Master-class on making own hands the housekeeper in the technique of decoupage, which can become a practical New Year's gift.

Winter.Little snowflakes are dancing outside the window. You want to light a fireplace, candles and warm your hands with a hot mug. Winter is an amazing time of year when the family gets together, and even the "busiest" find a minute to call their loved ones. What could be more fun than winter games? What could be more beautiful than a winter forest? What could be tastier than New Year's dishes? And what could be more expensive than a gift made with your own hands? Only a gift made with love. Today we will breathe the most pleasant feelings of winter and the warmth of our love into a wonderful New Year's gift - a key holder with an image of a Scottish terrier proudly walking along a snowy street. We will make the key holder using the direct decoupage technique on a wooden surface with delicate aging and minimal drawing. Materials:

• a wooden workpiece made of solid wood;
• primer;
• varnish and water-based paints;
• silky-matt varnish for the finish coat;
• napkins for decoupage;
• Hooks;
• metal hanger and screws;
• sandpaper;
• a stiff brush or toothbrush;
• brushes, stamping (stamping can be safely replaced by a slice of the economic sponge).

We will work with such a wooden blank.In this work, the type of wood does not matter, but if you take into account that at the last stage you need to screw in screws and hooks, it will be more convenient to do this if the workpiece is made of soft wood. For example, pine, as in this case. Although, if you have a strong male hand to help, - just create!We tear out a motif from the napkin, which will beused for decoration. At the bottom there will be a border of Scottish check and an image of a Scottie (Scottish Terrier). The difference between "ripping" and "cutting" is that when ripping, the fibers are evenly distributed on the surface, and there is no clear transition from the pattern to the base, and the cut edge creates a step, which will then need to be cleaned and leveled for longer.We clean the workpiece with sandpaper, prime it, and varnish it. In this work, only water-based varnish and paints will be used - acrylic.We separate the napkin to the paint layer. It is very easy to do this with slightly damp fingers - squeeze the napkin hard and quickly open your fingers.We glue it to the prepared surfacediluted varnish. The concentration can be any, but it is most convenient when the ratio of water to varnish is approximately 10:1 or 8:2. This way the napkin lays down more evenly, without drips.We paint the side of the wooden blank in the colors of the Scottish cage: cadmium red, umber, ocher. It is not necessary to match the color exactly to the color. The main thing is to maintain the tonality.Next, we cover the side part with white color andcarefully sand off the top white layer on the protruding parts – make scuffs. Work with the main decor. Cover the background around the dog with gray (white + black + blue, but black and blue literally at the end of a toothpick). Apply paint with careful stamping movements. Cover with varnish.Dilute the gray paint to a liquid statecolors, white and black. Dip a brush or toothbrush and lightly spray. The intensity and size of the droplets is regulated by distance. The further the brush is from the panel and the less paint there is on it – the smaller the droplets will be, and the wider they will be from each other. And, accordingly, if you want the spray to be more intense – bring the brush closer to the panel and pick up more paint.We also decorate the back side with a napkin and cover it with varnish. In essence, the pattern does not have any special significance.We paint the hooks with silver paint.We screw the hooks to the panel.We attach a hanger to the back side.Without hooks the panel will have a decorative look.and will be appropriate both in the kitchen and in the hallway. And with hooks - a completely functional thing and an independent art object that can be used as a key holder or hanger in the kitchen.

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