Yes, I will admit it - I have a problem! I just can't pass up the opportunity to take anything with a flat surface and decorate it. I HAVE to cover it in paper and embellish it! I am completely addicted to decoupaging items and generally use decoupage mediums. However, some items just don't take to decoupage mediums as well as others. Metals are one of these things. Yes, you can use the decoupage medium, but I've been playing with using the Helmar Professional Acid Free Glue and the results are just so much better on metal!
Yup! That frame was originally not only metal, but cheap, soft metal from a dollar store! I came across this frame and just loved the scrollwork and picked it up. I brushed on the Helmar Professional Acid Free Glue with a paintbrush and smoothed on the patterned paper. After it dried (which is quick), I used a craft knife to cut away the excess paper. Next I trimmed out a pice of paper to fit behind the scrollwork and attached that from the back of the frame the same way. The flowers were added using Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive.
I pulled out some buttons to use for the flower centers, but decided they just weren't "special" enough (ok, and so maybe the frame was lacking that "bling" factor" I love). I spread some Helmar Professional Acid Free Glue onto a piece of paper, threaded each button onto a needle tool and rolled it through the glue to get a thin layer on the outer edge of the button.
Then I ran the button again through a bit of glitter and set it aside to dry before adhering it to the center of the flower.
This glitter technique was a quick and easy way to add some sparkle to plain old buttons - try it with different colors of glitter, or to color the edges of chipboard as well!
Supply list:
Helmar Professional Acid Free Glue
Helmar 40 Quick Dry Adhesive
Basic Grey Paper from the Bittersweet Collection
Making Memories Flowers
Making Memories Buttons
Art Institute Glitter
Dollar Store Frame
Happy Valentine's Day!
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