The most popular techniques for effective interior design include decorating various objects using the decoupage technique. Most often, bottles that have an elegant, unusual shape are used for this purpose. Bottle decoupage does not require special knowledge or mastery of complex skills; it is done quickly, from materials available in any home, providing great scope for the use of creative ideas created by the imagination.
What is decoupage, its history
The decoupage technique is of French origin, it was developed in the 4th-4th centuries. The word “decoupage” translated from French means “to cut”; the type of decorative art itself consists of cutting out individual images from paper and gluing them onto a glass surface. To obtain exquisite interior decoration, elements made from other types of materials are additionally attached to the surface of the object, followed by coating with paint and varnish.
Types of decoupage
Decoupage of bottles can be done using the following techniques.
Decopatch
Decopatch (application of patchwork style) - decorating an object is reminiscent of making a patchwork quilt - the entire surface of the bottle is covered with pieces of paper decorated with a pattern. Usually, special paper intended for making deco patches is used for this. To obtain a more interesting effect, this paper is produced with some interesting view stylization, for example, with natural fur or fabric texture. If this material is not available, other means can be used for the decopatch technique.
Classical
This type of decoupage is also called direct. The image, applied to special cards for decoupage, rice paper or paper napkins, is cut out and glued to the surface to be designed very carefully, without wrinkles or tears. The method of attaching the pattern to the surface is determined by the type of material and can be wet, dry or using heat. Then the image is varnished. After the varnish has dried, the work is sanded and, if desired, tinted or aged, giving it additional volume.
Back
This method can be used to decorate clear glass objects. Since the image is glued to the back of an object, such as a plate or vase, its stages correspond to the classic type of decoupage, but are performed in the reverse order. When gluing, the design is placed with the front side facing the wall of the product.
Art
The second name of this species is smoky. The techniques and effects used make it possible to obtain an imitation of painting, ensuring a harmonious combination of the pasted pattern with the general background, creating a complete picture without visible transitions from one part of the image to another.
Volume
A style that combines the use of painting with the creation of a relief surface. The desired texture is imparted using fabric and natural materials: various cereals, small shells, eggshells. Structural paste can also be used for this purpose.
Operating rules
Do-it-yourself decoupage of bottles should be done taking into account the rules developed for this technique:
- You should select bottles with a flat surface that does not have raised protrusions;
- For more precise cutting of the image, it is recommended to use nail scissors;
- When using napkins, stick only the top layer of paper removed from the cut out picture;
- It is better to use special decoupage glue for the work; if it is not available, PVA diluted with water (1:1) will do;
- Gluing a picture is done as follows: lubricate the surface of the product with glue and apply the image to it, carefully leveling it and avoiding the appearance of wrinkles;
- When working with decoupage cards, they are first dipped in warm water for a while and dried by placing them on a towel;
- After the pasted pattern has dried, it should be protected from moisture and mechanical damage with a layer of varnish.
Materials
In addition to bottles and other glass vessels and containers for decoupage, you can use dishes, furniture, flower pots, kitchen cutting boards, a bread bin, items made from textiles and much more.
To obtain a picture, you can use not only decoupage cards, napkins and rice paper, but also pictures cut out from magazines. Having cut them out, they are varnished several times and, after drying, soaked in water for 20 minutes. Then the almost transparent top layer is removed and glued to the base.
To work you will need glue, alcohol, varnish, acrylic paint, a brush, sandpaper, a piece of foam rubber or rags. The craft is tinted acrylic paint, for decoration you can use a variety of sparkles, beads, bows, ribbons, shells and other elements. It is possible to use fabrics, lace, nylon stockings, burlap, nut shells and eggshells.
Decoupage with napkins: master class
Decoupage of bottles with napkins, photos of which are presented on the page, includes the following steps:
Selecting a bottle of the appropriate size and shape, removing the label, degreasing the glass surface with alcohol.
Priming - covering with 1-3 layers of acrylic paint diluted with water, close in color to the color of the picture, but having a lighter shade.
Cutting out a design from a specially selected napkin and removing its surface layer.
If you plan to use PVA instead of decoupage glue, you should add a little water to it. Place the design on the bottle covered with glue, carefully straightening it and preventing the appearance of wrinkles or air bubbles.
The dried image is covered with acrylic varnish; it is advisable to apply several layers, allowing each of them to dry for some time.
Decoupage with rice paper: master class
No less interesting results are obtained when used in addition to napkins rice paper. Bottle decoupage for beginners step by step with photos of each process is simple:
Prepare rice paper and a napkin with floral patterns in the design.
Thoroughly degrease the surface of the bottle - this will ensure high-quality fastening of the working elements.
The paper should be torn into small pieces by hand to obtain jagged edges that ensure natural look basics.
Attach the rice paper to the surface of the bottle in one of two ways. In the first method, the fragments are placed on glass and soaked in glue, followed by the application of varnish. In the second, parts of the paper located on the glass are moistened with water, dried (the process can be accelerated with a hairdryer) and then treated with acrylic varnish.
The subsequent steps are performed in the same way as decoupage of bottles with napkins, which is described above.
Decoupage with tights: master class
Decorating bottles with tights that easily drape and take any shape allows you to get a very beautiful crafts. For beginners, below is a step-by-step procedure for completing the work:
- Preparing the bottle - removing the label and degreasing the surface.
- Cut off top part soak tights, stockings in glue, squeeze to remove excess glue and put on the bottle, pulling the material tightly. The edges of the stockings are beautifully distributed over the glass in the form of graceful folds.
- Allow the material to dry well for several days and apply acrylic paint.
- Add bright colors to the product decorative elements, coat with varnish.
You can add volume to the image on the bottle by gluing eggshells to its surface. Using the decoupage technique, you can give interior items a new look, completely transforming familiar things. A bottle of drink decorated in one of the described ways will be a wonderful decoration for a festive table.
Decoupage is a technique that has no frames or boundaries, allowing you to realize the maximum creative ideas and create truly unique decorative items with your own hands. Decoupage can be done in various ways using paper, textiles, leather, wood, plants, food, etc. on glass containers of any size and shape. The most affordable and effective way to decorate a glass bottle is with napkins. Read the article on how to simply and attractively decorate a bottle using decoupage technique.
Decoupage with napkins and acrylic is the simplest and most effective way of decoration, the technique of which will be clear and simple even for beginners. In order to decorate the bottle, we will need a decorative primer, napkins with an interesting pattern, silver or gold acrylic paint, scissors, PVA glue, a household sponge, and fixing varnish.
In order to get a beautiful and original product, you need:
- Prepare the bottle for decoration: remove the labels, wash and degrease the surface (with alcohol, acetone).
- Cover the bottle with decorative primer and let the layer dry.
- Cut out the outline of the images from the napkin and glue them to the bottle. Applications must be applied dry, covering the design with glue from the center to the periphery.
- Using a sponge, apply acrylic paint using a blotting motion. Wait for the product to dry completely.
- Open the bottle with varnish to fix the image.
This decoupage is perfect for both glass and plastic bottles. Design in this way can be done in any style and theme. The main thing is to choose the appropriate napkins and paint color.
How to decoupage a bottle with a napkin and craquelure
Craquelure is a unique material that can give the surface an aged look. In tandem with floral prints, craquelure decor will allow you to make a unique and incredibly attractive product with your own hands. In order to decorate the bottle, in addition to craquelure and a napkin with a pattern, we will need pastel crayons to match the images on the napkin, light and dark acrylic paints, brushes, a foam sponge, and aqualac.
In order to decorate a bottle, you need:
- Apply dark acrylic paint to a clean, grease-free surface with a foam sponge and wait for it to dry completely.
- Cover the bottle with craquelure varnish.
- After the craquelure has dried, apply light acrylic paint. The layer must be applied quickly using a sponge. You should paint one place only once, otherwise you can paint over the craquelure cracks that appear.
- Open the product with a scuba cap and wait until it dries.
- Paste images cut from a napkin in the standard way, which is described in the first master class, in accordance with the author's idea.
- Use pastel crayons to hide the boundaries between the background of the bottle and the appliqué. You need to apply the pastel with your finger, as if stretching the color from the drawing to the background, making a smooth shading. The color of the chalk must match the color of the element's border.
- Cover the finished product with aqualac in order to maximally level the surface height of the bottle with the image and secure the result.
For the finishing coat of craquelure and decoupage, it is better to choose matte aqualac so that the product does not have a glossy sheen, which is unusual for antique items. Craquelure decor is accessible and understandable even for novice designers. In this way you can decorate small bottles, “pot-bellied” glass jugs, bottles non-standard forms etc.
DIY decoupage of bottles with napkins using rice paper
Decoupage with rice napkins is the most convenient method of decoration, in which the boundaries between the pattern and the surface of the bottle are almost invisible, and therefore this type of design does not require a lot of time spent working with the background and masking the appliqués. Products made using rice napkins look cleaner and more natural due to the low density of the paper. But working with rice paper requires a certain skill, because images from a napkin should not be cut out “on the edge,” but torn out by hand. Often, this is accompanied by a tear in the picture.
In order to make an attractive bottle, we will need: several rice paper napkins, acrylic-based paint for the background, decoupage or PVA glue, brushes, a foam sponge, finishing coat.
It is better to choose a background color in a pastel range: such shades will allow the napkin to blend most successfully with the bottle, and the designs against such a background will look brighter and more saturated.
The bottle should be decorated step by step:
- A background should be applied to a previously washed and degreased surface using a foam sponge.
- Glue the appliqués. Images can be glued in the usual way (a dry cloth on a dry surface using PVA with water 1:1) or in a “wet” way, which allows you to fix the image as evenly as possible, without bends or air bubbles. To implement this method, the application must be placed on the file facing inward and the napkin held under water for several seconds. After that, place a napkin on the bottle, remove the file and apply glue over the image.
- Open the decoupage with varnish.
When choosing rice paper napkins for decoupage bottles, preference should be given to products with the lowest density (5-14 g/sq.m.).
Egg decoupage of bottles with napkins step by step: photo
Decoupage of glass containers can also be done using improvised materials that are easy to find in everyday life, for example, eggshell. This version of decoupage allows you to make a unique product with voluminous, convex details that imitate a mosaic. To decorate a bottle using this technique, we will need primer, pieces of eggshell (approximate size - 15x15 mm), napkins with large prints (roses, butterflies, etc.), acrylic paints, mother-of-pearl pigment, brushes, foam sponge, decoupage glue or PVA, aqualac.
To decorate the bottle you need:
- Apply primer to the prepared glass surface.
- Dry glue the cut out pictures.
- Cover the surface between the images with glue and attach pieces of the shell to it, lightly pressing them. The shell pieces should be placed at a distance of one to two millimeters from each other: this way the mosaic will look more natural and organic.
- Leave the product for 6-8 hours to dry completely.
- Mix white acrylic paint with colored paint to get a pastel shade to match the appliqués on the bottle.
- Without going into the drawings, cover the product with the resulting paint using a foam sponge.
- Apply Aqualac and let the bottle dry.
- Pick up pigment on your finger and rub it into the shell and the space around the images.
- Secure the result with scuba diving.
Decoupage of bottles with napkins for beginners (video)
Bottles decorated using decoupage technique will become an excellent decorative element, emphasizing your creativity and individual style of the apartment. Such bottles can be safely presented as a beautiful and original gift to relatives, friends or colleagues. Decoupage options can be skillfully combined in one product, for example, a bottle can be decorated with craquelure and rice napkins, and to an edge-cut image you can add shadows with pastels or decor with rice shells. The main thing is to get inspired and don’t be afraid to experiment!
When, after another holiday, you cannot throw away the bottle because the shape of the vessel is very interesting, it means that the feeling of beauty has overcome the arguments of reason or you already have an idea for decoration.
Your soul requires a creative act - decorating bottles with your own hands.
At your service there is always a master class in the company of a master or an online version of the work process. Design ideas can be seen on forums where needlewomen share their achievements. A simple way to decorate is decoupage with photos. After processing, a picture, photograph or postcard is pasted onto the bottle. There are many techniques and master classes where bottles are decorated with twine, salt, leather, ribbons and even tights.
Paint the bottle
In order to get a taste for decorating, simple manipulations with the object are enough. Elementary decor of glass containers is made with your own hands using paint. A transparent object can be painted inside or outside.
For interior painting, pour acrylic paint into the bottle using a syringe without a needle and rotate the bottle to achieve a dense coating on the interior.
As interesting idea You can paint the inside of the container in several colors. To do this, each color layer should not cover the entire surface, but only a part. The colored decor of the bottle adds mood to the interior.
The outside of the bottle is painted with a sponge or brush. Pre-treat the vessel with alcohol and apply acrylic paint using tangential movements. For white acrylic paint, purchase several toners or use gouache - mixing colored toners with a white base, get the desired shades and create colored bottle decor.
Painted bottle - the basis for decoration
You can quickly decorate an interesting-shaped bottle with your own hands using ribbons and lace. Make a small bow from ribbons, sew them onto a lace base, add a brooch, beads and place it on the neck of the vessel - an exclusive decorative item is ready!
A bright and sparkling effect is achieved using improvised materials, such as salt. Treat the outside of the prepared bottle with glue and sprinkle with salt with large crystals, carefully place on a flat surface until completely dry. Decorating an item with salt is appropriate for a winter or New Year themed interior.
If a continuous layer of salt seems boring or you need to decorate several areas with salt, then apply glue only to those places where sparkling is needed and cover with salt. A master class on this topic will help in mastering the technique.
Once again about decor
Even just by painting a bottle with your own hands, you can achieve an incredible effect of silver or gold gloss, shimmering with the lights of a New Year's fairy tale, covered in carnival sparkles or a vintage treasure.
To get a stylish effect of gold/silver plating on a future art object, it needs to be prepared. Preparing glass for subsequent decoration with your own hands, at the initial stage, is the same for any painting method: the object should be washed, dried, degreased and treated with a universal primer.
The prepared glass vessel can be painted. Car paint in a can is suitable for these purposes. It should be sprayed at a distance of 15 centimeters from the object, in the open air or on the balcony.
If you don’t have a spray can, purchase gold/silver acrylic paint from hobby stores or hardware stores. Use a foam sponge to apply. You should paint using point-to-point (tamping) movements, leaving a mark on the surface, not a stripe; the surface will be smooth, without streaks.
Gold, like silver, can be colored, i.e. has several shades, which makes working with these paints exciting.
You can complement the decor in several ways. For example, wrap the thick part of the container with lace, securing it with a glue gun. Or partially wrap it with twine, colored threads, or beads. Glue on hearts or ribbons. Decorating bottles is a fun activity, and you can use all available materials for each idea.
Decoupage of bottles with napkins (master class)
A popular technique for decorating bottles is decoupage. Attend a master class on decoupage and you will fully appreciate the technique.
Simple manipulations with napkins, decoupage cards or printed pictures allow you to get a charming decorative item of exclusive design.
The easiest way to decorate an object is to paste a cut-out picture. To get a taste for handmade work, visit a master class on the technique you are interested in and find ideas. Prepare the container as described above, select the scene you like (from a postcard, magazine, decoupage card), cut it out and stick it on the surface. Add accessories, brooches, beads, ribbons, gluing them with your own hands using a glue gun. Sometimes that's enough.
Decorating bottles with a more fundamental approach requires preparation; a master class will always come in handy. For equipment in classic version, a colored layer of napkin is used. That is, a three-layer napkin requires only a layer with a pattern; the class of the napkin is also important - it must have a bright pattern.
To work you will need:
- decoration object;
- universal primer;
- acrylic paint white and colored;
- toners or artistic gouache;
- acrylic varnish (art or construction);
- brushes, sponge for tamponing;
- napkin with a pattern.
Stages of the master class:
- Prepare the glass container (wash, degrease, prime).
- Paint the bottle to be decorated with white acrylic in two layers using the padding method using a sponge. Dry after each application.
- Using nail scissors, cut out a design from a napkin or tear it along the contour. If the drawing is on a white background, you can deviate from the outline, the white part of the napkin will merge with the background on the object.
- White color is not always suitable for your idea and therefore any other color can be applied to a white surface. If you're new to decoupage, use light, creamy shades to add color. With a dark background for napkins is required extra work. Dry the surface.
- Place the drawing with the paint layer facing up and apply acrylic glue (you can use acrylic varnish) over it with a brush, try to avoid wrinkles and bubbles. You must act quickly and carefully. Dry.
- When you have glued all the drawings, you can begin the final design. Decoupage of bottles is completed by applying three layers of varnish and drying. Use fine sandpaper to sand the surface and apply a final layer of varnish. DIY bottle decoration is complete!
Not only decoupage
Having mastered simple decoupage of bottles with napkins, you always want more. The smooth surface of the bottle does not provide texture, which can be used to achieve a more interesting effect. You can create an interesting surface with tights or stockings. A master class on this type of decor can be found on the Internet.
To do this, cut one part from a pair of tights, soak it in a mixture of PVA glue and water (proportion 1 to 1) and put it on the bottle. Lay out coattails, waves, any texture.
Instead of tights, you can use decoupage with fabric; the procedures for materials and techniques are similar.
Leave a few spots flat to apply the napkin. Dry completely, prime with a special compound or acrylic paint. Now you can decoupage the bottles, tint them, bring your ideas to life, or leave them as is.
Another way to obtain texture: wrap the bottle with threads; colored threads are quite suitable for sewing of different thicknesses. Colored thread decor is also quickly obtained when using cotton yarn for knitting.
Using alternately threads of different colors you can get a very stylish decorative item; secure the threads with PVA glue. The decor of bottles with twine and threads should be varnished and used as a vase, or you can prime, paint and stick on napkins.
Leather for decoration
Decorating bottles with leather is one of the most beautiful opportunities to recycle leftover leather or outdated jackets, boot tops and get an interior item for home decoration. You can decorate any glass surface with leather. To work, you need “Moment” type glue, tweezers, scissors and a knife, as well as imagination.
To make folds, the pieces of leather need to be soft. A detailed master class can be found on the Global Network. Coat a bottle and a piece of leather with glue, apply the leather to the surface and form folds.
Working with leather is a little more difficult than decoupaging bottles with fabric, but folds are also formed directly on the glass bottle.
The formed decor should be given time to dry completely and, if desired, additionally paint, gild, or add other elements - it all depends on the idea.
Coins are suitable for decorating a piggy bank; a beautifully made thick cork, also trimmed with leather, would not be a bad idea for a gift wine container.
Don’t throw away empty beautiful bottles; with their help you will create a unique art object for your home. And it doesn’t matter whether it’s decorating bottles using decoupage technique, leather finishing or dyeing, uniqueness and creativity are the most important things in decorating.
Video gallery
Recently, the technique of direct and reverse decoupage has gained particular popularity among lovers of needlework. Its essence lies in gluing in a special way drawings and patterns cut from paper, leather, fabric or wood onto various surfaces. Using decoupage, craftswomen make amazingly beautiful, original crafts that can decorate the interior of your home or become a gift. How to master this technique? It is easy to make decoupage of bottles with tights, the master class of which is given below. Try yourself in this technique and you will get a lot of pleasant emotions!
Rules for decorating bottles using decoupage technique
Your children will be delighted if you allow them to participate with you in creating unique items with their own hands. These pleasant moments will remain in the kids’ memory and will bring you both a lot of joy. Various materials are suitable for crafts: fabric, women's tights, shells, seashells, toilet paper, napkins, lace, photographs and more.
Glue, primer, oil, paint, and varnish will help prepare the surface, fix it and give the necessary shape and background to the decoupage elements. Using this technology, you can decorate a bottle of champagne, wine, cognac, martini, a plastic or clay flower pot, a vase, or a glass jar. If you are going to make a craft for the first time using this technique, then in order to avoid some mistakes, familiarize yourself with several rules for performing decoupage.
Decorative products made using this technology should be as contrasting and bright as possible. It is important to choose a plain surface for gluing pictures and decorate it with bright, rich colors elements. Any bottle is suitable to create an original interior decoration. When making this craft, consider the following recommendations:
- For decoupage, take a container of a simple shape, because it will be difficult to work with a non-standard one.
- If napkins are used in decoupage, then a design is first cut out of them, and then the top layer is separated and then glued.
- To glue fragments to the surface, it is best to use decoupage glue. However, regular PVA diluted with water will do instead.
- The drawings are glued to the surface of the object greased with glue and leveled to avoid the formation of wrinkles.
- When the bottle processed using this technique dries, it is opened with a special varnish for decoupage.
- After finishing the work, the craft, if desired, is tinted with acrylic paint and decorated with ribbons, beads, shells, sparkles, and bows.
Step-by-step master classes on decoupage bottles with nylon tights
Before starting decoupage work, prepare the bottle. To do this, it is soaked in warm water and then cleaned of stickers, dirt, and glue residues. The washed glass surface is degreased with alcohol. This step must be done, because otherwise the layers applied to the glass will not last long. Next, acrylic varnish is used. They cover the surface or elements of the bottle.
DIY champagne bottle decoration “Lady in the Hat”
It’s easy to make the interior of your apartment more original with the help of unusual, stylish decor. A handmade craft in your home will look especially impressive and will arouse the admiration of family members and guests. To make your own decoupage of bottles with tights using the “Lady in a Hat” master class, you will need the following tools and materials:
- champagne bottle and cap;
- PVA glue;
- tights;
- scissors;
- glue "Titan";
- canning lid;
- peas;
- spray paint brown, golden color.
Craft manufacturing technology:
- Cut off the stockings from the tights.
- Soak the nylon parts with PVA glue.
- Place the stockings prepared in step 2 onto the glass container from bottom to top.
- Make a beautiful drapery on tights, placed on the container to be decorated, and dry.
- Take a canning lid. Put a small piece of stocking soaked in glue on it, tie the ends of the nylon fabric at the top of the wrapped element.
- Bend the edges of the cap up and dry.
- From the remains of the stocking, cut 6 strips, gather each on one side using a thread and a needle and form roses, soak them in glue, and dry.
- When all the blank elements have dried, you need to glue the “flowers” onto the cap and middle of the bottle with “Titanium”.
- Glue peas in the form of earrings and beads to the top of the glass container, as well as to the “neck” of the dress.
- Glue the champagne cap to the bottom of the “hat”.
- Paint all elements and visible parts of the bottle with brown and then golden paint.
Decorating a holiday bottle using tights and napkins
If you show imagination and use the decoupage technique, then unnecessary things can easily turn into elegant and unusual beautiful decor. Thus, an ordinary glass bottle and nylon tights, napkins can easily be transformed into an exclusive stylish decoration for a table or interior, a stunning wedding or New Year’s gift, a gift for parents for the birth of a child or a loved one. The instructions below will help you make decoupage. To make it you need the following items:
- glass bottle;
- PVA glue;
- nylon tights;
- acrylic paint;
- napkins with an interesting floral pattern or lace motif;
- watercolor paints or spray paint.
Step by step instructions:
- Clean and treat the surface of the bottle with alcohol.
- Soak the stockings with glue.
- Place the stocking on the glass surface from below and give the material a relief, turn the top edge of the fabric a little for a voluminous look at the neck, and make the window where the picture will be glued even.
- Dry the product and cover it with acrylic paint. Dry.
- Cut out a design from a napkin using a stencil, separate the top layer and glue it onto the glass surface. Dry.
- Use an aerosol can to paint the surface of the glass container, except for the part with the picture. Dry.
- Decorate the bottle with decor (butterflies, beads, rhinestones).
How to decoupage a bottle from pleated tights
It’s easy to colorfully decorate any glass bottle using the full type decoupage technique. Any nylon tights are suitable for this. This material, dipped in glue, drapes beautifully on a glass container. What shape to give to the nylon depends on the ideas and imagination of the needlewoman. The surface decorated with this material can be painted in any color. Decoupage of bottles with tights according to the master class described below will help turn ordinary glass containers into a beautiful thing for decoration. To make it you need:
- tights;
- glue;
- dye.
Instructions:
- We prepare the glass container by washing and degreasing it.
- We cut off the stockings from the tights, soak them in glue, squeeze them out and lay them out on the bottle in folds.
- We dry the glued elements for several days and paint them with paint.
- We decorate with bright elements and varnish.
Video tutorial for beginners on decoupage on a bottle using tights
Anyone can make a beautiful decorative bottle from tights, because it is not difficult and very interesting. In order for a beginner to avoid possible mistakes when performing decoupage, it is necessary to first watch a master class on this technique from a real professional. In the video below you will see all the stages of creating an amazing decor using a bottle and ordinary women's tights. Be sure to try to do this craft yourself at home, so that later you can decorate your home with an exclusive item.
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 wide range on the shelves of specialized stores intended for handicrafts. 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 a marine style. Especially when original ideas are much more valuable 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.
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.
Choose a napkin for decoupage, from which you can make a figure eight for the holiday of March 8th. 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 in a darker shade and open them 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 any bubbles or creases.
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 decoupage cards, 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. Small squares are cut out of toilet paper. To apply glue to paper, you will need a thin brush. Now, apply the cut-outs evenly to the bottle as shown in the photo. We leave it to dry.
Toilet paper 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.
