Decopatch

Day 7 - Decopatch 

The first time I used decopatch was to help build a large (5ft) wishing tree for our school's entrance area.  This time I decided to do something a little smaller.  

Today I've made mini decopatch prayer boxes.  I've had a prayer box of my own for so long I can't remember where or when I got it - or was given it.  Of course you can use decopatch for covering lots of things, the boxes I made could be used for anything. 

I bought some decopatch paper which is a  strong, patterned tissue paper (it's a little expensive too!).  Again, I already had the boxes and self adhesive felt - I've been waiting to use them all for something.  

The technique itself is a bit like using papier mache.  I've cut the decopatch paper into small square(ish) shapes and have simply glued them onto the box, overlapping them, using a PVA/water mix.  You can buy specialist glues and varnishes for decopatch but I've never used them. I finished off the inside of the lid with some paper and when dry stuck some self-adhesive felt onto the inside bottoms of the boxes. 

I've stuck a peel-off cross sticker on the lid and given all of it an extra wash of PVA/water mix.  I haven't decided whether to varnish them yet.

Sorry, out of focus again!

For inside the box, I've printed out lots of bible prayers and poem which I copied from my own prayer box - you could spend time researching to collect your own favourite verses but this is a 'one a day project'!  I've cut out the prayers, rolled them into mini scrolls and squeezed them into the box.  Still haven't worked out the best way to do this - as you move one scroll all the others seem to ping out of place.

The finished boxes

I'll finish there as I'm off to a meeting at the High School about my daughter's GCSE options..........