Astar's Craft: Vintage or Antique Finished Recipe Book Holder
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Astar's Vintage or Antique finished Recipe Book Holder
Assembling kitset, then paint finishing plus introduction
to easy decoupage technique.
I've been looking for a nice free standing recipe book holder for
ages and when I fell upon these easy to assemble kitsets I was
thrilled.
I also have several wonderful 'foodie' friends and plan to make
several of these which I'll give to them as gifts.
I know that Christmas has been and gone and you probably want to forget all about it as we settle into another year, but trust me if you start making now, imagine how great it will feel at the end of the year - marvellous.
Things to gather
From Spotlight you can purchase Kaiser Craft kitset recipe book
stands # code 0883416120360
Sheet of your choice of printed scrap book card/paper. 1 full
sheet should be sufficient to cover back support board. Make sure
though that it tones or matches in with the base colour of your
stand
To further enhance and embellish finished work - Kaiser Wooden
flourish - these are little wooden cut outs that come in numerous
designs. I used a vine leaf
Royal Coat - Decoupage finish glue and sealer
Application brush
Acrylic undercoat
Acrylic top coat in a colour to suit
Sealing vanish
Sandpaper, should kitset need sanding before painting
OR refer to my crackle paint finish segments as seen on Tuesday 21
February 2012 as a further decorating technique to your display
stand.
Method
Remove kitset from pack and if any of the edges are rough,
give them a sand, then remove all dust.
Assemble the unit, then apply a coat of acrylic undercoat and allow
to completely dry.
You might need to give it another sand just to remove any uneven
brush marks or remove thick areas where paint might have collected
during above application.
NOTE - you don't have to paint the entire support back structure of kit as this will be later covered with the scrap book paper.
Apply 2 top coats of acrylic paint allowing to dry between
coats.
If you have painted support back structure, this will need to be
sanded to ensure that there are no rough or raised
spots.
To achieve a lovely decoupage finish, the surface has to be
completely smooth.
Once sanded, you can either cut out individual picture and over
glue to backing board, or simply glue using the 'decoupage glue'
scrap book paper and fix to backing board.
Use a soft cloth to remove any area bubbles.
Because of the size of the paper once in position you should have a
little less than a cm painted border.
Paint finish the 'wooden flourish' the same colour as stand, or
something contrasting.
Glue to rest just beneath the central 'swirls'.
Apply a coat or two of vanish to protect work, which also makes for
easy wiping and cleaning.
Happy painting and crafting - love Astar!
(Broadcast: 23 Feb 2012)
