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Robot School Frame
designed by Donna Bush
Open another school year's worth of memories with a school-themed decoupaged frame.
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Robot School Frame
Americana® Decou-Page™
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SUPPLIES
Americana® Acrylics
- Baby Blue (DAO42)
- True Red (DA129)
Americana® Decou-Page™
- Matte Decou-Page (DS106)
Other supplies
- water container
- palette or plastic plate
- paper towels
- 3/4" flat brush
- fine point permanent marker
- craft knife
- rectangle wooden frame
- school-themed scrapbook paper
- pre-painted robot cutout
- small round wooden apple (Woodsies)
- small piece of green chenille stem
INSTRUCTIONS
NOTE: Let dry completely between painting steps.
- Use 3/4" flat brush to paint frame edges Baby Blue and apple, True Red.
- Apply DecouPage on frame. Position and press scrapbook paper on frame, smoothing out any bubbles with fingers.
- Apply additional coat(s) of DecouPage over paper. Allow to dry between coats.
- Use craft knife to trim away excess scrapbook paper from frame.
- Position and adhere chenille stem on apple. Adhere apple on robot's hand. Position and adhere robot on bottom corner of frame.
- Use permanent marker to personalize apple.
HELPFUL HINTS
Brayer can also be used to remove bubbles, if necessary.
Heavy or thick papers can be soaked a few minutes in water to relax fibers before decoupaging. This will result in smoother finish.
