I have found a new favorite rice paper. Dixie Belle rice decoupage paper called lovely sonnet. It was the perfect addition to the inside on this large monkey pod wooden bowl.
Years ago I painted the inside of this large round bowl my favorite color blue. I wanted the fun pop of color to update the old wooden dish. However after a few months the wood oil soaked thru the paint finish. I put it in a cupboard and left it.
Until the new paper was released. I knew it would look beautiful in this bowl.
For my adhesive medium I chose
Dixie Belle satin clear coat. Brush the inside of the bowl making sure to cover every square inch. Then press the paper in place smoothing as you go.
There is a bit of a challenge when applying a flat piece of paper in a curved surface but go slowly pressing the rice decoupage paper in place.
Make cuts along the sides and overlap or cut out some of the paper making sure to apply more
satin clear coat under wherever the paper lays. This will take time so don't rush it. When all paper is smoothed into the bowl cover the top surface with the clear coat as well.
When it is dry the next day I lightly sanded the edges to remove excess paper. Below is a video of how I did this step.
Even with my slow and steady paper adhesion there were a couple of bubble spots. My problem solving brain came up with using a syringe.
It worked perfectly. Inject the air bubble area, press and smooth air out and let dry.
Now to address the wood outside of the bowl. There were a couple of dings on the bottom that I touched up with a stain pen.
Then the outside of the wooden bowl was rehydrated with
Dixie Belle Big Mama’s Butta. The butta comes in a few lovely fragrances as well as unscented. Rub a small bit over the wood and buff in.
Here is a video tour for your enjoyment.
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Hometalk May 15, 2023
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Oh wow, gorgeous and I just Love it. Pinned it.
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Hello Slabs, it was shared at your party :)
DeleteAwesome, thank you so very much, hope to see you weekly. Love it
DeleteHi LeeAnn! I am always on the look out for wooden bowls because I'm dying to try this. I love the look. Thank you for sharing! You are such an inspiration. Now I need this paper. 🙃
ReplyDeleteTHANK YOU Cheryl, I love this paper so much, did you see the rum bottle I did in it too?
DeleteHi Again. LeeAnn I told you awhile ago that I don't have the option to pin your makeovers. I try clicking on the photo to see if the "save" button appears but it doesn't and the Pinterest button isn't anywhere. Do you know why ?
ReplyDeleteThat is odd as it works on my page but I do have the add on pin it "program" for my browers. I will try and figure out
DeleteThis turned out perfectly! I love that rice paper design, thank you so much for sharing your inspiration with us!
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DeleteHi LeeAnn - This is such a creative idea. The color of the paper inside the bowl is lovely. Thank you for sharing your post on the Home Imagined link party.
ReplyDeleteThank you Anna, I love this paper ;)
DeleteI just love this LeeAnn, that paper is perfect, and it is smashing on the bottle too! Thank you for sharing with Whimsy Home Wednesday.
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DeleteThis turned out so well and gave it a completely different look. Love it! Thank you for linking up and sharing this idea on Farmhouse Friday. I'll be featuring it this week. Hope you link up again soon. pinned
ReplyDeleteThank you for featuring it!!! and for hosting ;)
DeleteThis is so beautiful LeeAnn! The bowl itself is gorgeous but is next level gorgeous with the rice paper. Glad to have found you on the Country Road 407 link party!
ReplyDeleteThank you Missy for the kind words and sharing them!
Deletevisiting from awandafulthing.com via Inlinkz 296 Senior Salon - I really like how the bowl turned out - and the bottle as well :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for the kind words!!
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