Decoupage trays: workshops and ideas for inspiration

Many people like to decoupage various items. Often housewives decorate various kitchen utensils, including trays. Today we will talk about how you can decorate these products, and also offer some ideas for inspiration.

If you decide to decorate a tray made of wood, then you definitely need to sand it so that the surface is smooth. If you find chips and depressions on the product, then fill them with a putty. After that, its surplus must be removed.

When decorating metal and plastic items you also need to sand the surface. In addition, they must be degreased in advance. This procedure can be carried out using medical alcohol, organic solvents or special emulsion agents.

Currently, there is a huge variety of workshops on decorating tea trays using decoupage technique. Here are some instructions for beginners.

Before proceeding with the registration, the product should be sanded and degreased. After that, the object is applied primer... This is best done with a sponge.

Then you need to choose napkins that show interesting patterns that are suitable for decoration. Pictures are carefully cut out and glued to the product with glue.

The background of the images should be done using acrylic paints of various colors. After the drawing is dry, the product is coated on top with a protective varnish on a matte base.

The tray must first be sanded, degreased and primed. The artistic primer should be applied in 2 coats. Then choose large napkins with matching Provence designs.

Pictures are carefully cut out and glued to the surface of the product. From above, everything is covered with several layers of protective acrylic-based varnish.

The tray must be sanded and primed in advance. Then, if desired, you can apply a drawing from paper napkins to it. After that, everyone is varnished and waited until it dries completely.

Craquelure is applied to the product. It is he who will be able to depict semi-antique cracks.

It is better to decorate the sides of the object with a candle. Several sections of the product are rubbed with it in a chaotic manner. At the end, the tray is varnished.

First, you should choose a picture for decoupage. Then you need to inspect the tray for irregularities and chips. If they are, then they are covered with putty, after which the surface is sanded.

At the same time, you need to take paper and glue tracing paper to it. The selected pattern is printed onto the resulting surface. The finished image is soaked in water.

After a while, they take it out and put it on the file as a picture. Excess moisture is removed. The drawing is smeared with an adhesive mixture. The file is attached to the item. In this case, you need to carefully remove all the bubbles formed with your hands.

The tray is completely dry. If there are small irregularities in the image, then they should be carefully removed. From above, the surface is covered with several layers of protective varnish.

After that, it is recommended to paint on to make the decor seem more interesting and beautiful. To do this, you first need to choose the shades of acrylic paints suitable for the picture. They are mixed with each other. The resulting tones are additionally painted on the image.

At the end, it is still varnished with a matt acrylic compound. Moreover, it should already be applied in 8-10 layers. The tray is thoroughly dried again.

The tray is sanded and covered with a black primer. Then white paint is applied to it. This should be done in two layers.

After application, the white coating should be wiped off slightly with a terry towel. This is done in order to create slight abrasions on the surface of the tray.

At the same time, you need to prepare a printout of the picture in a vintage style. The front side of the image is completely coated with acrylic varnish. The drawing is glued to the surface of the tray.

The image is pressed with a spatula or roller. The product is completely dry. Then the white layer of paper is carefully rolled up. To make it easy to do, it needs to be slightly moistened with water. In this case, a picture will appear.

The sides of the tray can be stencilled with black acrylic paint. At the end, the finished product is coated in several layers with a protective varnish.

The tray is treated with a single layer of artistic primer with a brush or foam sponge. After drying, a brown coating is applied to the product.

At the same time, you need to carefully rub the sides and all corners of the object with a candle.

The tray is completely covered with white acrylic paint. Wait for the product to dry completely after painting. Then, those places that were rubbed with a candle should be sanded with sandpaper.

Later, you need to take suitable three-layer decorative napkins for decoupage. The drawings shown on them are carefully cut out and applied with the front side to a file or package.

Dissolve PVA glue with water. The resulting adhesive composition is applied with a brush to the reverse sides of the images. Pictures are applied to the tray and smoothed with hands, so that bubbles and other irregularities do not form.

At the end, a few small text stamps can be applied to the tray to complement the style. After that, a colorless protective varnish is applied for decoration. The product is sent to dry.

If you decide to decorate the tray in the old style by burning, remember that after such a procedure it is recommended to clean the wood with a stiff brush. This technique will remove all excess burnt particles. In addition, it will give the tree a beautiful natural relief pattern.

Do not forget to cover the tray with acrylic varnish in several layers after finishing the decoration. In this case, before applying a new coating, the old one must be dry. Varnishing will keep the product intact for a long time.

If you want to decorate the tray with the effect of artificial aging, then use craquelure. This composition creates decorative cracks on the surface of objects.

You can also create this effect by brushing. In this case, you need to scrape off some of the wood fibers from the surface of the tray. This can be done with hard-toothed brushes.

Remember to work with sandpaper as carefully as possible. Processing with such material must be carried out effortlessly. Otherwise, it may rub off some of the acrylic coating.

If you want to create a slight layering effect when decorating, you can make the appearance of a translucent pattern from below. For this, another thin layer of primer is applied on top of the layer of colorless varnish. Then, in the places where the drawing is located, it is erased with a sponge.

You can get acquainted with the technique of decoupage a tray in the next video.