How to Decorate a Vintage Photo Frame with Decoupage Technique

To start making your decoupage frame, you will need water, wood frame, white glue, a brush, decoupage paper, napkin, and a cup to mix glue and water. Begin by creating the decoupage glue, which is made by mixing white glue with water half-and-half. Make sure to get the right consistency for your project. Next, remove the back cover from the frame, which has been prepared in advance.

Next step is preparing a decoupage napkin by removing extra layers so you have left the upper layer with the picture on. Choose the pattern fragment that suits your design and attach it to the frame. Cover the frame with the glue mixture using a brush, starting from the center and moving towards the edges carefully. Pull the edges of the napkin to avoid wrinkles and use the brush to remove excess gluing, leaving some part of the frame uncovered if needed.

After applying the decoupage technique as a basic way to decorate the frame, it's time to add acrylic paints to give your frame a unique look. Take cranberry and black colors and squeeze them into a cup. Layering protecting cover is essential for this step. Use a brush and mix the paint to get a deep cranberry shade. Add the paint to the inner and outer frame edging, touching the napkin to create a smooth color transition.

Distressing the frame with paint will give it a true vintage look. You can achieve this effect by painting the wood sides thoroughly. This step completes the decoupage part of your project. Now that we have decorated the rest of the frame, let's cover the wood surface with a thick coat of white glue. Make sure to add some glue to the neighboring decoupage parts to avoid any gaps or unevenness.

Next, attach a dark piece of natural or imitation leather to the sides of the frame. Press it well and smooth over the sides using your hands. Add glue to the back of the frame and pull it up well to secure the leather in place. If needed, use clothespins to fasten the corners when the glue is dry. Cut off any excess leather at the corners and make a small cut on the leather to cover the sides.

Repeat the process for the other side of the frame by attaching more leather and pressing down with the back cover to secure it well. Add some glue to the leather and napkin border, covering the junction where they meet. Cut off any excess and attach a gray fabric piece to cover the junction. Attach another layer of decoupage paper or use gray cloth if you prefer.

To add extra embellishments, hammer a few nails in the fabric part for added visual interest. Once all the layers are secure, remove the back cover from the frame, which will now be ready to hold your beautiful vintage photo.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enin this tutorial will show how to decorate a vintage photo frame in decoupage technique we'll need water wood frame white glue a brush a decoupage paper napkin and a cup to mix glue and water start by making the decoupage glue just mix white glue with water half-and-half remove the back cover we've prepared a decoupage napkin by removing extra layers so we've left the upper layer with the picture on choose the pattern fragment attach the napkin to the frame cover it with the glue mixture using a brush move from the center to the edges carefully pull the edges to avoid wrinkles you can tear off the excess napkin with the brush be careful not to remove too much gluing the edges if needed leave some part of the frame uncovered carefully glue the edges we've applied the decoupage technique as a basic way to decorate the frame now we'll need acrylic paints take cranberry and black colors and squeeze the paint into a cup layer protecting cover take the brush and mix the paint to get a deep cranberry shade add the paint to the inner and outer frame edging touch the napkin to create a smooth color transition we are actually distressing the frame we do need this effect to make a true vintage frame paint the wood sides thoroughly we finished with the decoupage part let's decorate the rest cover the wood surface with a thick coat of white glue keep in mind the protecting cover add some glue to the neighboring decoupage part cover the sides carefully attach a dark piece of natural or imitation leather pull up well and smooth pressing over the sides add glue to the back of the frame pull well and attach the leather you can smooth it with a ruler cut off the excess use a craft knife and a ruler use clothespins to fasten the corners when the glue is dry cut off the excess leather at the corners let's make the inner edging meet make three small cuts on the leather smooth to see the frame edge make another diagonal cut to the corner fold the leather to cover the sides repeat for the other side cover the back of the frame and leather with the glue cut off the excess add some more glue attach the leather to the sides press down with the back cover to fasten well add some glue to the leather and napkin border attach a gray fabric piece to cover the junction cut off the excess cut out the second piece add glue to the other border attach the cloth hammer a few nails in the fabric part for extra embellishment remove the back cover and decorate the back of the frame take cranberry pink cardstock cover the frame surface with white glue thoroughly attach the cardboard smooth well using a piece of thick cardstock cut off the excess cut out the inner part put the back cover in this leather photo frame will be a stylish interior decoration or a perfect gift for a vintage lover leave your comments subscribe to our channel to find lots of unique interior design ideasin this tutorial will show how to decorate a vintage photo frame in decoupage technique we'll need water wood frame white glue a brush a decoupage paper napkin and a cup to mix glue and water start by making the decoupage glue just mix white glue with water half-and-half remove the back cover we've prepared a decoupage napkin by removing extra layers so we've left the upper layer with the picture on choose the pattern fragment attach the napkin to the frame cover it with the glue mixture using a brush move from the center to the edges carefully pull the edges to avoid wrinkles you can tear off the excess napkin with the brush be careful not to remove too much gluing the edges if needed leave some part of the frame uncovered carefully glue the edges we've applied the decoupage technique as a basic way to decorate the frame now we'll need acrylic paints take cranberry and black colors and squeeze the paint into a cup layer protecting cover take the brush and mix the paint to get a deep cranberry shade add the paint to the inner and outer frame edging touch the napkin to create a smooth color transition we are actually distressing the frame we do need this effect to make a true vintage frame paint the wood sides thoroughly we finished with the decoupage part let's decorate the rest cover the wood surface with a thick coat of white glue keep in mind the protecting cover add some glue to the neighboring decoupage part cover the sides carefully attach a dark piece of natural or imitation leather pull up well and smooth pressing over the sides add glue to the back of the frame pull well and attach the leather you can smooth it with a ruler cut off the excess use a craft knife and a ruler use clothespins to fasten the corners when the glue is dry cut off the excess leather at the corners let's make the inner edging meet make three small cuts on the leather smooth to see the frame edge make another diagonal cut to the corner fold the leather to cover the sides repeat for the other side cover the back of the frame and leather with the glue cut off the excess add some more glue attach the leather to the sides press down with the back cover to fasten well add some glue to the leather and napkin border attach a gray fabric piece to cover the junction cut off the excess cut out the second piece add glue to the other border attach the cloth hammer a few nails in the fabric part for extra embellishment remove the back cover and decorate the back of the frame take cranberry pink cardstock cover the frame surface with white glue thoroughly attach the cardboard smooth well using a piece of thick cardstock cut off the excess cut out the inner part put the back cover in this leather photo frame will be a stylish interior decoration or a perfect gift for a vintage lover leave your comments subscribe to our channel to find lots of unique interior design ideas\n"