THE DECOUPAGE COLLECTION - Maggie Philo

144 paged hardcover book with dustjacket in good condition.

Features over 100 brilliantly stylish and exciting decoupage designs

Inspirational and innovative techniques and effects

Ideas for decorating trays, cupboards, lamps and even glassware

Helpful tips on combining decoupage with paint effects

Inspirational full-colour photography throughout

Written by the leading author in the craft of decoupage

Decoupage is the art of decorating a surface with cut-out paper images to create an impression of handpainting. With the tremendous variety of decorative papers available for use, it is a craft with increasing appeal. New materials and techniques have removed much of the labour that was formerly demanded, and this quick and easy way of transforming surfaces can be used throughout the home, on gifts and presentation pieces.

This sumptuous book is packed with original ideas for using decoupage to produce beautiful and elegant works. Maggie Philo's traditional and innovative designs and techniques, sometimes involving paint finishes, gilding and other unusual elements, create brilliantly striking effects on over a hundred projects.

THE DECOUPAGE COLLECTION contains detailed instructions on the basic techniques of cutting out and finishing. There is also helpful advice on obtaining papers, what to decorate, preparing surfaces, photocopying techniques, how to achieve a variety of different paint effects, and gilding and ageing.

CONTENTS:

INTRODUCTION - Papers and Surfaces - Getting Started - Paint Techniques - Paper Backgrounds - Photocopying Techniques - Gilding - Ageing Techniques - Decoupage Under Glass

CLASSICAL THEMES - Classical Dancers - Print Room Borders - Historical Ornament - Cherubs

VICTORIAN SCRAPS - Past Times - Bedroom Stripes - Antique Effects

CONTEMPORARY IDEAS - Celestial Dreams - Monochrome Motifs - Bright Ginghams - Fine Feathers - Simple Hearts - Harvest Time - Home Sweet Home - Colour Contrasts

FRUITS OF THE EARTH - Fruits and Fungi - Summer Fruits - Trailing Vines - Botanical Studies - Florentine Feasts - Pineapples

FLORAL DISPLAY - Pretty Pansies - Redoute Roses - Floral Wreath - Enamel Roses - Orchids - Dutch Flowers - Auriculas - Cottage Garden - Flora and Fauna

ANIMALS AND SEA LIFE - Country Kitchen - Indian Elephants - Wild Things - Loaves and Fishes - Seashells

CHILDREN'S WORLD - Clowning Around - Toytown - Playtime - Noah's Ark

TREASURE TROVE - Oriental Embroidery - Precious Stones - Themes and Variations - Remember Me - Silhouettes - Musical Malachite

Below is a small selection of photos of book