"Décopatch-Paper looks just great" or "It looks like it's been painted". Most reactions to objects covered with Décopatch-Paper sound like this or something similar. How to decorate a few pretty tealights with Décopatch-Paper and concrete effect paste in a few easy steps is explained in this short instruction.
And it's that easy:
Our VBS Tea light cubes can be used with the most diverse Craft techniques to set the scene and make them a real eye-catcher. How about the trendy concrete look, for example? Or do you prefer a retro look? Shabby-Chic? Why not combine individual styles with each other? 1. Apply concrete effect paste The upper part of the tea light cube is filled with the concrete effect paste. For this we have used a simple Bristle brushes . Let the concrete mass dry afterwards.
For the characteristic concrete look, first wipe dark glaze and then light glaze onto the tea light cube with a sponge. After drying, the cube can be decorated with Leaf metal Through different techniques, when applying the concrete effect paste, you can achieve different structures. Everything is possible, from brushing and dabbing to filling 2. apply paint The belly of the cube is primed with light Hobby Color paint and left to dry.
3. Stick on Décopatch-Paper After drying, the Décopatch-Paper can be fixed on the cube with some spray glue and then cut to the right size. With a brush the Décopatch-Paper is glued on with some patch-lacquer and sealed A great effect is created: the cube looks like painted!
4. Decorate Finally, the tea light cubes are decorated as desired, for example with some Jute yarn, decoration-Jingles or some stamping ink for the shabby look