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DIY Decoupage Plate

September 18, 2012 By Vidya 6 Comments

Remember the plate I messed up while experimenting with plate painting? I badly needed to salvage that one to fill up my plate wall but even after several attempts, removing the paint was a pain. Would have required a lot of nail grease, I know that is not  a real word but that is  the only thing close to elbow grease that I could think of. I even tried nail polish remover, the marker just wouldn’t budge.

To refresh your memory, this is what I’m talking about. 

DIY Decoupage Plate

The first thought that came to my mind was to cover up the mess with decoupage. I really liked how my previous decoupage project, the vintage newspaper decoupaged canvas, went. And voila. 

DIY Decoupage Plate

Sorry, totally forgot to take a pic of it separately in day light. So here is a sneak peak of my plate wall (still trying to figure out the right layout).

DIY Decoupage Plate

Now that we’re done with big reveal here’s how we go about it. You will need,

DIY Decoupage Plate

  • Smother (for lack of a better word) the plate with mod podge. Rip newspaper pieces and glue them on. The used the left over vintage newspaper from here and here.

DIY Decoupage Plate

  • Again cover with more mod podge, smoothing out any air bubbles.  Once you are satisfied with the look you can stop.
  • The red paint underneath was showing even after 2 coats. This is after 2 coats. Ignore the paisley. I had tried to see if a paisley pattern would work in the center, which B totally ruled out. But you can see the red paint peeking through.

DIY Decoupage Plate

  • We were good to go once I added another layer of paper.

That’s all there is to it!

I kinda feel that it is way too plain but B thinks it is just right. I have these stick on jewels (left over from another project yrs ago) that I want to use some how.

DIY Decoupage Plate

How about making an ‘N’ (for our family name, Nair) with those in the center of the plate? Oh, you’re wondering why my last name is different?  🙂 It is still my maiden name (long long story, will make for a post in itself).

Those stick on jewels might not be enough to make a good size N. Might need to get more but you get the idea? So how many yays for the rhinestone N? How many nays?

 

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Comments

  1. Erika says

    September 18, 2012 at 10:37 am

    Vidya, this is a great idea! I love the way the way the vintage newsprint looks!

    Reply
    • whatsurhomestory says

      September 18, 2012 at 9:57 pm

      Thank you! So go plain? No rhinestones?

      Vidya

      Reply
      • Erika says

        September 19, 2012 at 2:18 pm

        I say you go with the rhinestones!

        Reply
  2. Amu says

    September 18, 2012 at 12:11 pm

    You have my YAY for the rhinestone N, Vidya. And the plates look great. By the way, what is the best way to put the plates up the wall so they don’t fall (superglue or something else)?? I know it’s a silly question, but please give some details if you don’t mind.
    Amu

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    • whatsurhomestory says

      September 18, 2012 at 12:39 pm

      Thanks Amu. I think I ‘ll glue them and show to B. Maybe he’ll be convinced? 🙂 If not I can take them out easily. I had talked about hanging plates in this post;
      https://www.whatsurhomestory.com/step-up-to-the-plate/
      I’m leaning more towards the traditional hangers just because it is a heavy traffic area (not just traffic, kids fight zone). 🙂
      Vidya

      Reply
  3. Rebecca says

    August 13, 2014 at 8:27 am

    Yes to the Rhinestones. I might try but will use clear glass plates and decoupage on the back so I have the shine. Good job.

    Reply

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