I had SO much fun putting today's post together!

Prepare yourself for a Before and After Decoupage Friday!


You don't decoupage?  Can you cut paper and paste it onto a surface?
Congratulations!  You're a Decoupage Expert!


Boring dresser, before:

Beautiful dresser, after:

 
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Decoupage is a French word that describes a simple craft technique
where you cut paper, or other material, and paste it over a surface.
You can seal it with varnish or lacquer but often a medium such as
ModgePodge does the job.

Tacky end table, before:

Stylish end table, after:

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Boring small round table with potential, before:

Interesting small round table, after:

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A map of Europe was decoupaged to the
top of the little table.  So worldly!


This small table had damage to the top and sides:

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Such a sweet table now!


This coffee table had also suffered some serious damage:

 Decoupaging the top completely covered the damage and added
some personality, too.  Here's the table in it's new home:

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Isn't this little table adorable?
Before                   After

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A precious tiny chair is even more precious
after receiving a decoupage makeover:

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Right?!

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Before                     After

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Thrift shops or flea markets are great venues
for finding old end tables as well as atlases:

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S T O P    T H E   P R E S S E S !!!!

(Does the internet have presses?!)

Decoupage drawer knobs with cut outs

from old Christmas wrapping paper:

 
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Brilliant!!!!!


So, basically, you can decoupage anything.
Don't believe me?  Take a look at this:

Yup, that's a purse.

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Now, it's a decoupaged purse.  Click here
for the step-by-step video tutorial.

Why go to the messy trouble of painting or
carving a pumpkin?  Decoupage it!

 
 
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I love the gold spray-painted tails!

You can find a bajillion how-to-decoupage videos on YouTube.  This weekend, Get your Paste On!

Community Weekend Tip:  check your local Home Depot
and Lowe's for free Saturday craft workshops for children.
My Home Depot is hosting a Fire Safety workshop for
children with local firemen and policemen giving demonstrations.