How to decorate herbal tea storage tins? Indian style tea jar DIY tea jar.
A friend of our club sent us a very interesting article about how he decorated the vessels for storing tea (tea caddies) with his own hands using papers from pu-erh pancakes.
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Do-it-yourself teapots for Chinese tea
If earlier I drank with mainly Shu Pu-erh, then making it a rule to drink tea daily, I became addicted to many other varieties.
Having bought Te Guan Yin a fresh harvester after a couple of months, I sadly discovered that the seagulls were dry and the taste began to differ somewhat from the original.
Having studied the assortment of tea shops, I realized with sadness that there is nothing that I really like and will help the seagull not to deteriorate.
Now about the process
To make you will need:
1. A friend in a tea shop (or your own supply of rice paper, which can be of artistic value as well as practical). In general, you need rice paper, which is used to wrap your favorite tea pancakes.
2. Acrylic paint. It is practically odorless (because it is made on a water basis), dries quickly enough and has good adhesion.
3. Matte water-based varnish. You can buy it at the place with acrylic paint in the art supply store.
4. PVA glue.
5. Brushes.
6. Capacities that will be taken as a basis.(I took Luminarc Box Mania Wood)
Optional:
7. Skin of small and large fractions
8. Tung natural oil (no solvents)
Go!
We prime banks:
The number of layers of acrylic at your discretion, but it seems acceptable to me from three. After applying the third layer, let it dry well. It is better to apply the third layer at night to protect yourself from the temptations to feel the result.
Then we glue the main layer of rice paper, on which we will apply our drawing. It is naturally recommended to do this from one package so that the color does not stand out. In order for the glued mass of rice paper to have a uniform appearance, it is necessary to adhere to the following technical process:
We tear with our hands (in no case cut with scissors) the packaging from the tea pancake, separating the picture from the background.
With a thin strip, tear off the edges of the package to get rid of machine cutting. If this is not done, transitions will be visible when gluing pieces on top of each other.
We will use the resulting pieces without a pattern as a basis.
Glue the jar over the entire outer area with rice paper.
It is very important not to pour a lot of PVA glue, otherwise the paper will absorb it and it will turn out not very aesthetically pleasing.
To achieve uniformity in color and hide the primer, it is necessary to glue about three layers on top of each other.
Back to covers. The selected base jars have a very rough varnish,
which is unpleasant to the touch and smell. We remove it with a rough skin. It is very important to remove the varnish to the end, otherwise, in places where the varnish has not been removed, the oil will not be absorbed. To make sure that the varnish is completely removed, it is better to wipe the cover with a damp cloth. After we have made sure that the varnish has been completely removed, we sand it with fine sandpaper until a pleasant tactile sensation occurs over the entire area of \u200b\u200bthe lid.
If you make wooden lids for jars yourself on a lathe, for example, you can take into account the fact that different types of wood absorb oil differently. Accordingly, when in contact with tung oil in several layers, you will get a darker or lighter final shade.
Why was tung oil chosen as the wood stain and protection? Everything is simple. It has antiseptic properties, repels moisture, is natural (does not contain solvents), gives a pleasant color and emphasizes the grain of the wood.
A very important point at this stage is not to apply oil in excess. You literally have to rub the oil over the entire surface with a brush.
Excess oil after drying, you will have to remove with a rag with considerable force. By the way, yes! The oil is prone to self-ignition. So remove rags and napkins soaked in oil either in waste or in the oven.
Many people have jars left over from tea at home. You can easily make an original souvenir and a useful little thing out of them. An Indian-style tea jar is made using the technique. The main thing here is to show your imagination and imagination.
To perform you will need:
- Cardboard box or tea can.
- Acrylic construction paint.
- PVA glue.
- Napkins with matching motif.
- Gouache paints.
- Glitter outline, mother-of-pearl.
- Brushes are different
1. We cover the jar with a layer of acrylic. The paint should be applied evenly, carefully painting over the image on the bank. Sometimes it is better to apply a layer of acrylic again so that the surface is perfectly even. We do the same with the lid.
2. We select the necessary motive on the napkin. In this case, it is an Indian elephant, you can also pick up oriental ornaments and colorful floral motifs. Separate the lower thin layers of the napkin from the image. Using scissors, cut out a small solid fragment of the picture, which we will glue first.
3. Prepare the glue. Dilute a small amount of PVA with water, stir until smooth. We begin to carefully glue a fragment of a napkin onto the surface of the jar, smoothing out all the wrinkles and bubbles that form. Usually the napkin fits well on the cardboard surface, so there should not be any big problems. We tear the napkin into small pieces with our hands and seal the edges of the jar, boldly layer the fragments one on top of the other - this will only add volume to the image. Let the jar dry at room temperature.
4. For the surface of the cover, it is better to choose one integral fragment so that the pattern lies evenly, without overlays. For example, here we use the eyes of an elephant. We seal the edges with colorful remnants of napkins. Let the glue dry completely.
5. When the jar is dry, move on to decorating. Here you can safely show your imagination - highlight the elements of the picture with a contour, tint the edges with gouache, add sparkles. A gray mother-of-pearl outline is perfect, which we apply to the upper and lower edges of the jar, and also cover the rim of the lid. To further highlight the edges and make them visually brighter, we will use gold paint. We boldly cover individual fragments of the image with “gold”, draw a border, add shine where it is appropriate. Let dry for 10 minutes.
What is not enough in the kitchen is jars for various kinds of bulk products, spices, coffee, tea, etc. It is rare to find a set in a store that will completely satisfy the hostess in shape, size, quantity and design. But you can make decoupage of cans in one style, using not only purchased cans for this, but also adapting others for these purposes.
In any kitchen there will always be a lot of glass jars of various sizes that are gathering dust around. So, their time has come. Today we will tell you how to decoupage a glass jar: a master class with detailed description each step and photo will help you with this.
Decoupage of cans for the kitchen: a master class
To work on the jar, you will need the following materials:
- glass jar
- napkin or decoupage card
- acrylic paints
- alcohol
- PVA glue or for decoupage
- scissors
- acrylic lacquer
- brush
Instructions for decoupage jars:
1. Preparing the can. If there are any stickers on the jar, they need to be peeled off. After that, the jar is well dried and wiped with alcohol in order to degrease the surface. We paint the jar in 2-3 layers with acrylic paint of the selected color. We dry.
2. Choice of motive. We decide on the future design of the jar, select the desired pattern and cut it out or tear it out of the napkin (after separating it from the lower layers) or from the decoupage card.
3. Decoupage banks. Using a brush and glue (PVA or decoupage), we glue the selected motif onto the jar. We make sure that there are no wrinkles on the napkin. We leave to dry.
4. Final stage. We cover the jar with acrylic varnish in 2-3 layers, this will protect it from negative external influences.
That's just how we get a bright and stylish jar for bulk products.
Spices are usually stored in small containers, so you can decoupage spice jars using baby food jars using the instructions described above in our article.
And to store coffee beans, you can use old coffee cans. To decoupage coffee cans, just choose the appropriate motifs for decoration, and your kitchen will have new stylish jars for different varieties of coffee beans, as, for example, in our master class:
Decorating a decoupage tin can
Tin cans are often stored in the depths of kitchen cabinets - they are convenient, durable, but their appearance does not allow them to be put on public display. Therefore, we have prepared for you a master class on decoupage of a tin can.
Materials you will need:
- tin can, for example, from tea
- napkins for decoupage
- primer
- alcohol
- acrylic paints (ochre, bronze, white)
- decoupage glue or PVA
- craquelure varnish
- medium Antik
- brushes
- sponge
- acrylic lacquer
Instructions for decoupage jars
1. Preparation of the jar: degrease with alcohol and paint with dark paint (it will appear through the craquelure cracks in the future).
2. After the paint has dried, apply craquelure varnish (the brush moves in one direction).
3. When the varnish dries a little (15-20 minutes), paint the jar in a light color. In our master class, we mixed white and ocher. We apply the paint in a direction different from the varnish in one layer.
After a while, cracks appear in us (the thicker the layer of varnish, the thicker they are)
4. After the paint has dried, we begin directly decoupage the jar. Cut out or tear out the selected fragments of the picture from the napkin. Glue them to the jar with decoupage glue. We make sure that wrinkles do not form.
5. We take the Antique medium and use a sponge to shade the edges of the jar.
6. We cover the entire jar with 2-3 layers of acrylic varnish and our jar is ready to become a decoration of the kitchen shelf!
We hope that our article will help you make the world around you a little brighter.
Video compilation to help beginners
Coffee is a favorite drink of many, our family is no exception. Instant coffee is usually sold in a good glass container. But natural ground coffee or beans are usually just in paper packaging. After opening such a package, I transfer the coffee to glass jar. simple jar doesn't look impressive. Therefore, for coffee, tea and other bulk products, I decorate jars using decoupage. Although I often make such jars for friends and acquaintances, this time I made such a jar for myself and prepared a photo master class along the way - decoration! Before starting work, I select napkins or decoupage cards with the necessary topics.
For the work "Decoupage coffee jars the best" I prepared:
- a glass jar with a plastic lid;
- alcohol wipe;
- PVA glue universal;
- flat synthetic brushes;
- white acrylic paint;
- clothespin with foam rubber;
- paper napkins with different coffee themes -3 pieces;
- acrylic varnish;
- colored paints;
- toothbrush;
- metal needle.
How to make decoupage coffee jars the best?
I washed the jar, then wiped it with an alcohol wipe.
I wiped the lid off with a paper towel.
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Before priming the jar and lid, I covered it with a thin layer of PVA glue for better adhesion of paint to glass and plastic.
With small dipping movements, using a clothespin and foam rubber, she covered the surface of the can with white paint.
Left to dry. At this time I painted the cover.
The bank is large. This allows you to pick up a large napkin fragment for her. I pulled out a picture with a coffee cup from a napkin, divided it into layers. I glued the top layer with PVA on the surface of the can.
More MK for the home:
I also glued a fragment with letters
and coffee beans cut from a napkin.
Everything dried well. For the lid, I picked up a pattern with a coffee heart, just the size of the lid, stratified it.
Pasted on the surface of the cover pattern.
I pasted inscriptions along the edge of the lid, and on the jar I pasted a drawing with a smaller heart so that the drawings of the lid and jar overlapped.
I slightly diluted the brown paint with water and sprayed it on the can with a stick and a toothbrush.
Cover the metal surface of the box with acrylic primer, applying it in 2-3 layers, so as to completely cover the metal. Each layer must dry properly before applying the next. The primer can be applied with a small roller or a piece of sponge.
Step 2
When the primer is dry, cut the patterned paper into strips. If the paper is thick enough (for example, for scrapbooking), dip it in water for a few seconds, and then remove and wipe off excess water from the surface. Apply to reverse side strips of PVA glue and stick the strip.
Step 3
Copy from the herbal medicine or plant guide or print from the Internet images of plants that you collected and dried in the summer (raspberry leaves, currant leaves, thyme, mint ...). Cut them out. Tint the edges of the pattern with a brewed and lightly squeezed tea bag.
Step 4
Glue the finished drawing on top of the paper strip. Smooth it out and leave to dry.
Step 5
Mix acrylic paints, get ivory paint. Tint the jar and edges of the jar lid with a sponge. You can apply paint with a sponge and a darker tone.