The master class will teach you how to decorate the clutch with your own hands using the technique of decoupage
У мамы долгое время лежала старая кожаная сумочка – as they say, a memory of past youth. Knowing that I am fond of decoupage, she asked me to decorate it somehow. Nowadays such ladies' handbags are called clutches. I was faced with the task of preserving the spirit of the last century, but, nevertheless, to refresh it a little, in my mother's words - –“embellish”. For work I prepared:
- alcoholic napkin;
- paints - white and colored;
- Brushes;
- PVA glue;
- Crackles lacquer;
- bitumen varnish;
- sponge foam rubber;
- file;
- spray;
- napkins for decoupage;
- acrylic lacquer.
Progress of workI prepared the clutch for decoupage: I wiped the surface with an alcohol wipe.I chose a dark color for the primer.Although the bag was already dark in color and quite suitable for applying crackle varnish, I nevertheless primed it so that the varnish would not be absorbed into the leather. This determines what kind of cracks will appear.I primed the surface of the clutch. I let the front side dry and did the same on the back side of the clutch.After the primer had dried well, I coated it with crackle varnish and left it to dry for 15-20 minutes, so that the varnish dried to a certain state, which is called “tack-free”.I applied white paint with a foam sponge, touching the surface only once. Even if it was poorly painted, the entire coating would be smeared if touched again.I do everything on one side first. Once I have completely painted, I wait for cracks to appear and leave everything until it dries completely.I do the same on the back of the clutch. Only now I apply the paint with a brush, but also with one touch.The cracks turned out a little different. So it's up to you to decide what to use.While the paint was drying, I prepared the napkin: I separated the top layer with the pattern.I placed the napkin face down on the file and moistened it with water so that it covered the entire napkin, smoothing out the folds. I transfer the file with the fragment to the clutch, smooth it out and remove the file.I glue the napkin with PVA glue. Dry it. I select a napkin to match the edge of the clutch andI glue it, slightly going over the glued fragment from one edge, and then from the other edge. As soon as the front side has dried, I finish the back side of the clutch in the same way.I dry the whole clutch well, as leather takes a long time to dry. I varnish it several times.I use a sponge to apply bitumen varnish along the edge of the clutch, giving the bag a finished look.The result is a clutch bag in a vintage style.