Templetree invited Bangalore-based crafter, Sonal Shah to write all about her decoupage project…
I’m Sonal Shah… I’ve lived in Bangalore since the last 17 years. Basically, I’m a homemaker but, at the same time a very passionate artist and a crafter. My forte is glass painting but off late I am into Decoupage and Mixed Media too.
I have a fetish for beautiful designed and textured papers & I was delighted to discover the fabulous collection of handmade paper at Templetree. When I saw the Christmas paper at the Templetree store, I was inspired to use them to make Christmas candle stands. Hope you will try these out too!
I do conduct workshops for Decoupage and Mixed Media.
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- Take a set of 3 of wooden candle stands. Sand the rough edges here and there with sand paper.
- Select the paper of your choice for Decoupage. It can be a Decoupage tissue, pattern paper or a Decoupage paper. Here, I have used a beautiful Christmas themed handmade paper sheet from Templetree. I was simply in love with this paper at first sight and very happy about the quality of paper too.
- Plan the layout. Which side you want the paper and paint. You can combine the paint with a bit of stamping and stenciling. For this project I decided to stick this beautiful paper on two consecutive sides and other two sides, I decided to paint and do some stenciling.
- First measure the sides properly and cut the paper accordingly. I adhered the paper using Modge Podge. After I had stuck the paper, I sanded the extra paper hanging out with sand paper. (Tip: cut a little extra paper than the actual size needed). After that, I again sealed the paper with Modge Podge.
- For the other two sides, I primed it with Gesso (base primer). Than after it dried, I painted it white and did some stenciling (diamond design) with red acrylic paint. Dry it well. Then, I painted the top part with red acrylic paint and did dry brushing with golden paint. All this to go with the Christmas theme.
- Last stage was to apply varnish on the project. Here I used Asian paints Aquadur PU Varnish. This is water based paint and dries very quickly.
To add a little bit of more Christmasy touch, I added a jute twine along with small golden bells. Voila, the beautiful candle stands were ready!