Volume Decoupage – Lampshade

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These beautiful volume decoupage floral motifs can be used to embellish any surface. Cut them, emboss them and stick them to give a 3D effect to your design. They can also be used for making your mixed media projects more beautiful.

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Materials Needed

Fevicryl Soft Acrylic Colour - Dark Green 206, Lemon Yellow 211, Light Green 212, Violet 225, White 227, Deep Brilliant Purple 264, Fevicryl No Stitch Fabric Glue, Fine Art Brushes, Volume Decoupage Sheets, Colour Palette, Embossing Tool, Embossing Pad , Water Container, Pencil, Candle, Matchbox, Lamp with Cylindrical Fabric Lamp Shade, Plucker

Step-by-Step Instructions

Step 1

Step 1

Take an off white or white coloured fabric lampshade You may also take a light coloured lampshade of your choice to match your home decor

Step 2

Step 2

Take a floral printed volume decoupage sheet Cut out the flowers, buds and the leaves from the sheet To emboss the flowers, hold the flower cutout on the flame of the candle Hold the flower about 1 and 1/2 inches away from the flame so as not to burn the flower as well as your hands or you may use a plucker instead Once the flower is heated up, it will start becoming soft and would deform a bit Place the flower at this soft stage, on the embossing pad and emboss it using an embossing tool Emboss one petal at a time, you may need to repeatedly heat the flower to emboss it's different parts Keep aside all the embossed flowers, leaves and buds

Step 3

Step 3

Arrange and stick the flowers on the lampshade using No Stitch Fabric Glue Leave it to dry

Step 4

Step 4

Draw few flowers and leaves lightly with the pencil, in the spaces in between the decoupage flowers Colour the flowers and the leaves in the shades of purple and green, matching the volume decoupage flowers The soft Acrylic Colours used for painting the flowers are Violet, Deep Brilliant Purple and White and the leaves are painted in shades of green made by mixing Dark Green, Lemon Yellow and Light Green

Step 5

Step 5

This is how it will look once you finish painting the lamp

Step 6

Step 6

The final look of the other side of the lamp once it's painted and completed

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