The fashion box

Let's look for decoupage picture in the fashion magazine, there are flowers, jewels, fabrics, even fashion sketch ... A white fur (let's hope it's ecological!) for the lid, a white over coat just like the snow falling down over a red background, a multicolor dress, and buttons, scissors, thimbles, fabric and scarfs...

In the Artist's guide you will find step by step explanation to realize it.

Picture: Massimo Bottura

Pictorial Decoupage: the tray of the Wizard Kings

This tray has been decorated using pictorial decoupage technique and an herbalist print.

Step by step description was published in the seventh number of magazine " Idee Decorazione".

Dimensions: 42 cm X 30 cm

Picture: Massimo Bottura

The chest of drawers with tiles

This wooden chest of drawers was decorated using decoupage technique and pictures of old tiles.

Measures: 27 x 35 x 50 (cm).

Flemish glass plate

This glass plate was decorated using decoupage technique and a picture of a flemish painting.

If you want to know more about this decoupage technique click here...

Diameter: 24 (cm).

The wooden fruit bowl

This wooden bowl was darkened with natural color pigments melted with water varnish so as not to be toxic and be used to hold foods.
Private collection

Diameter: 34 cm.

The herbalist's pots

These three pots were inspired by the antique pottery which were used in the old herbalist' shop. They are realized using prints of flowers then a cracked finish was added
Private collection

The biggest is 18 cm high, the diameter is 11 cm.
the smallest is 13 cm high, the diameter is 8 cm.

The aquarium box

This wooden box is peculiar because it has a glass lid.
I decorated the wooden parts using monochromatic prints of shells and shellfish, while the inside of the box and of the lid are decorated using prints of fishes, so as to suggest an aquarium effect.
Private collection

Measures: 25 x 25 x 10 cm.

The embroidery box

I used the photocopy of a Flemish painting named "The embroider girl" and I painted the box the same colour of the background of the painting, then I added other subjects and thigs concerning embroidery.
Private collection

Measures: 25x25x10

Eggs casket

This casket was decorated using egg shells and photocopy of laces.

Measures: 22 x 13 x 10 cm

The jewel casket

Hexagonal box decorated with a female portrait, jewels and precious prints. Inside there is a mirror.
This box was awarded with the third prize at the Italian national decoupage competition at the Hobby Show 2003 event

Measures: 20 x 20 x 8 cm

Lacquered box

For this little box I used the prints of an herbalist on a black background.
Private collection

Measures: 9 x 9 x 6 cm

Flamish tray

For this tray I used the print of a Flemish flowery composition on a black background.
While for the border I used gold leaf.

Measures: 45cm x 35cm

The second flemish tray

For this tray I used the print of a Flemish flowery composition on a black background.
While for the border I used gold leaf.
Private collection

Measures: 53 x 41 cm

Mozart's tray

For this tray I used an herbalist's print, then I completed the setting as the inside of an ancient palace of the eighteenth century.

Measures: 42x30

Lace tray

For this tray I used the photocopy of an old lace.
Private collection

Measures: 40 x 60 cm

Decorative panel: the border of the pond

For this decorative panel I used the decoupage technique together with painting to realize this romantic setting of a pond.

See the step by step lesson to realize it

Measures: 50x70 cm

Decorative panel: the rice field

For this decorative panel I used the decoupage technique together with painting to realize this setting of a rice field.

Measures: 50x70 cm