Dirty Floral Decoupage Tutorial

Hello! I’ve used this finish on a few pieces I’ve done over the past few years and I get a lot of requests for a decoupage tutorial so here it is.

Here are a few pictures of some of the pieces I’ve done it on:

What you will need:

1. Tissue paper (I am always on the look out for different tissue paper designs. I have a hoard of it.)
2. 1GEL a Decoupage, Transfer and Sealing Medium all in one.
3. Brayer
4. Soft cloth – I prefer a staining sponge
5. 150 grit sandpaper
6. 220 grit sandpaper
7. Ancient Agings Aging Dust from Heirloom Traditions
8. Vintiques Antiquing Gel from Heirloom Traditions
9. Paintbrush
10. Paint if you prefer to paint the finish before you apply the tissue paper. It’s strictly up to you. I used a coat of Vintiques Chalk Type Paint in the color Barkcloth and a coat of Posh Pink Chalk Type Paint by Heirloom Traditions for this demo. I do this finish on raw wood so the wood grain shows through and also on painted surfaces. It’s a matter of preference depending on what you’re working on.

Let’s get started! First I applied a coat of Vintiques Chalk Type Paint in Barkcloth.

Second, I applied a coat of Posh Pink Chalk Type Paint.

Third, I applied a generous coat of 1GEL.

And laid the tissue paper down.

I smoothed it out with a soft cloth and a brayer.

I let it dry for about an hour and then I applied a coat of 1GEL on top to seal.

I let the top coat of 1GEL dry and then sanded the excess paper off of the edges with 150 grit sandpaper. I also use this little blue treasure craft distressing tool by Ingvild Bolme I bought from Prima Marketing a few years ago to distress the edges. I love it!

I sprinkled on some Ancient Agings Aging Dust to add some contrast and worked it in with a 220 grit sanding block.

Then I added some Vintiques Antiquing Gel to give it some extra grunge.

I wiped it back with a damp rag and that’s it! All finished.

Below are some drawers I did for a piece with the tissue paper over raw wood.

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Thank you for your support and thanks so much for stopping by! -L