Decoupage is still very popular, and many catalogs feature wooden stools with decoupaged seats. Susan Schultz, designer and artist with Backstreet Inc., shows a decoupaged vegetable motif applied to the seat of a wooden stool. Materials:
Fruit pictures from wrapping paper or wallpaper
Black and white checkerboard paper
Wooden stool with a round seat
Decoupage medium
Sponge brushes
Manicure scissors
Two small plastic dishes
Sponge
Water
Gloss or semigloss decoupage finish
- Cut vegetable pictures from wrapping paper or wallpaper, using manicure scissors. When cutting, position the scissors with the curved side out, and move and turn the paper rather than the scissors to cut clean, precise lines (figure A).
- Find the center of the round seat of the wooden stool, and mark it with an X . This will enable you to balance the design on the seat.
- Fill one plastic dish with water. Fill the other with decoupage medium. Start applying the cutouts to the seat by dipping each piece in water and coating its back with decoupage medium, using a sponge brush. Smooth in place with a damp sponge. When going around the edges of the seat, make small slits in the cutouts to accommodate the curved edge (figure B).
- Continue placing cutouts around the seat, overlapping if desired, until the seat is covered. Allow to dry overnight. Apply a coat of gloss or semigloss decoupage finish with a sponge brush. Add a second coat when dry (figure C).
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