I had been a little frustrated with decoupage lately. In particular with bubbles forming as I tried to clear coat and protect. I believe that it may help to let the base coat dry overnight or longer, need to investigate further by experimenting more. And by base coat I mean the very first coat that you use to apply/adhere your paper to your surface. I just bought a book to help me figure this problem out too. Get this, it is all about glue. I just got it so I am still reading it. But the book teaches you about different types of glue and gives sample projects. It looks good and helpful. I figured it couldn't hurt. Oh, the book is The Crafter's Guide to Glue: Techniques & Projects by Pattie Donham. I bought it at amazon. I am going to experiment more with different base coat glues. I feel that the main problem is that the paper isn't staying stuck to the base surface. As I go thru trial and error, I will post more. What I have found already is that less glue is more as far as sealing it. Meaning it leaves less streaks. You have to do a lot of coats, sometimes up to 7 or 8 to really protect it, but it works pretty good. Here are links so some of my successful decoupage projects:
If anyone has more tips, please feel free to comment.
Happy Crafting,
Madame Craftsalot
www.madamecraftsalot.com
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