Reverse decoupage of bottles

Decoupage is a very simple and affordable kind of needlework. With the help of inexpensive materials, everyone can create spectacular works of art as a present to close people or to decorate their own home. Especially popular among fans of this type of needlework is using decoupage of a glass bottle. After all, sometimes a vessel left from wine or cognac has such a beautiful and original form that it can not be thrown out by hand. In this case, it will be an excellent idea, using direct or reverse decoupage of a bottle, to convert a container into a pretty vase or simply into an interior item.

Normal or direct decoupage is created quite simply. The bottle is alternately glued to motifs cut from napkins or printouts, in accordance with the overall conceived design of the product. In this master class we will consider the reverse decoupage of bottles, the distinctive feature of which is the motif, pasted at the very beginning by a picture to the glass. As a result, upon completion of work, the selected plot is viewed through the glass and acquires volume, if you add water to the bottle.

Necessary materials

Before you do the decoupage on the bottle, you need to find the very same bottle. The work performed on a vessel of unusual or intricate shape will be most interesting.

Materials:

• Glass bottle;
• napkins with motif or printed drawing;
• acrylic paints;
• glue;
• acrylic matt lacquer;
• eggshell;
• yarn for decorating cork.

Instructions

Now consider step by step how to do decoupage bottles with napkins:

1. First, degrease the surface of the bottle with acetone or alcohol.
2. Cut out the motif from the napkin and separate the lower white layers.
3. Glue the napkin with a pattern inside. Form the folds neatly with a brush.
4. Apply white paint on the napkin to make the picture brighter.
5. To make the napkin look harmonious, decorate the background around it using the same shades as in the picture.
6. Form the viewing window of the desired shape from the opposite side of the bottle and seal it with adhesive tape.
7. Now cover the entire surface of the bottle with the paint, except for the window.
8. When the paint dries, decorate the window. Here you can use acrylic contours, ribbons and ribbons, egg shell, various beads.
9. Then, if desired, you can continue decorating the bottle, adding fragments of napkins. True, you first need to create a white background for them so that they are not lost on a dark bottle.
10. Cover the entire surface of the bottle with acrylic lacquer in several layers.
11. The final stage is the decoration of the cork.
12. At this decoration of the bottle with their own hands in the technique of decoupage is over.