends, give them a hand-decorated ticket holder.

creative ideas there is an unlimited number of decorating in this technique, but it is easier for beginners to build their ideas around a particular direction. As in any other creative direction, in decoupage there are different directions: vintage, provence, shabby chic, pinup and many others.

Decoupage looks most interesting in Provence and Vintage.

Basic tools

What to have on hand:

The chests that are used in creativity are also called bases.

1. An old chest that needs to be updated, or a blank purchased in advance in a store;
2. Sandpaper (fine-grained);
3. acrylic primer;
4. Acrylic paints;
5. brushes;
6. Foam rubber (or a regular sponge for dishes);
7. PVA glue;
8. Pictures with a suitable pattern;
9. Additional decorative elements (accessories, ribbons, twine, etc.);
10. Finishing varnish (matte or glossy, purely decorative or having a protective function).

In the list of basic materials and tools, you can add polymer clay to create three-dimensional elements or a coating for craquelure to create the effect of a cracked picture. For the effect of aging, you need an ordinary wax candle (preferably colorless).

Decoupage of a round casket

Let's start with a small master class. The proposed idea is simple to implement and even a beginner needlewoman can easily cope with it.

We will need:

• Napkin with an ornament;
• A cloth with a pattern is if you do not know how to draw at all;
• If you know how to draw at least a little, then you will need the drawing that you want to draw and tracing paper;
• acrylic primer;
• Acrylic paints: white, cream + for the pattern (it depends on the napkins), in our case dark green;
• Glue varnish (instead of the usual PVA);
• Finishing coat;
• Brushes, sponges, sandpaper.

Stages of work:

An example of updating an old thing.

1. If you have a blank purchased in a store, then it does not require additional sanding. If you take an old thing, then you need to clean it and walk on it with sandpaper.
2. We prime the surface. Don't forget to prime the inside as well if you're painting over it. If you upholster with fabric, then you do not need to primer. Let's dry.
3. We cover the outer surface and the cover with white acrylic paint. When it dries a little, we coat the inside of the product with cream (if you are going to upholster with a cloth, then this is done at the very end).
4. Let's put the lid aside for a while and work on the base. Glue a napkin with an ornament on the outside with glue-lacquer. Pre-separate it into layers, you only need the thinnest top layer with a pattern. We paste it. You can pre-cut the rag to the height of the future product or carefully cut off the excess after gluing.
5. We can age our casket a little. To do this, with the help of a fine skin, you need to remove part of the paint and ornament. After that, you can cover with a topcoat.
6. Let's take the lid. The easiest option is to use PVA or the same glue-lacquer to stick a picture on the lid. It is better to cut off the edges of the napkin. The second option with painting requires additional preparation. On the tracing paper, apply the desired pattern. We paint over the inside of the tracing paper with a colored pencil. Next, put the tracing paper on the lid and circle with a pencil. Now there is a drawing on the lid. Mixing green and white paint to get a couple of shades and paint the base. Let's dry.
7. Finished with a matte finish. Let dry, cover with a second layer.
8. After complete drying, you can complement our decor with rhinestones.

Often, instead of applying a patterned cloth to the sides of the base, they are simply painted and decorated. wide ribbon or lace, over which stick more narrow tape and tie a bow.

Decoration in Provence style

First, let's figure out what is typical for Provence. Colors: white and pastel. Firstly, abrasions and roughness. Secondly, lavender, sunflowers, everything related to winemaking, plant and flower elements.

For the next MK, the same materials are needed. We need a wax candle, acrylic paints of dark brown and any light (white, milky, lavender, etc.) colors.

Stages of work:

Provence with shades of purple always looks very sophisticated.

1. If necessary, we grind our workpiece. Clean and primer.
2. We cover the outer part with dark brown paint. Let's dry.
3. Then, with a wax candle, we go through all the folds and corners, as well as along the sides in a chaotic manner.
4. We paint over all surfaces with light paint.
5. After complete drying, you need to go through the zero sandpaper in those places where we had wax, a dark layer will appear there and there will be a worn and aged effect. Instead of the skin, you can take a hard metal sponge for dishes.
6. Then you can simply apply the selected ornament to the cover. First apply craquelure so that cracks appear. Then glue the cloth with the pattern.
7. Finished with a matte finish.
8. A good addition would be elegant antique fittings, which could be lying around in your bins and which, if desired, can be specially purchased. A small thing will look unusual if you attach antique legs to it - it will look like a chest. For decoration, it would be appropriate to hang a decorative lock or a working lock-clasp.

The photos from other master classes show interesting products in Provence, which will look good in the kitchen or in the country.

Decoupage in vintage style

Another popular style is vintage. The name originates from French winemaking term. Characteristic is the effect of antiquity, the colors are muted and pastel.

Unlike Provence, dark colors are also used here. The images contain children, toys (mostly bears), animals, ladies, chubby angels, flowers, in particular roses, but not in bright cheerful colors, as in shabby chic, but in calmer deaf colors. For additional decor, you can use imitation pearls, lace. All the effects of aging are extremely popular - craquelure, scuffs. It is round crafts that look original and elegant in Vintage.

Below you will find a small master class on making a chest in Vintage for the New Year and Christmas. So the main task is pick up pictures relevant topics. But since vintage cards, especially Christmas cards, are all the rage right now, it's not difficult.

If you don’t like anything, you can print your favorite picture on a color printer both on a napkin and on photo paper. Just attach it with adhesive tape to an A4 sheet and print, then work like with a regular napkin.

Photo paper needs to be covered with 4 layers of acrylic varnish, allowing each layer to dry for 1-2 minutes. Then we put our picture in water for a few minutes, take it out and carefully separate the top layer-film with a picture. Next, we apply to the product using a file.

Preparing the base before applying the image is the same as for Provence. Colors are selected according to the taste and color of the picture. For Christmas and New Year's products bottom layer can be dark blue or emerald. And the top one is snow white. Before applying the finishing varnish, you can decorate with pearlescent glitter.

Experienced craftsmen show real class. Here is one example: decorating a box (video) in a French vintage style and a master class with amazing design ideas.

Let our ideas and the master class below inspire your creativity. Good luck!

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At the next master class from "Crafts Schools" on Baby BY we learned how to make wooden box in decoupage technique. Lesson conducts Oksana Sidorskaya. We invite you to familiarize yourself with the technique.

Preparatory moments

To decoupage the box, we need the following materials:

• wooden blank of the box;
• soil universal;
• acrylic paints;
• napkin;
• glue for napkins;
• sandpaper;
• acrylic varnish;
• patina color antique;
• putty or texture paste.

We also need the following tools:

• brushes;
• sponges or sponge for washing dishes;
• palette knife;
• stencils;
• iron.

Let's get to work:

Step 1. Primer.

To begin with, when buying a blank, pay attention to its integrity. If you nevertheless purchased a box with a minor defect - a chip or crack, restorative primer or wood putty will help repair it.

We skin the blank, remove notches and burrs.

We paint the front side of the box in White color, dry, if necessary, sand a little (if suddenly there are obvious marks from the brush). Now we will glue the napkin. We use a new method - gluing a napkin with an iron.

We cover the painted surface with a layer of glue, not thinly, but not too thick. Make sure that the entire surface of the front side is covered.

We put a napkin on a glued and dried surface, on top of a cotton rag or a sheet of parchment paper, “glue” the napkin with a hot iron. The glue under the napkin warms up and sticks it to the surface. Carefully remove the rag and get an excellent result. The napkin did not stretch and retained its brightness.

Now paint the sides of the box in desired color. Of course, we choose the one that will be combined with the napkin motif. What it will be - you decide.

We cover the box with a layer of acrylic varnish. I want to note one point: when using building acrylic varnishes, special attention should be paid to intermediate skinning so that the box has a beautiful, even surface.

If you use special varnishes for creativity, then this process will be much easier. Some varnishes do not require sanding at all, because they lay down in an even layer and self-level on the surface. The only thing that stops you from buying such wonderful varnishes is the price.

After the first layer of varnish, you can put stamps on the sides. If suddenly you do not like the result, then the paint from the varnish can be safely wiped off with a damp cloth.

We clean the paint with a sandpaper that accidentally got inside the box (to prevent this from happening, you should paste over the edges with masking tape). We treated the inside of the box with stain.

Using a palette knife, we smear the wood putty on top, level it, then carefully remove the stencil and, voila, we have a beautiful element without any extra effort. After complete drying, the putty lends itself remarkably to sanding, so we can remove the bumps. If desired, you can paint in the desired color.

Step 6 Lacquering.

Metal wool gives a wonderful result; it is sold in hardware stores. small piece in a circular motion with a little effort we grind the last layer of varnish, cotton wool removes small flaws, but also removes gloss.

Step 7 Admiring the finished work.

When the box is ready, you can present it close person. And if it's a pity to give, then this sure sign the fact that the work came out well!

Wishing you success and good health
to your golden hands, Oksana Sidorskaya

Many creative people are now engaged in such decor of things and objects as decoupage. There are professionals here, and there are amateurs mastering this technique. For beginners, I would like to offer such a topic as decoupage boxes. What is decoupage done on? On anything: leather, metal, cardboard, glass, plastic, fabric, and, of course, wood. The decoupage box is made in 1-2 evenings. In decoupage, as in any decorative art design, there are styles, here they are:

• Provence (French pictures, flowers and plants).
• Shabby Chic (romance, small or medium flowers, delicate shades).
• Victorian ( vintage postcards, paintings, decorated with gilding on top).
• Simplicity (newspapers, magazines, clippings with text).
• Vintage style (things in the style of the XX century).
• Ethno style (Africa, Asia - bright birds, exotic animals).

Printing and paper thinning in decoupage

It is not always possible to buy decoupage napkins, or decoupage cards, photos for work. Let's try to make printed pictures for decor. To do this, you can take a simple office paper, but photographic paper is definitely better. A tracing paper, or even a regular napkin, is also suitable - you just need to glue the napkin to a simple sheet A4 with masking tape. Gluing is done so that your printer does not jam the sheet.

Seal

If you have a laser printer at home, you are in luck. It's better than inkjet. But even inkjet is suitable for printing, if you choose pigment ink for it, and not water. The coating of the image with varnish depends on the printer. Printing of a laser printer is not afraid of water, and it can be coated with a water-based varnish.

Paper thinning

So, you have made a drawing, but that's not all - the paper for subsequent decoupage must be thinned. This can be done in several ways.

• With tape. We carry out varnish on the surface of the picture, you can use ordinary hairspray. The varnish must dry. We glue the adhesive tape on the back of the picture, we look so that there are no wrinkles or cracks. Carefully remove the top layer of paper. You should have a thin, almost transparent picture - we use it when we do the decoupage of the box with our own hands.
• Water way. We apply several layers of acrylic varnish, or hairspray, to the picture. Once is not enough, it is necessary to varnish 3-4 times, in between - let it dry. Next, leave the picture in a bowl of water. Keep in water for 20-30 minutes. Then we take it out of the water onto a smooth surface, and roll up a layer of paper from the inside with our fingers. We use a thin pattern in the decoupage style.
• Actions with photographic paper. If you printed a drawing on photo paper, or took a photo postcard, you need to cover the photo from the glossy side with varnish in 3-4 layers. We are waiting for complete drying, and put it on a wet plane (board), paper down. After 5 minutes, prying a slice of the picture with a needle, we disconnect the photo layer from the paper one. Then gently pull the edge away from you, and disconnect. The film received by us is ready to work on any surface.

Decoupage boxes in Provence style (master class)

To make a volumetric decoupage of a box in the Provence style is an exciting and interesting activity. Let's see how we can bring the box to life with this interesting technique. Such a box would be appropriate for the kitchen, like a box for spices, and come in handy as a decoupage of a tea box.

For work you will need:

1. Box (wooden, cardboard, plastic, metal from under cookies or tea).
2. The ground is white.
3. Acrylic paint white or light. The paint is brown or bronze.
4. Acrylic glue.
5. Acrylic varnish for decoupage.
6. Acrylic 3d varnish.
7. 2 identical pictures or napkins with a pattern.
8. Polymer clay is self-hardening.
9. Tassel.
10. Straw for decoration.
11. The sandpaper is small.

First, you need to prime the box with an acrylic primer. We are waiting for it to dry, then we take sandpaper, and remove the bumps on the surface of the product with it. Then cover the entire surface with white acre paint.

We continue our master class. We are preparing a picture for voluminous decoupage. We leave one picture as it is (it will be the bottom one). In the second picture, cut out those motives that we want to make voluminous. Next, layer the picture, and place it in the center of the cover. We perform decoupage with acrylic glue, or PVA glue. We take a brush, and from the center to the edges, we begin to apply glue to the picture. We act carefully, we look so that there are no wrinkles in the picture.

Slowly, let it dry, go through the brush with glue again.

We glue the entire cover, do not forget to glue the corners. You can not go around the corners of the napkin, but simply cut them off, but this is how you like it.

Cut out individual parts of the picture, and put them aside.

We are waiting for the napkin or picture to dry well. Then we sculpt from our clay volumetric form, in this case, the shape of the bottles.

We do not wait for the clay to dry and harden. Glue our three-dimensional motifs with glue to our bottom drawing. We get 2 bottles and a basket.

We smear the lower motive, and glue the clay.

While the clay has not yet hardened - you can correct some of its irregularities. Make sure there are no sharp edges.

So, we have a three-dimensional picture. Next, cover the entire surface of the acre with varnish 2 times. Add a piece of straw for decoration. And drip varnish on the olives. Waiting for it to dry.

The inside was painted with brown or bronze paint. They dipped a sponge into this paint, or took a dry brush, and ran it along the corners of the box, for a worn effect. Let's paint again. The Provence decoupage box is ready.

The shabby chic style is often used in decoupage for boxes, dishes, furniture, and even shoes. Usually white, or light background, and on a light background.

In order to decoupage the box in the shabby chic style, we need white and brown acre paint, water-soluble varnish, PVA glue. So, we offer to see how a shabby chic box is made - step by step.

For work you will need:

1. Acre paint - white and dark.
2. Decoupage glue (PVA can be used).
3. Tassel.
4. Water based varnish.
5. Sandpaper.
6. The box is wooden.
7. Spray bottle for water.
8. Napkins, or pictures.
9. Candle.

Before work, it is better to unscrew and remove all accessories from the box. Dilute dark paint with water.

Should be similar to liquid kefir. We paint the whole box in dark color. This is necessary in order to "age" it, and instead of a primer. Let the product dry. Treat the box first with sandpaper, and then wax the corners. It is convenient to use a candle for this.

Dilute white acre paint with water. The consistency is the same as that of dark paint. We paint the whole box. We leave to dry. We pass sandpaper in the corners and surfaces. It should appear dark.

We take napkins, or pictures, we outline places for them. We leave the motive, and tear the unnecessary background with our hands. Next, layer the pictures, leaving only the top layer. We glue the napkins either using the method from the previous master class, or with the help of water. That is, we drip water into the middle of the picture, and drive the water to the edges so that there are no creases. Then, when the drawing is ready, we do the decoupage of the box with our own hands on the entire surface of the product. Let it dry for a while, maybe overnight.

Then we cover everything with varnish, preferably 2-3 times. Attach accessories. So the decoupage is ready.

The video shows how a decoupage book box is made.

What a beautiful decoupage is obtained if you apply patience and diligence to it. Not everyone can draw, but everyone can try their hand at decoupage. Decoupage looks very interesting round box. We suggest you look at the decoupage of idea boxes.