Thursday 28 May 2020

Decoupage clock - by Priyanka Srivastava

Hello people,

Today I am bringing a project  which can work both as an artwork/decor piece and a clock with addition of some numbers. Although I loved it's simple decor piece look, I have converted it into a clock with a very whimsical design ! I am just waiting for lockdown to get over so that I can buy the clock machine required for it's ultimate clock aesthetic and utility.

I have used Nakshathra Designz Abstracto decoupage papers which have, as the same suggests, lovely abstract designs! They are set of 4 papers with  different designs.

Here are the steps that I have take to make it.

1. Mark a big arc on the backside of the decoupage paper so that when you cut through it and place it on the raw mdf base of round clock, the empty part of base will look like a crescent moon.

2. Place the cut decoupage paper on clock base and outline the crescent shape on base with a pencil.

3. Use a masking tape to hide the inner side of the crescent shape as shown in the pic below.

4. Now apply texture paste through a stencil (any design that you want to be done on the crescent shape). Make sure your textured design stays inside the masking tape.

5. Colour the entire crescent shape with black chalk paint as shown in the pic. Also remove the masking tape and cover a little bit inside where the masking tape was.

6. I then used dry brushing technique with red and gold chalk paints to highlight the stenciled design. 

7. Now apply an even layer of modpodge over the rest of the empty raw mdf surface and stick the cut decoupage paper in a way that the cut part fits perfectly with the crescent shape. Make sure there are no wrinkles and air bubbles while you are sticking the paper. Let it dry

8. Apply another layer of mod podge over the paper to seal it properly. Your project will look something like this.

9. Now by this time I didn't like the red and gold look of the textured crescent shape as it was being overshadowed by vibrant colours of the decoupage paper. So I decided to give the crescent shape a very basic black and white look.
For this, I again painted black chalk paint over the entire crescent shape. Once it dried, I retraced the stenciled shapes and coloured then with white chalk paint.This made both the b/w crescent shape and vibrant colours of decoupage paper pop each other.


10. I stenciled a lovely quote and a feather on the other side to bring the whole look together.

Now this can be easily used as a decor piece kept on a wooden/acrylic plate stand.

10. But I decided to turn it into a clock with a whimsical look. So I decided to add a couple wooden cut outs of clock numbers that I already had.I coloured them with white chalk paint and let them dry. 


11. Since I wanted a whimsical look, I decided to add only 1, 2, 6, 8, 9 and 10 to the clock. These number at their strategical places not only gave unique look to the whole clock but also avoided to make the entire design too crowded. Here is how it looked like.

I am just waiting for the lockdown to get over so that I can buy and fix the clock machine required for it's ultimate clock aesthetic and utility.

I hope this project will inspire you to make a similar or any other project by using these lovely decoupage paper set by Nakshatra Designz then please do share with us. We would love to see your creativity using our decoupage papers.

Do check out other designs of Nakshathra Designz Decoupage Papers too!
Cheers!


You can buy the papers from any of the following links :


2. Avni Vyas - Craft Destination Centre

3. www.craftjunction.in[palak karthikey patel]


5.www.amazon.in

Wednesday 6 May 2020

Decoupage box - by Priyanka Srivastava

Hello people,

Today I am bringing a new decoupaged box to continue the series of spring inspired artwork. 
It is a box adorned with lovely and vibrant colours of spring season which perfectly matches Nakshathra Designz Floral Textures decoupage papers which are like fresh, fragrant and colourful stripped flower beds.
I have used matching pink and blueberry blue chalk paints on the sides of the box. To bring the look of the whole box together, I have stenciled yellow hibiscus too on the sides. Here are some of the images of the box from all sides. 
Here is a sneek peak of the slightly open box.
I hope this project will inspire you to make a similar or any other project by using these lovely decoupage paper set by Nakshatra Designz then please do share with us. We would love to see your creativity using our decoupage papers.

Do check out other designs of Nakshathra Designz Decoupage Papers too!
Cheers!


You can buy the papers from any of the following links :


2. Avni Vyas - Craft Destination Centre

3. www.craftjunction.in[palak karthikey patel]


5.www.amazon.in

Wednesday 29 April 2020

Decoupaged Name Plate - by Priyanka Srivastava

Hello people,

I had shifted to a new place in the starting of the year and had been meaning to make a name plate for this new place since so long now. National lockdown has proved to be beneficial to me in the sense that I got the time finally to make one! 
Here is what it looks like. A bit of spring season and it gives an earthy and comfy feeling of a beautiful and cozy tree house!
I couldn't stop myself from using these amazing Nakshathra Designz Decoupage papers because I found it to give a perfect look to my name plate. A vine of crotonous money plant over an old wooden plank. It gave me the vibe of an old but cozy tree house with earthly smell.  This design goes so well with spring season too.
I have painted the back side and edges of the name plate with pine green colour to match the colour of leaves. I have also used the same colour to give a little distressed look to the edges too. I have then added wooden cutout of numbers for my flat with contrasting white colour so that they stand out. 
I went on to make a jute rope to hang it with and to go with the overall natural raw material asthetic of the name plate.
 Use this lovely paper to make a similar project and bring that freshness of the green foilage to your projects!

Do check out other designs of Nakshathra Designz Decoupage Papers too!
Cheers!


You can buy the papers from any of the following links :


2. Avni Vyas - Craft Destination Centre

3. www.craftjunction.in[palak karthikey patel]


5.www.amazon.in

Thursday 9 April 2020

Decoupage Trinket Box - By Priyanka Srivastava

Hello people,

Just sitting at home during national lockdown is a necessary precaution but it sure gives way to boredom and jaded emotions in a very short duration. I have my own means to fight this battle against depression and it's called as "creativity". It's a super fun weapon against hopelessness and every single one of us have it. We just need to weild it everyday. 
I have come with a project which was as fun and cheerful to make as it looks. I have made a multi-purpose trinket box of 6in x 6in. Apart from its cheerful and vibrant asthetic value, it has tremendous utility as it can be used as a storage for your knick-knacks, trinkets, jwellery, love notes and whatnot!

I have used Nakshatra Designz Sunflower Kisses decoupage paper. It's a set of 4 lovely designs of vibrant sunflowers and blue pattern designs in  combination of some very eye-catching and soothing colours of yellow and blue.
I have used two of the papers from the set. One for the top and one for the sides of the box.
I have painted the entire inside of the box with a vibrant shade of yellow which matches the shades of yellow of the sunflowers in the papers and which also happens to a beautiful contrast to the blues shades in the other design used for the sides of the box. I also stenciled a positive thought to look at every time the box will be opened. The thought is as lovely as the colour scheme of the box. "Think happy thoughts"!!

I also decided to give some dimensions to the entire project and hence used a little resin to give raised/embossed effect to the brown centre of all the big sunflowers. This effect looked really cool when light and shadows played on the box.
These designs are perfect synonyms for the spring season which is just upon us all! Use this lovely paper to make a similar project or any other art project to engage your mind and time and to have a small sense of achievement and to turn one of the corners of your home into a spring bouquet.

Do check out other designs of Nakshathra Designz Decoupage Papers too!
Cheers!


You can buy the papers from any of the following links :


2. Avni Vyas - Craft Destination Centre

3. www.craftjunction.in[palak karthikey patel]


5.www.amazon.in

Wednesday 1 April 2020

Traditional Canvas combo

A blank canvas has unlimited possibilities..!!!


Hello everyone,

I am krittika. Here I am again with a beautiful project. which I made with Nakshatra Desigzn's decoupage paper.Here are some glimpses of my project.







Material Required-:
  • Base - Canvas
  • Decoupage papers from Nakshatra Design.
  • Acrylic colors
  • Wooden coasters
  • Cloth piece
  • Old photo frame
  • Decoupage glue and varnish
  • Flat brush and sponge
  • Sand paper
  • Metal hook or double sided tape
For step by step tutorial please check below blog.

https://craftymata.blogspot.com/2019/12/mosaic-keepsake-box.html









You will get all the craft materials on online or offline stores. For beautiful decoupage papers check Nakshatra Desigzn.They have beautiful collection of decoupage paper.

Happy Crafting

Thursday 26 March 2020

T-light candle holders - By Priyanka Srivastava

Hello people,

We all are waddling in bleak times of social distancing and self-quarantine, all due to pandemic Coronavirus causing COVID -19. These are some dark times when fear, panic and hopelessness find themselves right at home in our hearts. It becomes pretty boring day in and day out with nothing much to do than sitting at home. 
Being constructive and creative is the only way we can kill the boredom. So I decided to make a pair of lovely t-light candle holder, a symbol to lighten up the dark times with creativity, using Nakshatra Designz decoupage papers.
I have used Nakshatra Designz Dream catcher decoupage paper. It's a pair of lovely designs of dream catchers on a background of combination of my favourite colours black, green and blue.
I have covered all the sides of the raw mdf candle holder with decoupage paper using Mod Podge and making sure that no air bubbles are left while applying the paper. After it dried, I have given another coat of Mod Podge over the sides to seal the entire design nicely. Then I painted the underside base of the holders with black chalk paint.
After the paint dried, I covered the top surface of the holders with Peal turquoise colour to give it a light sheen and to go with the colours on the decoupage design. I then painted the slot for the t-light with black chalk paint again. It gave the perfect contrast to the turquoise colour and brought the entire piece together. 
Here are some more pictures with close look.
 One more picture of the pair together along with the t-lights.
Aren't they a perfect use of creativity and can shoo away the darkness of these days? Use this lovely paper to make a similar project or any other art project to engage your mind and time and to have a small sense of achievement. 
Do check out other designs of Nakshathra Designz Decoupage Papers too!
Cheers!


You can buy the papers from any of the following links :


2. Avni Vyas - Craft Destination Centre

3. www.craftjunction.in[palak karthikey patel]


5.www.amazon.in

Monday 23 March 2020

Recycled Utility Box

"When you put the whole picture together, recycling is the right thing to do."





Hello everyone,

I am krittika. Here I am again with a beautiful & useful project. which I made with scrap and used Nakshatra Desigzn's decoupage paper to enhance the beauty of my project. Here are some glimpses of my project.


Material Required-:
  • Base ( I am using old plastic box)
  • Decoupage papers from Nakshatra Design.
  • Acrylic ,mettalic colors
  • Wooden decorative beads
  • Rewritable stickers
  • Decoupage glue and varnish
  • Flat brush and sponge
  • Sand paper

For step by step tutorial please check below blog.

https://craftymata.blogspot.com/2019/12/mosaic-keepsake-box.html

Materials Required


Old plastic box


Base coat with white acryclic color


























You will get all the craft materials on online or offline stores. For beautiful decoupage papers check Nakshatra Desigzn.They have beautiful collection of decoupage paper.

Happy Crafting