decoupage
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- noun
- /ˈdeɪkuˌpɑːʒ/
- She loves to decorate her furniture with decoupage, using colorful paper designs and varnish.
- the art of decoupage
Examples
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Decoupage books and a long string of silvery beads found at a thrift store, put in a simple jar...
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My hobbies are decoupage and needlepoint.
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The decoupage box that he made where he'd taken the time to cut out tiny, little pictures of himself.
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I did some decoupage on the side of the armoire that I'll be showing in a future post.
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So I opened that beautiful, little decoupage and out fluttered these tiny, little hand-cut heart confettis.
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Redecorating your computer desk through artistic decoupage makes use of paper cutouts that are glued on the surface of your desk.
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A thin layer of decoupage medium should be applied to your computer desk surface while carefully pressing and smoothing out the wrapping paper onto the desk, and it should be left to dry for at least 15 minutes.
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Their house was testimony to her infatuations: swarms of afghans, stained-glass sun catchers, decoupage, oil paintings, ceramics.
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My finger traced the decoupage Smokey Bear on the trunk—a leftover from Tippy's cabin-in-the-woods decorator phase.
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The craft class focuses on decoupage, teaching students how to transform ordinary objects into art.
Synonyms
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To make an artwork by gluing pieces of paper or photos together
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A way to move a design from special paper onto another surface or the design after it is moved
How Decorative
Surface Forms
Etymology
Decoupage comes from the French word découper, which means 'to cut out'. So the name fits the craft: you cut out paper pictures and glue them onto surfaces to make decoration.