Table with fabric letters - Decoupage technique

box with fabric letters 1

How to make a painting using the decoupage technique, decorated with fabric letters.

Do not miss the step by step.

The decoupage technique, consists of pasting cutouts.

In the original decoupage, they are used napkin cutouts, which are pasted on surfaces such as wood, porcelain and even on cardboard, as to decorate covers of diaries or notebooks.

There are many variants of this technique, even using fabric, which is what I'll show you today.

I'll show you how to make a box with fabric letters, using the decoupage technique to cover the frame.

Super simple to do, they can use it to decorate rooms, doors or any space you want.

Materials to make a box with fabric letters:

  • A frame with depth on one side
  • Fabrics in different colors and prints
  • Shellac
  • White glue
  • Brushes
  • Mold of the desired letters
  • Wadding or cotton
  • Scissors
  • Embroidery thread and needle

box materials with fabric letters

Steps to make a box with fabric letters:

Step 1:

We start measuring the frame, and we cut double the measurement on the fabric.

We support the fabric on the frame and we passed shellac with a brush, covering all space.

We will notice that the fabric will be completely glued to the wood.

step 1 box with fabric letters

Step 2:

The idea is cover the entire frame with the fabric, as we see in the image below.

So that the corners are neat, we fold and we stick with a droplet of silicone and then we put shellac over it.

step 2 box with fabric letters

Step 3:

We leave the painting on one side and we started making the letters out of fabric.

You can get the molds in Internet, Of all sizes.

We print and cut

step 3 box with fabric letters

Step 4:

We pass the molds to the fabric and we cut 2 of each, as we see in the image:

step 4 box with fabric letters

Step 5:

We sew the letters, with stitching on the outside, leaving an open space where we will pass the wadding or cotton.

We fill and close with the stitching.

step 5 box with fabric letters

Step 6:

We do the same procedure with all letters, remaining like the image:

step 6 box with fabric letters

Step 7:

Behind every letter We glued a little piece of baby tape.

step 7 box with fabric letters

Step 8:

For the baby ribbon that we place behind each letter, we will pass a ribbon, it can be in the same color or some combinable color.

step 8 box with fabric letters

Step 9:

We hang the letters in the box, in the deep end.

We can use silicone to glue them and thus preventing them from falling off over time.

Decorate the letters as you like.

step 9 box with cloth strips

We meet in the next one!


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