Birdy Wreath Decoupage Box

Hello My Crafty Friends ,

Today i have come up with a beautiful decoupage box. It goes without saying that my love for birds reflect in my art projects.

For my today's project i have taken a very beautiful birdy wreath Decoupage napkin.

I started by taking a desired MDF  box . I primed it using Acrylic gesso and let it dry. When done painting check corners and edges to make sure the paint has not pooled or thick. Brush off excess paint with your paintbrush.

Once the paint is completely dry to touch, I took my decoupage napkin . Experiment with the design to determine the placement of the paper. Measure the sides of the box and cut the paper accordingly. Measure the paper by placing it on the sides. Always take some extra size of paper so as to avoid mistakes. Since my napkin is 3 ply , I carefully removed the two layers from beneath. Only the printed napkin layer is the one that is going to be used.

Evenly apply a thin layer of Decoupage Glue on the surface. Place the paper carefully onto the box surface. You will have only a few seconds to make minor adjustments in the paper position. Rub gently but firmly with a sponge from the centre towards the edges to get good contact and remove any bubbles

Once the Napkin has been glued , let it stand to completely dry out. Once the napkin seems to stuck well and dry, apply another layer of decoupage glue with a flat brush. Also apply the decoupage glue over the edges and corners of the paper so as to completely seal it.

Sand the edges to remove any extra paper and be careful not to tear the paper .

Next I punched a flower border on a yellow sheet using my paper punch and glued it on the sides of the lid of the box. For the base sides of the box I choose yellow colour matching with the printed paper. Once the paint is dry I used a leaf stencil and white paint for stencilling .

You can also make stripes in two colours if you dont want to do the stencilling effect.

Once the paint is dry. I varnished the box completely.

And my decoupage box is ready .

I hope you found my today's project easy and will try making a box for yourself too. 

Until i come up with another project 

Lots of crafty hugs 

Anshita Talwar 

Supplies used for the project