Decoupaged Shadow Box with Flower Pots
Posted by DecoArt on Sep 1st 2015
Bright a room with this decoupaged shadow box with matching pots for plants.
SUPPLIES
- water container
- palette or plastic plate
- paper towels
- sandpaper
- scissors
- ruler
- pencil
- 1" flat brush
- terra cotta pots
- wood glue
- 1" painter's tape
- saw-tooth picture hanger
- butterfly-themed scrapbook paper
- wooden dowel rod
- shadow box
INSTRUCTIONS
NOTES:
Let dry completely between painting steps.
- Sand the shadow box surface. Remove any dust with a paper towel.
- Tape off the back slots with 1" painter's tape. Paint the inside walls with two to three coats of Cotton Ball. Allow to dry completely between coats.
- Paint the outside and front of the box in Waterfront as well as a wooden dowel. Allow to dry completely between coats.
- Paint three terra cotta pots with Waterfront, Pink Tropics, and Inch Worm using a 1" flat brush.
- Cut scrapbook paper to fit each slot of the box. Apply a coat of Americana Matte Decou-Page to the wooden crate. Position paper and apply another coat of Decou-Page on top. Remove any wrinkles or bubbles with a finger.
- Cut several butterflies out from the same scrapbook paper. Apply the butterflies randomly to the pots with Decou-Page. Create a glaze with Black Tie and Glazing Medium. Apply the glaze to three pots and to outside of the the box and dowels.
- Attach the wooden dowel to the box toward the bottom with wood glue. Add a saw-tooth picture hanger to the back of the box. (Be sure it is centered.)