Decoupage Plate Class

Supplies 

Clear Glass Plate( any discount chain store)
Modge Podge ( or any decoupage medium)
Gold Leaf
Leaf size
ImagesPaper Ephemera
Scissors
Wide Flat brush for Modge Podge
Soft brush for Leafing
Black tissue paper
Although I did not use stamps in the sample, you could incorporate them easily. Use Permanent Ink and
colored pencils to stamp and color.
Glass Plate are difficult to scan because of the glare. We did our best to get good scans for this project.
The actual plates are brighter and more beautiful!



Step 1. First, I picked a main image. This will be the
central focal point of your plate. Next, I picked the small
roses underneath my main image. I want the roses to go in
front of the main image, so I trimmed each rose and the
main image out carefully. I did a dry run to see how they
looked. It looked great so I began to glue down. I put the
Modge Podge on the paper image, ( not on the plate) and
placed the roses down first, and then the main image. I
used my flat brush, and put even good coats on each piece,
then carefully layed them down. I burnished with my
hand.(See first image)

Step 2. Next, I picked two images that complimented
each other, the clock and the silver shell. I made copies
and had them "tiled' so I would get many images on
each page. These are about the size of a quarter. (This
is where stamping can really be used, instead of copying
images, you can stamp and color as many as you need)
I cut each out, and starting at the top, I glued each
image down, very slightly overlapping each other.( this
will later make a window for the gold leaf) I start at the
top, and do one image on each side alternating to keep
the distance the same. If you find at the bottom you
have a small gap, do not worry. The roses will hide it.
Make sure these images all face the same way. I had
the handles of the clocks all facing out. The tops of the
shells all facing out.

The next part will be leafing. I used leaf size inside the
'window' I just made, and let it dry to a tacky feel. I
layed all my leaf down, covering all the sections and
then brushed off the excess with a soft brush. (See
second image)

Step 3. For the last step, I chose two final images. You
can even do these in sets of three differerent images, but I
chose two here. A rose and a stained glass window. I
made copies, cut each one out, and started to glue the first
one, the rose, around the outermost rim in a circle. Be
more careful with spacing here, as this will show up a bit
more. It is not that noticable, but takes practice to get good
spacing. After the rose images were completed, I glued
down the stained glass window pieces overlapping the
roses. Do a dry run to make sure the spacing for the last
set of images fits nicely behind the first.

When this is completed, the plate is 99% done. Next I tore
pieces of black tissue paper to cover the back. I glued
each down so the whole back was covered. This made a
nice looking 'back of plate'. Let it dry overnight, and now
your plate is done!(See third image)

There are many different ways to decoupage on plates. Try
decoupaging a scene, or do a random allover collage type
of creation. Most of all, have fun with it! We have enjoyed
making many of these. They are quick and fun and make
wonderful gifts!!

Decoupage plate and class instructions by Stacy Nelson

Glass Plate Samples Below done by Margot Behsman.

Click on a plate to see a larger version