The beautiful French word decoupage today refers to the technique of decorating various surfaces using drawings cut out of paper. In essence, this is appliqué, by the way, and the term decoupage itself is translated as “cutting.”

The decoupage technique is quite simple to perform, but the effect it gives is amazing - with the help of ordinary drawings you can transform not only old bottles, various containers, vases or bread bins. Craftswomen decorate even pieces of furniture or wooden doors with decoupage, making them no worse than vintage or antique interior parts.

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The easiest way to learn decoupage is to start small. For the first experiment, you can use empty containers and perform decoupage on glass or plastic bottles.

What is needed for decoupage

As a material for decorating the surface, craftswomen use the most various elements. These could be:

• newspaper or magazine clippings;
• three-layer table napkins with a pattern;
• special decoupage cards that are sold in handicraft stores;
• thin fabrics with interesting pattern or texture.

Attention! To transfer a newspaper or magazine clipping to glass, you will need to first prepare the paper and the drawing itself.

To begin with, the picture is cut out, then it is covered with several layers of acrylic varnish. Now the paper needs to be soaked in warm water for 20 minutes. After swelling, the paper backing should come off easily, and the image itself should remain on the varnish layer. It is in this form that the drawing is glued onto the base.

The option with magazine clippings is quite difficult to implement; such work requires good skills. Decoupage cards are not cheap, and handicraft stores are not available everywhere. Working with fabric is a priori more difficult than working with thin paper; it also requires practice and a certain skill of the master.

That is why it is best to start mastering the decoupage technique with table napkins. For these purposes, napkins already available in the house are quite suitable, or the housewife can specially buy material with a pattern she likes. The main thing is that the cost of napkins is affordable for everyone, and the leftover material after decoupage will definitely be useful in the household.

Important! A napkin for decoupaging a bottle must be multi-layered so that the master can separate the top part of the paper with the pattern applied to it. The thinner the picture, the easier it is to paste it, and the more invisible the joints and other flaws in the decoupage work will be.

To work, you will need a number of tools, but these do not have to be purchased materials; they can easily be replaced with improvised means. So, to decoupage a plastic or glass bottle you will need:

1. The bottle itself - it is better to choose a large container; it is more difficult to work with thin and narrow vessels, and the result will not be so bright.
2. Degreaser: acetone, nail polish remover, alcohol, window cleaner and other solvents.
3. Drawing for decoupage.
4. Acrylic paint for painting the entire surface of the bottle (construction paint for walls or other surfaces is suitable).
5. Colors for paint (if provided for by the project idea).
6. A special foam brush for decoupage can be easily replaced with a regular kitchen sponge or a piece of foam rubber clamped with a clothespin.
7. Acrylic glue for decoupage is not much better than regular PVA diluted with water in a 1:1 ratio.
8. A wide brush made of synthetic fibers (so that hairs do not get lost during work) for applying glue.
9. Glitter or acrylic marker, which is convenient for tracing the contours of the design on the bottle for greater brightness and effectiveness.
10. Various beads, ribbons, shells, twine or burlap - this decor is selected in accordance with the theme of the bottle design and must correspond to the general concept of bottle decoration.

Advice! It is not at all necessary to buy special tools and materials for your first decoupage experience - they can be easily replaced.

But, if the master constantly works in this technique, it is better to purchase a professional set, then the finished decorative items will be neater, and the decoupage process itself will become easier.

DIY bottle decoupage

The first thing a novice craftsman should do is to visualize the idea, that is, imagine what the bottle will look like after decoration. Numerous photos of finished works can help a beginner, various master classes or visiting a handmade exhibition. In accordance with this, paints of the desired shade, pictures, and various decorative elements are selected.

Now you need to find a beautiful vessel - a plastic or glass bottle of an interesting shape. Although the bottle will become colored as you work, it is still better to choose a transparent container for the first time.

Armed necessary tools, you can start working.

Preparing a bottle for decoupage

First, you should try on the selected picture to the existing bottle - they must match in size. By applying other decorative items, you can understand what the bottle will look like after decoupage, and how best to arrange all the decorative details.

Now the bottle needs to be prepared for painting:

• first, the bottle is soaked in a warm soapy solution so that all the labels become wet and easily separate from the glass or plastic;
• Using a metal brush, not only paper labels are removed from the bottle, but also all the glue present on the surface of the vessel;
• The bottle, wiped dry, is degreased by wiping it with a cotton swab dipped in alcohol or acetone.

After this, you need to apply primer to the bottle, which in this case is acrylic paint. But this is far from the only way to prepare the basis for transferring a picture. The bottle is often covered with various textured materials, this can be sand, eggshells, seashells and much, much more. However, it is easiest to work with smooth surfaces, so it is recommended that a novice decoupage artist still paint the bottle with acrylic-based paint.

The easiest way to apply the dye is with a brush, but with this technique there will certainly be stains on the glass, and the paint itself will apply unevenly. That's why experienced craftsmen For decoupage, they suggest using a foam sponge.

In this case, the paint is sort of tamponed, that is, applied to the bottle with short pressing movements. This coloring must be repeated 2-3 times - it depends on the master’s idea and the desired degree of tinting of the existing base.

Advice! The color of the base should be one or two shades lighter than the selected pattern for decoupage. This makes it easier to hide flaws in the work, and the edges of the drawing will be less noticeable.

Each layer of paint must dry thoroughly. While the bottle is drying after the last painting, you can start painting.

Preparing a drawing for decoupage

It was decided to use a regular table napkin with a pattern we liked for the first experiment. From this napkin you need to very carefully separate the topmost layer - the one on which the pattern is applied.

Now you need to somehow separate exactly that part of the picture that will be needed for decoupage. You can do this in two ways:

• small sharp scissors (women often use a tool from a manicure set);
• simply tear off the thin paper, highlighting the desired fragment of the picture.

As practice shows, the first method is more convenient to use on large patterns with clear lines and borders for cutting geometric pictures or in the case when the background is very different from the shade of the picture.

The method of tearing off the pattern with your fingers allows you to better disguise the line where the paper and paint meet, but this will only work if the base is matched to the color of the picture itself. This method is best used by those who are just learning the art of decoupage. How to do this correctly is shown in the photo below.

Important! To make your work easier, it is recommended to divide large drawings into smaller pieces. This makes it easier to glue thin paper to glass, and the likelihood of air bubbles during the decoupage process there will be less.

Bottle decoupage: process

Gluing a picture onto a base (in this case, a bottle) is called decoupage. Essentially, this is the transfer of a pattern to the surface.

And it is done quite simply:

1. Use special glue for decoupage or PVA office glue diluted with water. The required amount of glue is poured into some container.
2. A design cut out of a napkin is applied to the designated place on the surface of the bottle.
3. A wide and flat brush is dipped in glue and quickly coated with a napkin. Here you need to be very careful, since the picture will be quite thin and will easily tear after getting wet, so you need to pass the brush over the surface no more than a couple of times. The hand movements of the master should be directed from the center of the application to its edges. The main task is to prevent the paper from wrinkles and expel all air bubbles from under it.
4. The bottle is left in this form until the glue dries completely.
5. To ensure that the bottle can be used and the picture is durable, the surface is coated with acrylic varnish in three layers. Each layer of varnish must dry well.

Attention! Recently, PVA office glue has been sold so liquid that there is no need to dilute it - you can work right away.

There is another option: use construction PVA for decoupage, but this composition must be diluted with water, selecting the proportion based on the desired consistency of the glue.

Finishing touches

You can create decor in several ways:

• glue beads or sequins;
• tie a satin ribbon around the neck of the bottle;
• wrap the neck of the bottle with twine or knitting thread;
• using glitter (a thick acrylic outline of a contrasting color) or a special marker, outline the design, make thematic inscriptions on the bottle, add glitter;
• Make the decoupage brighter by using artistic acrylic paints and a thin brush.

There are many ways to decorate a bottle after decoupage, and this is evidenced by photos of finished works by both novice craftsmen and professionals. Here everything depends on the skills of the performer and the range of decorative elements.

As you know, decorating objects is not a new activity and has a fairly rich and interesting history. Decoupage is rightfully considered one of the most popular decorative finishing techniques. It, in turn, includes many directions, types and styles. Some of them can be mastered quickly, while others, more complex, require special knowledge, experience and skills.

A little history

From French, the name of the decoration technique “decoupage” is translated as “cut”. The purpose of this art is to decorate objects by gluing cut-out figures from colored paper or ready-made designs on them in combination with elements made from other materials.

The decoupage technique first became popular in France back in the 17th-18th centuries. It is divided into several dozen species. Many (the most complex) of them were developed during this time. Some items could take months or years to create due to the large number of different layers required to produce them. It is known that such historical figures as Madame de Pompadour and Marie Antoinette were fond of decoupage.

Objects for decoupage

Items such as furniture, dishes, boxes, postcards, vases and much more are suitable for decoration. By showing your imagination, you can transform any thing beyond recognition and turn a completely unattractive object into a real work of art.

Most often, the decoupage technique is used to decorate bottles of drinks in honor of any holidays. It could be an anniversary, a wedding, or a loved one of all of us. New Year. Decoupage of bottles is always fashionable, stylish and original.

Types of design. Decopatch

There are only 5 main types of decoupage: decopatch, direct (or classic), reverse, artistic (or smoky) and volumetric. They are all significantly different from each other, but they are still united by basic technology.

Decopatch, which is also called decoupage in the patchwork style, is characterized by the fact that individual motifs are not applied to the object being decorated, but its entire surface is completely filled with pieces of paper with a pattern. It turns out to be some kind of imitation of the well-known patchwork quilt. This decor is created using special deco patch paper. Usually it is stylized to match some texture of a fabric pattern or natural fur. But decopatch can also be done using more conventional means used for decoration.

The second type is classic

The direct view involves gluing pictures to any type of surface. In this case, the image must be carefully, smoothly and efficiently attached using a wet, hot or dry method, and it directly depends on the material used. This can be rice paper, decoupage cards or regular napkins.

After all the pictures are glued, they are varnished. When it is completely dry, the surface of the object is sanded until a completely smooth texture is formed. Then, if desired, the drawing can be supplemented, for example, to give it volume, toned or aged.

The third type is reverse

It is used only on transparent glass surfaces. Decoupage of bottles, vases and plates looks very beautiful. In this case, the motif is glued to the opposite side of the object, and the whole process is reversed. This is due to the fact that the surface to be processed is located in front of the front side of the design.

The fourth type is artistic

It is also called smoky. This type of decoupage imitates painting using other techniques and various effects. It provides for a harmonious combination of the pasted motif and the background into a complete picture, where no obvious transitions from one to another should be visible.

Fifth type - volumetric

Using this technique, a mixture of painting and relief is achieved. Irregularities in texture are usually created through the use of fabric, structural paste or natural materials. They can be small shells, cereals or eggshells. Volumetric decoupage of bottles with fabric looks especially beautiful.

General instructions for decoupage

Despite the apparent complexity of this decoration technique, it is quite easy to master. Experience, as we know, comes in the process of work, so it’s worth trying to make the simplest bottle decoupage for beginners yourself. The classic type of decoration is perfect for this.

Necessary materials: napkins with a pattern, an empty bottle, scissors, special glue for decoupage or PVA, roller, sponge, brush, varnish and acrylic paints.

● First you need to choose the bottle you would like to decorate. You should not take too elaborate forms. Because the simpler they are, the easier it will be to design the bottle in decoupage style.

● Take a napkin you like and carefully cut out the design shown on it. Since it consists of several layers, it is necessary to separate the topmost one. Don't worry that the drawing will tear - the paper is quite durable. It is with this motive that we will continue to work.

● If you don’t have decoupage glue, you can use PVA, but before doing this you need to dilute it slightly with water. Then we spread the motif and carefully glue it to the surface of the bottle. The pattern must be carefully smoothed, starting from the center and gradually approaching the edges. Since our napkin is a little wet, it can be easily damaged. The glued image is smoothed with a roller, and excess glue is removed with a sponge.

● At this point, decoupage of bottles with napkins can be considered almost complete. But if you wish, tint them with acrylic paints, draw some patterns or stick on beads and shells. In this case, you can do whatever comes to your mind.

● When the bottle is dry, it is coated with a special decoupage varnish. Some, in the absence of one, use colorless nail polish. After this, the product should be taken out to the balcony, where it will finally dry and weather. That's it, your first decoupage item is ready!

Partial decoration with fabric

In order to make such decoupage of bottles with your own hands, you will have to visit not only a store with stationery supplies, but also look where they sell goods for artists. One way or another, all materials are quite accessible. In addition to fabric and a bottle, you will need PVA glue, putty, alcohol, a drawing, which will then be transferred to the fabric, as well as acrylic varnish, primer and paints. It would be great if the set of colors included gold and silver.

Decoupage of bottles always begins with cleaning their surface. It is necessary to thoroughly wash and remove any paper stickers on them. To do this, you just need to soak them in warm water for a while. The bottle is then wiped with alcohol to remove all fat. This procedure is mandatory. After this, the entire surface is coated with acrylic varnish. I must say that it dries quite quickly.

The next stage of decoupage will be proper preparation fabrics. To do this, pour glue into a bowl and dilute it with water 1:1. For better contact with the glass surface, a little putty is usually added to it. If the fabric is white, then paint of the desired color is also added there.

Now the material is dipped into the impregnation solution and then wrung out. The shape of the flap is arbitrary, and the size must be large enough to wrap half the bottle. The fabric should be laid in beautiful, elegant folds and left to dry for about a day. After this, you can apply other decorative decorations: beads, sparkles or foam balls. When all the elements are ready, the bottle is opened with varnish.

Full fabric decoration

In order to create decoupage of bottles that are entirely decorated with fabric, you can take scraps of any size. It is better if it is satin, silk or chintz. Before use, they need to be washed and dried well.

We make a solution of PVA glue and water and drop pieces of fabric into it. Then we take out one at a time and attach it to the surface of the bottle with beautiful folds. You can cut out one oval or round piece from which to make a medallion. It must be glued evenly, without a single wrinkle.

Next, when the fabric on the bottle has dried, the medallion is decorated with some kind of pattern, for example, a napkin pattern. In this case, glue is applied only to the reverse part of the motif and strictly along the contour. After it dries, the excess paper is torn off. When finishing the decoupage of bottles with your own hands, the fabric is decorated with various small elements or more voluminous details, such as large beads, flowers made from ribbons or beaded ornaments. If you wish, you can paint your product with watercolor, gouache or acrylic paints. To complete the process, the bottle is varnished and dried.

Master class: decoupage with napkins

Beginners in this business should not take on any overly complex decoration. It is worth trying the simplest classic type of technique, supplemented, if desired, with small volumetric details. Consider decoupage of bottles with napkins. Master class with step by step description actions will help in your work.

● Step 1. Choose a napkin with a black and white design you like and tear it off or cut it out. Then carefully separate the topmost layer. We will use it to decorate our product.

● Step 2. Wash the bottle well, remove labels, if any, and degrease the surface with alcohol. Then evenly coat with white acrylic paint.

● Step 3. Glue the cut out napkin motif. To do this, we use PVA glue diluted in half with water.

● Step 4. At the top above the image, carefully paint with a thin brush with white acrylic so as to capture the edges of the napkin.

●Step 5. Now below the drawing we do the same, but only with black paint, and tint it to the very bottom. After the bottle has dried, we open its entire surface 2 times with acrylic varnish.

● Step 6. Thus, we have a very nice and original bottle. You can decorate your creation according to your taste and desire, for example, glue white and black beads, bows, etc.

Decoupage wedding bottles

Now in specialized salons and stores you can find any paraphernalia for various special events. Sometimes their diversity is simply amazing! There you can buy very beautiful large flower arches and small boutonnieres, fancy-shaped glasses and decorated bottles, which are displayed on the table for the bride and groom. And it should be noted that all this is not cheap. But why spend a lot of money if you can decoupage bottles with your own hands? In addition, in this case the products will be exclusive.

It’s okay if this is your first time encountering this design technique. Of course, mastering it requires time and special napkins, which are not sold in every store. But there is a simpler option that will allow even a beginner who is not associated with the art of artistic decoration to make original decoupage of wedding bottles.

Simple design

First of all, for simplified decoration using conventional greeting card You will need a bottle of champagne, the color of which does not matter, white acrylic paint and varnish, and a brush. In addition, you will have to visit a hardware store and purchase silver or gold paint there. You need to choose a card with a wedding theme. It is advisable that the drawing be on a white or other, but always light, background, since it will be much easier to disguise than a dark one.

At the first stage, decoupage of a champagne bottle begins with removing all labels and traces of glue using warm water and a sponge. Then the surface is degreased with acetone or alcohol and covered with white acrylic paint, but the layer may turn out uneven. There is nothing to worry about here, since after all the work is completed this minor defect will be absolutely unnoticeable. The easiest way to apply paint is with a sponge.

The next stage is preparing the postcard. First, it is coated with varnish in 2 layers and left to dry. Don't be afraid that the edges will curl, this is a normal process. Now very carefully you need to separate the top thin layer with the pattern from the cardboard base. You will get an improvised decoupage napkin. Then the design is cut out along the contour. You can leave it whole, but it is best to separate it into separate fragments, for example, images of newlyweds, flowers and doves with rings.

We glue the pictures to the bottle with PVA glue, while we smear not the back of the image, but the product itself, and smooth them out. We dilute light pink and pale blue acrylic paints and, to hide the edges of the card, carefully draw along their edges with a wide brush, carefully shading the borders. We continue decoupaging the champagne bottle by applying silver or gold veins to it, which will hide all small defects and irregularities.

And finally, the final stage is protruding decor, which can be used as silver or golden bows and artificial pearls different sizes. They will help give your creation a finished look. This completes the decoupage of the wedding bottle.

As you can see for yourself, decorating objects with your own hands is enough exciting activity. Decoupage is not such a complicated decoration technique. And besides, it does not require too much expense, because it is not for nothing that it arose, as they believe, in the circles of low-income segments of the population. But, despite this, thanks to the imagination of talented people, decoupage was able to turn into real art!

Decoupage bottles in different options(photo)

Decoupage bottles in different versions (photo)

Nowadays, most needlewomen are fond of decoupage, namely, they decorate various objects with paper appliqué. And, to be more precise, decorations are made from special decoupage napkins, which are sold in a wide range on the shelves of specialized stores intended for needlework. The decoupage technique is done on many things made of wood, metal and plastic. But the most popular is decoupage on glass, or rather decoupage of bottles.
Every housewife always has empty glass containers, for example, cans for bulk products, intended to be thrown into the trash, depending on how long they have been used. Don't rush to do this yourself. You can try to remake a completely unnecessary thing into an interesting vase, which, in the future, will decorate your interior, for example in nautical style. Especially when original ideas are much more valued than factory decoupage on glass.










Not only used alcohol bottles can be decorated, but also other glass objects that have lost their appearance. Decoupage of a vase will be very relevant.

Bottle for Women's Day

If you don’t know how to make glass decoupage on a champagne bottle for the 8th of March holiday, then the presented master class and instructions tell you how to decorate and create decoupage bottles with your own hands.
Prepare a bottle of champagne by removing all labels from it. Then, degrease it with alcohol or window cleaner. Now, you should paint the bottle with light acrylic paint in several layers, as shown in the photo.




Select
, from which you can make an eight for the holiday of the eighth of March. Cut out the circles and make them in pairs.




Take acrylic-based paints and mix them to create a subtle shade of salad color. Thus, we will make a non-traditional bottle background. Apply this paint using a washcloth to the entire surface of the product. The bottle will turn out to be a beautiful spring shade, as shown in the photo.






Now we do the usual decoupage for beginners. Attach cut out circles from a napkin to the bottle and coat them with decoupage glue. After the glue has dried, we can consider that the master class is finished, but that’s not all. It is necessary to decorate the ornament with an acrylic outline or glitter, circling them around the picture, as shown in the photo.










In the center of the bottle, make an inscription for the eighth of March, it will be quite useful. When the green glitter dries, it will shimmer beautifully. Cover all the work done with acrylic varnish, which will add incredible shine. Now, a festive bottle of champagne is ready to decorate the table on March 8th. In the video you can see how to decoupage a vase.

Video: Decoupage glass vases

Decorate the bottle with eggshells

The decoupage technique of bottles decorated with eggshells can be safely given to your friends or loved ones. Because such work looks original and beautiful, acquiring a three-dimensional appearance. To work you need the following accessories:

• wine containers;
• alcohol;
• eggshell;
• napkin, decoupage glue and brush;
• priming.

Wash the bottle well under running warm water so that the labels can be easily removed with your own hands. Then, the entire surface is degreased with alcohol or washing liquid.


For primer, acrylic paint is perfect. Apply it to the bottle using a kitchen sponge. Leave the product for a short amount of time to dry, as shown in the photo.



To make the layer look more even, apply another layer of paint, as shown in the photo. Using a sponge will help get rid of streaks. This time, drying will take about 30 minutes.


Meanwhile, you need to continue the master class with eggshells and start cutting out pictures from napkins in decoupage style. Place the pictures on a stationery file and blot them with water. Using careful movements, place it on the main part of the bottle. The following manipulations follow the same course as for beginners, using glue and brushes. The workpiece is left to dry for one day.



Decoupage with eggshells begins with the production of the base material. Rinse the shell under water and dry. Coat the entire surface of the bottle with glue and use tweezers to lay out the shell like a mosaic. The eggshell ornament will be made on two sides, namely the top and bottom of the bottle. After a break of 20 minutes, apply background paint. This decoupage takes on a voluminous appearance.



The last stage is to paint the resulting areas with eggshells more dark shade and open with varnish. Now, decoupage on glass is completely done by hand. You can watch the video on how to make reverse decoupage on glass in an interesting style.

Video: Making reverse decoupage of a bottle

Wedding champagne bottle

Wedding attributes are always given special attention. This even applies to wedding glasses and champagne. You can create decoupage of a bottle of champagne for a wedding yourself. An example presented by a master class with step by step photos, great for beginners using a postcard or picture. Prepare the following materials:

• champagne;
• pictures or postcards;
• acrylic based varnish;
• acrylic paint;
• washcloth.

Remove all labels from the glass bottle by soaking it in water. Then, degrease the surface with alcohol. Paint the product with primer. The master class involves the use of postcards. Cover it with acrylic varnish and dry. Now, remove the top tier of paper and cut out a suitable motif.









The bottle is smeared with glue, and the selected pictures are applied on top. Use gentle movements to smooth out the pattern to avoid bubbles and wrinkles.
It is necessary to dilute the paint that, in your opinion, matches the color of the bottle. Use a brush to draw a darker outline. Dip a foam pad into a light tone of paint and create a haze, smoothing the edges of the image.




Now all that remains is to paint the veins in silver using an old brush and draw in the details. The final touch is to varnish the entire surface of the champagne. Decoupage of a bottle of champagne for a wedding, successfully done. This craft will perfectly decorate wedding tables. Watch the video for a master class on how to decoupage bottles with fabric.

Video: Bottle decor with fabric

Bottle decoration with tights

In order to implement such an interesting and voluminous master class, and create glass decoupage with tights, you will need the following list of materials: a bottle, craquelure, alcohol, tights, PVA glue, acrylic varnish and napkins, as well as
, a washcloth and acrylic-based paint.
Take the bottle and degrease it using alcohol. Take nylon tights and dip them completely into the glue solution. Then, stretch them over the item to be decorated and form folds. The napkins are also soaked in glue; you need to make flowers out of them. Drying time is one or two days.


After this, the product is coated with black acrylic paint. Let it dry for a while. Choose the picture motif you like and apply it to the bottle, covering it with several layers of glue. Remember to take breaks between layers.

Wait until it dries, and boldly apply golden acrylic paint with a washcloth, painting over the black color. Next, the craquelure is applied with a synthetic brush, and after four hours, the second layer is applied. When another two hours pass, you will see how the craquelure turns into cracks. Using bitumen patina, we create the effect of aging of the craft by rubbing over the cracks. The final touch that appears after using craquelure is the application of acrylic varnish to consolidate the creative work.

Decoupage from toilet paper

Decoupage on glass with toilet paper begins with preparing the fittings:

• bottle or jar for bulk products;
• toilet paper;
• acrylic based paints;
• napkins;
• glossy varnish;
• scissors;
• brush, PVA glue and washcloth.

Prepare a bottle, or if you want, you can use several cans, after wiping it with alcohol. Cut out suitable miniatures from a napkin. From toilet paper small squares are cut out. To apply glue to paper, you will need a thin brush. Now, apply the cutouts evenly to the bottle as shown in the photo. We leave it to dry.








Toilet paper is very thin, so we paint it with acrylic paint white. Large pictures are glued in the central part of the bottle, and small ones on the cap.




After everything is thoroughly dry, cover the entire light part of the bottle with acrylic paint. blue. The next stage is painting it golden, applying it to a washcloth.




Twist thin ropes from a napkin and paint them gold. When they are dry, you need to make an ornament out of them and glue them to the bottle. After this, the entire surface is varnished. Decoupage of a glass bottle, safely made with your own hands, using toilet paper.

Craquelure in bottle decoupage

The next master class for beginners will teach you how to use craquelure when working on crafts. We wash all the tags from the bottle and degrease it with alcohol or nail polish remover. We prime the container with white.





Now, we will need toilet paper, which we will use to decorate the bottle. Soak the paper in glue and apply it to the bottle, making small folds. This procedure must be done very quickly. After this, the craft will take on a three-dimensional appearance. Tear out a suitable motif from the decoupage card and glue it with PVA glue. The photo shows the result. Leave the bottle to dry for about 6 hours.






Take acrylic paint of the same color as shown in the photo. Apply it to the surface, not all over, but in parts to make the craquelure more effective. Apply the craquelure and wait for about two hours. Then, cover the product with light acrylic paint. Paint the areas where the toilet paper is also white.






After drying, the bottle is coated with finishing varnish, as shown in the photo. Volumetric master class this is where it ended. If you want to learn how to do reverse decoupage on glass or decoupage bottles with napkins, we suggest watching a video that shows how to work on a bottle in a nautical style.


As you can see, the instructions and master class on decoupage of bottles, as well as cans for bulk products, are simple and interesting. It will be clear, even for beginners. A variety of master classes and even voluminous ones will give your imagination flight.

The Decoupage direction is somewhere in the middle between Hand-made and art. The word decoupage came to us from the French language and literally means “to cut out”, and in fact is a type of appliqué. It is based on the technique of gluing various designs on paper, napkins, and fabrics onto hard surfaces. Decoupage is actively used in decorative art, techniques are actively developing, and the list of materials and objects used for decoration is expanding.

The passion for this technique has become widespread lately, everything more people They are passionate about this type of creativity and contribute their own ideas. At the moment, there are entire schools that are engaged in promotion and training on the Internet, and not only.

Decoupage bottles photo

During the period of the formation of the decoupage hobby in Russia, one of the first objects that literally all masters began to decorate were bottles of wine and champagne. Particular attention was paid to bottles with a non-standard shape and voluminous texture. They were not thrown away, but turned into real interior decor.

Used to decoupage bottles various materials and equipment - napkins, putty, decorative elements, or in general, everything that was at hand.

What you need for decoupage, a list for beginners

As mentioned above, there are many techniques for performing decoupage, and they are actively developing - new materials, techniques and directions are appearing.

But still, there are main directions that we will give:
Classic decoupage - gluing napkins, decoupage cards, rice paper onto a flat hard surface;

Artistic decoupage - differs from the classical one in that artistic techniques, additional drawings, underdrawings, aging and more are added to the main image;

Reverse decoupage - gluing a picture onto the back surface of a transparent base;

Volumetric decoupage - when decorating, various volumetric pastes, putty and decorative elements are used.

In order to work in certain techniques, a set of materials is required - different in each specific case, but there is a necessary set that any beginning craftswoman should have:

Napkins, rice paper, decoupage card— necessary components for almost any technique, the basis of any composition. You can now buy these materials at any craft store, office supply store, or online. You can use regular table napkins if you find interesting ones good quality images with a suitable subject.

Sandpaper– should always be in your arsenal for polishing surfaces; as a rule, there should be several types of grain – medium and fine, since there are several stages of polishing.

Alcohol or any alcohol-containing liquid to degrease the surface; you can also use nail polish remover.

Primer– a special acrylic material, applied as a base for decoupage for good adhesion to the surface.

Acrylic paints– in decoupage, mainly only acrylic materials are used, this is due to the fact that they dry quickly and are easy to apply. It is better to have a range of colors in your arsenal, as they are often used for painting.

Glue for decoupage- as a rule, it is acrylic, but ordinary PVA household glue is widely used.

Acrylic varnish– There are many varieties of acrylic varnish – matte, glossy and chameleon. Many needlewomen use ordinary high-quality construction acrylic varnish, but for beginning craftswomen it is recommended to use professional decoupage varnish.

Brushes– synthetic brushes, mostly flat, are most widely used in decoupage. The sizes may be different, as they are used for different purposes.

Stationery file– in some cases used for gluing napkins.
Scissors- used when cutting out images; many craftswomen use manicures.
Roller– a small construction roller is quite suitable; it is used to smooth out the pasted image.

Stack- This is an artistic tool, very well suited for mixing paints.

What varnish is needed for decoupage

One of the most important materials is decoupage varnish; the overall result often depends on it. As a rule, varnish is applied at the very end to fix the image. The quality and composition of the varnish also affects the final appearance.

Varnishes are divided into several types according to composition and purpose (decorative and finishing).
Acrylic varnish– the most popular, it is non-toxic, odorless and non-flammable, as it is water-based. Thanks to its composition, it dries quickly and does not turn yellow over time.
Acrylic varnish used not only as a finishing layer, but also as an intermediate layer - to secure the next layer. The intermediate varnish is then used as a basis for further decoration.
Due to its wide composition capabilities, there is a line of varnishes with decorative effects.
In order to be fully equipped, make sure that you have several types of varnish in your workshop - regular acrylic (matte and glossy) and finishing.

What glue is needed for decoupage

Acrylic glue is mainly used for decoupage. Art stores sell special glue for decoupage; it is sold in small jars and is quite expensive.

Majority brands, specializing in the production of goods for applied arts, also have glue in their lines. In addition, most professional craftswomen actively use PVA construction adhesive of various brands.

If you are a beginner craftsman, it is better to use professional glue, but if you do not have the opportunity to purchase glue at an art store, we will tell you about the most important characteristics glue required so that it can be used in decoupage works:

• Colorless when dry;
• Medium consistency;
• Should not dry out quickly;
• Should not turn yellow over time;
• Should not have a smell.

Decoupage of bottles with napkins step by step, master class

If you want to diversify your interior, we suggest decorating an ordinary glass bottle. It can be used as a decorative piece of furniture, or as a vase.

To decorate a bottle with napkins you will need:

• Glass bottle.
• A decoupage napkin or card, rice paper will also work, the design can be anything.
• Alcohol, vodka or solvent to degrease the surface.
• Acrylic paint.
• Decoupage glue or PVA glue.
• Acrylic varnish.
• Brushes, sponges (you can use a dish sponge), scissors.

First you need to prepare the bottle - remove labels and degrease the surface.

Before gluing the napkin, we will make the background with acrylic paint. Use the background color at your discretion, as long as it matches the pattern on the napkin. Dilute the background paint with water so that it turns out translucent like a haze. For relief, make several layers. Leave the space for the drawing unpainted.

You need to cut out a design from a napkin, but you can simply tear it out with your hands. Separate the bottom two layers of napkin.

We apply a napkin to the surface remaining under the drawing and coat it with a layer of glue on top. Try to get rid of any bubbles and carefully straighten out the folds. Let the glue dry. Try to work carefully as the napkin is very thin and can easily tear.

Now you need to fix the drawing; to do this, you need to cover the bottle with a thin layer of acrylic varnish.

After the first layer of varnish has dried, you can give the bottle an aged look. To do this, dilute black or other dark paint with water and use an old toothbrush to spray it on. It is better to practice on an unnecessary surface first. It is necessary to take into account that when sprayed, the paint can scatter in all directions, so it is better to do this over a basin or bucket so as not to stain everything around.

After the paint has dried, apply two more layers of varnish.

As a result, we got a full-fledged piece of furniture from an unnecessary bottle.

DIY decoupage of bottles with tights step by step with photos

Volumetric decoupage- one of the most popular techniques; to implement it, various auxiliary materials are used to create volume. Texture is achieved through decorative painting with contrasting colors.

We offer a master class in which ordinary women's tights are used as the material for creating volume.

Materials used:

• Glass bottle with screw cap.
• PVA glue.
• Nylon tights.
• Hot glue gun.
• Peas.

Cut off the stocking part of the tights.

Fill a deep container with glue and soak.

Place on the bottle and form a drape, leave to dry.

For the hat, use a metal cap. Place a small piece of stocking soaked in glue onto the lid. Connect the ends and screw them onto the top of the lid. Bend the edges of the lid to create a hat shape and leave to dry.

Cut strips from the stocking part of the tights.

Gather each strip onto a thread.

Form roses.

Soak the roses in glue and also send them to dry.

Glue the dried roses onto the dress and onto the bottle.

Glue a bottle cap to the bottom of the hat.

Glue decorative elements in the form of beads and earrings.

Paint the finished composition with spray paint, first brown and then gold, using gold paint only on the protruding parts.

Decoupage of bottles with paper master class

Another available material for decorating a bottle using the decoupage technique is toilet paper. With its help you can create any volumetric elements.

You will need:

• Glass bottle.
• Degreasing liquid – alcohol, solvent, etc.
• Any PVA glue.
• Foam sponge.
• Stationery clip.
• Synthetic brush.
• Sponge with large pores.
• Toilet paper.
• Napkins.
• Acrylic paints.
• Acrylic varnish.

Clear the bottle of labels and degrease with an alcohol-containing compound or a napkin.

Prime the surface with white paint or a special primer; do not paint the neck yet. Let it dry.

Place the napkin on the bottle and cover it with glue; using a brush, try to carefully smooth out all the wrinkles from the center to the edges.

Coat the rest of the bottle generously with glue.

Place pieces of toilet paper textured onto the glue-coated surface. Leave the bottle to dry.

After the paper has dried well, coat the entire surface of the bottle with varnish.

Paint the bottle a color that matches the color of the napkin.

Complete the picture where necessary.

Dip a dry sponge into the paint, beat it thoroughly and go over the raised areas - this will add additional volume.

Dry the bottle thoroughly again and coat it with varnish, maybe in two layers.

Original decorative bottle ready.

Decoupage of bottles with eggshells master class

Decoupage with eggshells is similar in its end result to the craquelure effect - aging by simulating cracks in the paint. The difference is that the surface becomes more prominent.

The advantage is that the material used is not expensive art material, but ordinary eggshells.
Another plus is that with the help of the shell we can hide various minor imperfections of the decorated surface, for example, chips.

Many may have a question - what to do first: stick on the shell or stick on the napkin. In principle, there is not much difference, act according to the situation. The main thing is that if you have already glued the napkin, before you start gluing the shell, cover the design with varnish, since when you are gluing, there is a high probability that glue will get on the napkin - this will make it wet.

Start by covering a small area of ​​the surface with glue and, as shown in the figure, stick on pieces of the shell. Work in small areas.

Below we offer step-by-step detailed photographs.

Decorating with eggshells really helps to hide various inscriptions and that’s why I often use them to decorate bottles. If you already have an idea of ​​how a bottle or object will be decorated, you can start by gluing the shell; if not, first do decoupage, then stick the shell.

After covering the entire surface as planned, leave the bottle to dry. This may take quite a long time, but be patient.

Decoupage bottles for February 23

With a huge number of gift options for men on February 23, a decorated bottle is probably one of the most advantageous. You can use the contents and keep the packaging as a keepsake.

We offer several ideas for decorating a bottle with holiday symbols.

Decoupage bottles for March 8

Decoupage bottles with fabric and lace master class

Decoupage using textile materials - fabric, lace - gives a wonderful decorative result. The relief is voluminous and unpredictable. Using paints you can give the effect of aging and antiquity.

Decoupage using fabric is done by analogy with the decor of tights. The material is impregnated with glue and laid out on the bottle in the form of a drapery. Look what a great result you can get.

No less beautiful bottles are obtained when using lace.

We offer a master class on bottle decoupage.

You will need:

• Glass bottle.
• Liquid for degreasing surfaces.
• Napkin or decoupage card.
• Acrylic primer.
• Acrylic paints.
• Lace.
• White outline.
• Brushes.
• PVA glue.

Using stamping movements, apply primer to the surface of the bottle, having previously degreased it. Dry, then you can apply a layer of acrylic paint on top of the primer.

Glue the laces with PVA glue.

Cut out additional decorative elements and stick them on too.

Cover the lace with acrylic paint.

Use an acrylic outline to apply dots at the base and neck of the bottle.

Paint the top of the bottle in a suitable color.

You can use white paint to tone down the color a little if it is too bright.

Separate the top layer of the napkin with the pattern, tear out the picture with your hands along the edges of the image.

Glue the picture onto the bottle using a brush and glue, apply the glue on top of the picture.

On the back side also stick a picture, maybe the same one.

In order to combine the images, make underdrawings.

To consolidate the result, the bottle can be coated with acrylic varnish in several layers.

Decoupage wedding bottles

Decoupage is widely used in the preparation of wedding accessories, including wedding bottles and glasses.

Decoupage champagne bottle

When we go to visit friends to celebrate an important event or just chat, an elegant bottle of champagne is quite suitable as a present, try decorating it yourself.

Material for decoupage from Aliexpress

Materials for decoupage can now be purchased freely; there are a lot of offers in retail stores. There are a large number of specialized sellers on the Internet - you can buy any materials in one place - from paints to molds. But still, prices today are quite high.

Many experienced buyers have long chosen the online store. This is a Chinese store that brings together a huge number of Chinese manufacturers on its resource.

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More recently, in Russia, people began to relax in New Year holidays the whole family. Not only schoolchildren and students, but also the working population have the opportunity to visit relatives, take a walk, play sports and devote time to their favorite hobbies.
Decorating interior items using technology is gaining increasing popularity among the fair sex. You can decorate this way not only cutting boards, photo frames and other little things, but also bottles, for example, with champagne. These works will decorate the table, refresh it, and make it special. Even if you haven’t had time to master a new creative technique all year in the hustle and bustle, you can do this just on New Year’s days.
In this master class, we will consider the technique of direct decoupage from a file, in which we will apply the design on the bottle in a circle, overlapping edge to edge. When decorated directly with a napkin, the champagne will stand and not lie on its side, as when gluing a small motif.
Here it will be useful to define the terms used by the masters of this technique.
A motif is a design from a napkin or decoupage card that will be placed on the surface. Primer is acrylic paint or a mixture of paint with PVA glue, which is applied to the glass in the first and second layers.
For decoupage, PVA glue, slightly diluted with water, is usually used. It is also important to remember that when wet, the size of the napkin increases by approximately 0.5 cm on each side, which is very noticeable if you first apply a dry napkin to the surface to determine the boundaries where the motif will lie.

Materials and tools

The craftswoman should always have toothpicks, cotton swabs, sheets of paper or newspaper, and cotton wool on hand. All this can be found in every home. Pay attention to the reasonable arrangement of the workplace, to protecting your hands and face (especially eyes) from exposure to varnishes and paints. Therefore, it would be a good idea to purchase gloves, masks, etc. In addition to the above, prepare:

• acrylic paints: white and pearlescent;
• regular brushes, like those for watercolor paints;
• a sponge sponge or a piece of dry dishwashing sponge attached to a clothespin;
• acrylic varnish;
• the finest sandpaper;
• acrylate putty for decorative work;
• napkins of a suitable theme, I took New Year's ones;
• twigs artificial Christmas tree, real cones;
• for artificial snow, foam balls;
• PVA glue for paper and cardboard or construction glue;
• scissors;
• stationery file, preferably dense.

Inspiration, creative message and free time, and also good mood. The work may take several days, since each layer must be thoroughly dried, but using a hairdryer it can be sped up to several hours.

Getting started

Buy good quality champagne.

As in the case of remaking an old one, before applying any type of coating, you need to remove the old decorative layers. When decorating a bottle, these are labels and excise stamps. First I soak the glass in water, then remove the label with a brush. Remains of paper and glue can be easily removed using vegetable oil and sandpaper, vigorously rubbing the bottle.

Choose a napkin in advance.

Before you start priming the glass, degrease it with window cleaner or alcohol.
Add PVA glue to the paint and prepare a foam sponge.

Apply the primer to the surface using small, dotted movements.

Two or three layers are enough. Let the bottle dry or dry it thoroughly with a hairdryer on all sides.
Now take some fine sandpaper and sand the surface.

During the sanding process, you will realize that the grain is not completely removed. In order to prepare the surface for decoupage from a file, take acrylate putty.

Apply the thinnest layer of paste to the bottle. To do this, take a plastic card from any bank instead of a spatula or just use your finger. You can also remove excess with a thread. The bottle should lie on its side.

Let's use the hairdryer again. The paste dries very quickly.

Cover the bottom of the bottle with it as well.

If necessary, brush the surface again. This is how smooth the bottle turned out in the end. Now she is ready to apply the motive.

Decoupage

The easiest way to decoupage for beginners is decoupage from a file. I chose a motif with the image of New Year's balls, cinnamon, spruce branches. The pattern does not end on a quarter of the napkin, as usual, but is located on half, as shown in the figure.

If you wrap a napkin around a bottle, it becomes clear that you will have to turn it down a little. But let's not rush.
Make the edges of the motif uneven by cutting them off. Layer the napkin.

You may need to iron the motif from the reverse side using the “silk” setting.

Place the colorful layer of the napkin on the file with the pattern down and start dripping water on top of it, from the middle to the edges. You want the entire napkin to be submerged in water. Essentially, when you straighten it, you will not touch the paper with the brush, you will touch the water, and the napkin will straighten itself.

Flatten the motif, expel the air from under it, the folds will straighten out. However, do not keep the napkin in the water for too long! The edges of the motif can be safely removed, since the paper has increased in size..
The motif on the file can be raised in this way, as shown in the figure.

Lubricate the bottle thickly with PVA glue; there is no need to dilute it in this case.

Now begins the most interesting and most difficult part of the work. Starting from the middle of the motif, lean the file against the bottle, but not all at once, but only the middle, and stroke the file with your hands up and down, and also slightly to the sides.

Next, you need to place one edge of the napkin on the glue and slowly separate it from the file. If necessary, straighten with a wide brush with water, but it is better to glue straight away evenly.

In the photo below you can clearly see that one part of the napkin is still on the file, and the other is already on the bottle.

Now overlap the rest of the napkin, adding a little glue. This whole process requires skill, attention and concentration. If necessary, carefully tear off the excess part of the image too.

Pay attention to the following photo. It shows that the last part of the napkin did not stick very evenly, and when trying to smooth it out, the motif began to tear. At this stage, if this happens to you, it is best to exhale. Let the napkin dry naturally; a hairdryer will only do damage here.

Now glue the top of the napkin, which previously remained just in the air. If creases form, they can be removed later with sandpaper.
Select a color and complete the background using the same sponge.

While the paint is drying, prepare the artificial snow. To do this, mix white paint, PVA glue and semolina or such foam balls as in the photo.

Apply two coats of varnish to the bottle and let it dry. Before this, it was possible to depict patterns on the surface.
Cover the lid with foil and apply fake snow to it.

Finally, hide the bumps and the “seam” of the napkin with a few branches of an artificial Christmas tree or tinsel. I also glued real pine cones and covered the branches with fake snow. You can attach this to a glue gun, which you can buy at the Fix Price store for no more than 100 rubles.

That's it, the beautiful one is ready!