Decoupage Puzzle Blocks
Decoupage is is an art form that involves creating paper cutouts and pasting the cutouts in place to decorate an object. Anyone who can use scissors and glue can decoupage, and the possible creative forms of decoupage are limitless!
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 Decoupage Puzzle Sets
by Gail Sanders
Here are the complete instructions to make decoupaged puzzle sets from wooden blocks - each set that you make will be a wonderful one-of-a-kind homemade gift!
Shown here is a 2 x 3 puzzle using 2" blocks and illustrations from a cat picture book.
Photos of a Peter Pan puzzle that uses smaller blocks are shown below, along with instructions on how to do different variations of these decoupaged puzzle block sets.
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Decoupaged Puzzle Blocks
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Six 2" wooden blocks
six pictures 4" by 6" or a larger picture trimmed to 4"x6"
foam brush
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Decoupage Puzzle Blocks Sets
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Several years ago I started making decoupage puzzle block sets for friends and family -- an instant hit! I have given these at Christmas, for birthdays, wedding gifts, and baby showers. Besides being appreciated as quality hand-made
gifts, these can be personalized to fit the recipient...dog
prints for the dog lover, Norman Rockwell for the Rockwell
collector, teddy bears for the mother-to-be. The possibilities
are endless!
Though you will be only using six pictures for the set, in the event of a mistake, it is recommended to have one or two
extra pictures handy. Recommended picture sources include
greeting cards, post cards, illustrations from children's books
and calendars. You DO NOT want paper that is shiny or very
thin (ie. no magazines, photos, or wrapping paper). With this
particular craft project thin paper tends to bubble when the
decoupage glue dries; this makes working with the paper
difficult.
PREPARING THE PICTURES
If your picture is larger than 4" x 6", you will need to trim it
to 4"x 6".
Cut the trimmed picture into two 2" x 6" strips.
Repeat for the remaining five pictures.
Set the strips aside, being careful to group the pairs of strips
together.
FINAL DECOUPAGE SEALING (OPTIONAL)
To help protect the blocks, you can put on two
(recommended) coats of decoupage for each picture. Be sure
to wait for each coat to dry before putting on a second coat or
before turning the block to work on another side.
TIME
To complete a 2 x 3 set (that is, to cover 36 block sides)
usually takes 1 to 2 hours, depending upon the crafter.
  4 x 3 puzzle using 1.5" blocks and
illustrations salvaged from a battered copy of "Peter Pan"
VARIATIONS
Using the principles and procedures described above you can
easily vary the size and number of blocks for your puzzle. I
have made 5 x 6 sets from calendars using 2" blocks and well
as 3 x 4 sets from greeting cards using 1" blocks. Remember
the number of columns (or rows, your choice) will determine
the total number of picture strips you will need. With a 5 x 6
set using 2" blocks you will need five 2" x 6" strips; with a 3
x 4 set using 1" blocks you will need three 1" x 4" strips.
How long it takes to assemble the block set will be determined
by the total number of blocks. Remember with a 5 x 6 set you
will be covering 180 block sides!
Happy crafting!
Copyright 2003 Gail Sanders.
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