Alyice on March 13th, 2008

Decoupaged Canister

I can’t tell you how truly pleased I am with the marriage collage. I’ve been staring at it for the past couple of days in awe at how subdued the colors are. It’s like a quiet whisper gently reaching out to the viewer and grabbing hold just long enough to say, “In love therein lies magic, mystery, and serenity.”

Just had to share that little tidbit of information…

I also wanted to show you a little decoupaged canister I made with the left over photo. I always try to make two to four photos so that I have back-ups should I not like what I started or should I decide a three dimensional photo would make the canvas “pop” more.

The canister has a completely different feel than the collage canvas. The canister is more playful and offers bright colors that seem to dance around the hearts as if to say, “There’s a party going on”. The photo was toned down with various paints to give it a hint of aging. The groom looks like a movie star from the early days—say 20s or 40s—doesn’t he?

The canister is actually an old Ovaltine jar. My kids go through Ovaltine like it is water—it’s the only way I can get them to drink milk so I often have plenty of canisters lying around the house. I painted it with three coats of white gesso, letting each coat dry before adding the next coat. Then any paint I had left over from other projects was brushed onto the canister.

After a few days, I had a nice background of color. I then added the photo and the hearts using decoupage glue. I painted an area of the canister with decoupage glue and added the heart. Then I put a coat of decoupage glue over the hearts and moved onto the next section. When the canister was completely covered, I let it dry. Then I added one more coat of decoupage glue for good measure. I used black paint to write in their names. After letting the paint dry I decoupaged over their names.

Finally, I grabbed gold paint and lightly brushed over each heart. When dried, I applied two coats of varnish. And wellah…an altered piece of art.

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