Decoupage - York Minster

Decoupage
Ages 3+ with adult help
In Victorian times decoupage was a popular craft. Practically anything can be covered with decoupage. These baubles are a great way to use up bits of wrapping paper and you can use cuttings from magazines too.You can make your baubles as traditional or as funky as you like!
You will need:
Some inexpensive baubles for base
Tissue paper
Scraps of Christmas wrapping paper, cuttings from magazines, catalogues etc.
PVA glue
Glue brush
Newspaper to cover surface
Instructions:
Take one of the baubles and cover it with PVA glue. Cover the bauble with
pieces of tissue paper. Let this layer dry.
Take one scrap of wrapping paper or magazine cutting and paste onto the bauble
with the glue.
Take your next piece and overlap the last one when you paste it down. Carry on
pasting your scraps down, overlapping each time, so that no tissue paper can be
seen.
When you’ve completely covered it, let your decoupage bauble dry. Then you
can coat it all over with PVA glue. Let this layer dry and you have finished!
Why not come along to one of our Christmas activities
over the holidays? christmas.yorkminster.org