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Welcome back to DIY No Need To Cry with Ivelisse
Hi my crafty family, today I’ll be showing you how I made this Chinese inspired blue
and yellow vase.
I made this as a housewarming gift for my younger sister and her hubby.
DIY decoupage vase a how-to video tutorial.
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Using a dry pouncer brush and matte white acrylic paint, give the vase a coat and once
that's dry, gave it a second one.
Don’t forget the rim.
In between coats, I wrap my brush in plastic so that it doesn’t dry out while the first
layer dries.
While the vase is drying, you want to prepare the images you will be using, whether they
are printouts, tissue, fabric or what I’ll be using… paper napkins.
Separate the plies of paper,
Cut each square out,
and then cut out the roses.
I cut these roses out altogether
and then I cut separate roses out as you see here.
That way you have different sizes and shapes to chose from.
Now it’s time to decoupage, you want to figure out where you want the image and then
you want to glue it down using Mod Podge and a brush.
I like to hold my image if it’s big
flip one side
spread the Mod Podge evenly
place the image back down and using a piece of crumpled up plastic wrap
smooth it down.
Then do the other side.
Do you see how I keep turning the plastic wrap, it’s because I’m getting glue on
it and I don’t want that touching the napkin while I'm doing this or it'll rip it.
Make sure everything is nice and smooth before sealing it with another coat of Mod Podge
and let that dry before placing any more.
Place all of the images the same way, for smaller ones, I don’t even bother with the
plastic wrap but you do what you are comfortable doing.
Once they're all placed and dried, using a brush and yellow acrylic paint I give the
whole vase a coat being very careful not to get any on the images.
Also for this step, I wet my brush and mix the paint so it won’t be so thick.
It’s easier to detail like this.
For the second layer, I use a dry pouncer brush with the yellow acrylic paint, no water
this time.
Be very careful not get any on the image but if you do, wipe it off immediately and it
should be fine.
I use a slightly wet cotton swab to clean up any mistakes.
Now to add all the detail that will make it pop,
Using a small pouncer brush, paint the top rim navy blue
and paint the bottom rim white.
Both of these are done with dry brushes, paint, with no water.
For the next part, you want to thin your paint out so it’s easier to line with or use a
paint marker to make it easier.
Use a thin round brush like this and dip it in water, mix it with a little paint until
it has an ink consistency.
Don’t overload the brush.
It should glide like this.
Now paint a white line under the blue rim
outline all the images in white
and the middle of the neck without going over the roses.
After that dries, go back and underline the white in the middle with the blue
on the bottom as you see here.
and lastly, I added these lines on the bottom rim to finish the look.
Touch up the vase anywhere you mess up and let it dry.
Ans finally, give it a few coats of your favorite sealer to finish it off.
I used the glitter sealer spray because I wanted it to have a really glossy finish so
it can look like ceramic or porcelain.
Well my crafty fam, here it is!
I have to say I’ve been on a roll lately because I’m loving this one too!
It’s exactly what I was going for.
I love it so much that I’m going to make one for myself but with a damask design and
yes I’ll be showing you that one too!
My inspiration for this vase were those Chinese blue and yellow ceramic and porcelain vases.
If check online they can easily go for 100 dollars or more.
Well, for the price of a pack of napkins and some paints you can make your own!
You can mix and match the colors to go with your decor or event.
As always, have fun be creative and make a mess!
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