Napkin Decoupage Ideas and Tutorial

Napkin Decoupaged Projects

        Hi friends, I am sure many of you have seen gorgeous projects with textured decoupage...I especially love the projects where crafters decoupage on rope to give a ridged texture effect.

I usually don't have the patience for decoupage but I wanted to use this doggy themed tissue paper which I had picked up from the dollar store during my visit to the US last year and so came up with some fun easy ideas.

Napkin Decoupaged Box

This is a cardboard box recycled and given a second life  with the gorgeous puppies themed napkin.

Parchment Flowers

I love the delicate look of parchment/ vellum and so added quite a few parchment flowers made by heat embossing and die cutting the Heartfelt creations  Sun kissed fleur stamps - die set.

Napkin Decoupaged

The whole box was lined with corrugated white paper before decoupaging and that is the secret to the textured decoupaging!!He-he yes it's the lazy crafter 's route to decoupaging!!

Napkin Decoupage Tutorial 

My tissue papers which are from the dollar store were not the typical 3 ply[ has 3 layers] but 2 ply and so had only 2 layers.

Napkin Decoupage Tutorial 

Whenever you are decoupaging with napkins...remove all the layers except the top design layer...otherwise you can end up with a mess while decoupaging.

Napkin Decoupage Tutorial

My favorite decoupage glue is Mod Podge as I find it has the best consistency and is the easiest to use. You can use either a paint brush or a foam brush to apply the Modpodge...I hate the waste which the foam brush inevitably produces so almost always use a paint brush...just remember to wash your brush immediately after use [ or if you are lazy like me just dunk it into a jar of water till you can tear yourself away from the project you are working on!]

Napkin Decoupage Tutorial 

Now the trick to getting textured decoupage effect without going to a lot of trouble...apply modpodge on the corrugated base, lay your tissue paper on top and use a squeegee or something similar to gently glue your tissue paper into the ridges.

Napkin Decoupage Tutorial 

If you have an impatient nature/ rough hands...here is an easier way....lay a sheet of parchment paper on top of the napkin and ease it into the ridges of the corrugated paper!

Napkin Decoupage Tutorial 

I hope you can see the lovely ridges!

Napkin Decoupage Tutorial 

Patiently allow time to dry and finally apply 2 or more coats of mododge over the napkin again allowing enough time to dry. Varnishing is optional.

Decoupaged Box

My set has a pen-stand made by recycling this metal tin salvaged from the operation theater!

Napkin Decoupage Tutorial 

Tip: A white base is the best for napkin decoupaging as it brings out the design of the tissue paper best. You can use gesso if you plan to add more artistic flair or directly apply white acrylic paint/chalk paint.

Napkin Decoupage Tutorial 

I didnt add corrugated paper but simply brushed a coat of mod pode and stuck the napkin.

Altered Tin

Those puppies look adorable dont they?

Altered Bottle

I went all crazy with metallic pearl paints on this bottle and that is why the decoupaging looks a bit dark...in retrospect I think a white base would have been better.

Napkin Decoupage 

The bright parchment flowers with their huge button centers on the neck of the bottle are the cheerful elements!

Altered Bottle with Parchment Flowers

Lastly being first and foremost a card maker at heart...I just had to make a simple CAS card with the gorgeous tissue paper!

Napkin Decoupaged Card

This one was made by decoupaging the tissue paper on corrugated paper and then matting on card stock.
I hope you liked these easy  napkin decoupage projects.