How To Decoupage Napkins On Wood

Sand the wood all over to remove some of.

How to decoupage napkins on wood. This will help you smooth the napkin down without tearing. Once theres a nice even layer of glue gently lay down the napkin. Work on smoothing from the middle out.

Wood is an environmentally friendly material that makes the product more valuable. Use a piece of plastic wrap on top to smooth the image. This process can be a bit frustrating.

Arrange the dry napkin on the wood and decide how youre going to place it. Use plastic food wrap see video to smooth out the napkin. This works better than cutting it out with scissors because the edges are feathery and blend into the rest of the design.

Use the foam brush to apply a thin coat of Mod Podge to the wood. Most napkins are 3-ply and you just want the 1 sheet with the pattern. Decoupage Furniture with Paper Napkins.

Also dont worry if edges overlap or hang over. In this process 100 wrinkle free napkin decoupage is next to impossible so if a few wrinkles bother you this might not be the project for you. Some napkins came apart easily but others were harder and I could only get it to 2 ply thickness at first.

Place Mod Podge on the surface of the item and then place the napkin or portion of napkin design down on top. Cut your napkin to fit the pieces of wood its going on. When I was removing the top-ply of the tissue the top-ply or sheet is the only one with the design on it I was under the impression these were 2 ply napkins.