Glues for decoupage

Today I present you some glues I used for decoupage


Universal glues

1. Decoupage glue - ArtPotch by C.Kreul
Very good glue especially for beginners, no-run. I tried it at different surfaces, the result was exellent.

2. White glue for paper
Common and cheap glue for school works. You have to dillute it 1:1 with water for decoupage.

3. Wood adhesive PVA
The same glue with above but thicker (and by this reason cheaper). Usually sold in big bottles from 500 g. You can dillute it 1:5 with water (1 part of glue, 5 parts of water). Anyway it's not for beginners. Experienced masters can try another ratio.


Special glues

1. Textil potch by C.Kreul
It's special glue for textil. You can decoupage your cloth with it. After 24 hours you have to iron it and you can wash decoupaged clothes at 40 C. Of course don't wait the same durability like from factory.

2. Porcelan potch by C.Kreul
Very useful glue for glass and china. The objects decorated with this glue can be used for food. You just bake your finished object in home oven to get safe for your health surface.


If I try a new glue I will update this page later.

New blog with decoupage tutorials

Some days ago I started new blog with decoupage tutorials from Russian masters. I will try to update it as often as I can. I believe we will meet a lot of surprises.

Draw a heart

Recently I've read in Svetta's blog about the campaign "Draw a heart". The mood of the day was a critical technology. Therefore, the relative heart was drawn.

Sveta is collecting hearts from all bloggers and show them in her blog. Send your hearts!

Canvas decoration class

It's summer now, time to get some rest. So I can show yu some photos from decoupage classes I gave this year.

The canvas with hydrangea was created like sample for my pupils. In this lesson we learn how to do decoupage at the canvas and how to use transparent medium for creating shadows.

Below you can see some creations of my pupils.
These two works had not yet dried out, so wrinkles and glue are visible.

There are some finished works

Two jewellery boxes

My friend told me that I am crazy when I've decorated a jewellery box with Christmas napkin at Easter. I don't know why I did it. I just had an inspiration for this napkin which was very siutable for the box. The joke is I sold it immediatly (so you can see below an awful photo of it)

There is an another box I made together with previous (and another fast photography before selling)

Summer bazaar. Part 2

This time I've bring some photos with different handmade objects which were in the bazaar.

Wonderful vintage styled lampshades with lace and a women's portraits.

Wooden ships for room decoration.

There is my friend, who weaves trees from wire and beads

One stroke tecnique in painting.

Stand with bijouterie and sandals decorated in nautical style. I liked it very much.

Hand-decorated candles.

Summer bazaar "Vale fantasia" in Athens

Just returned from summer bazaar in Athens. I had met some artisans I know from the internet. I saw a lot of beautiful creations. A half of people was selling decoupaged items and others - another handmade. The bazaar was at 9-10 June. Some photos with napkin tecnique are below: