Decoupage of kitchen cans with the example of decorating glass and tin cans

What is not enough in the kitchen is a jar for various kinds of loose products, spices, coffee, tea, etc. Rarely in the store you can find a set that fully satisfies the hostess in shape, size, quantity and design. But you can make a decoupage of kitchen cans in one style, using not only purchased banks, but also adapting others for these purposes.

In any kitchen there are always a lot of glass jars of different sizes, which are dusting around. So - their time has come. Today we will tell you how to make a decoupage of a glass jar: a master class with a detailed description of each step and a photo will help you in this.

Decoration of the glass jar in the technique of decoupage

To work on the jar, you will need the following materials:

• glass jar
• napkin or card for decoupage
• acrylic paints
• alcohol
• glue PVA or for decoupage
• scissors
• acrylic lacquer
• brush

Instruction on decoupage banks:

1. Preparing the banks. If there are stickers on the jar, they need to be cleaned. After that, the can is well dried and wiped off with alcohol in order to degrease the surface. The can is painted in 2-3 layers of acrylic paint of the chosen color. Dry it.

2. The choice of motive. Determine the future design of the can, select the desired pattern and cut it out or pull it out of the napkin( previously separated from the lower layers) or from the decoupage map.

3. Decoupage of banks. Using a brush and glue( PVA or decoupage), glue the selected motif on the jar. We follow, so that there is no wrinkle on the napkin. Leave to dry.

4. The final stage. We cover the jar with acrylic lacquer in 2-3 layers, this will protect it from negative external influences.

That's how easy it is for us to get a bright and stylish can for loose products.

Spices are usually stored in small containers, so you can use the instructions described above in our article to make a decoupage of cans for spices using baby food jars.

And you can use old coffee cans to store coffee beans. To make decoupage of coffee cans, it is enough to choose appropriate motifs for decorating, and new stylish jars for different sorts of grain coffee will appear in your kitchen, for example, in our master class:

Decoration of cans in the style of decoupage

In the depths of kitchen cabinets are often stored andtin cans - they are comfortable, durable, but the appearance does not allow them to be put on public display. Therefore, we have prepared for you a master class on decoupling a tin can.

Materials you will need:

• tin jar, for example, from tea
• napkins to decoupage
• primer
• alcohol
• acrylic paints( ocher, bronze, white)
• glue decoupage or PVA
• krakelyurny nail
• medium Antik
• brush
• sponge
• Acryliclacquer

Instructions for decoupling the jars

1. Preparation of the can: degrease with alcohol and paint with a dark paint( it will manifest itself through the cracks in the future).

2. After drying the paint, we apply the craquelior lacquer( the brush moves in one direction).

3. When the varnish dries a little( 15-20 minutes), we paint the jar in a light color. In our master class we mixed white and ocher. Paint applied in a different direction from the varnish one layer.

After a while we have cracks( the thicker the layer of lacquer, the thicker they are)

4. After drying the paint, we start directly decoupling the jars. Cut or cut selected pieces of the picture from the napkin. We paste them on the jar with the help of decoupage glue. We make sure that no folds are formed.

5. Take the medium Antique and use the sponge to highlight the edges of the jar.

6. We cover the whole jar with acrylic lacquer in 2-3 layers and our jar is ready to become an ornament of the kitchen shelf!

We hope that our article will help you make the world around you a little brighter.

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