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Tissue Decoupage Clay Pot

By Mary Shoebridge
Crafty Cruisers
Intermediate Stamping Team Designer 

Supplies:
ROSA  Stamp Set & Rose gwp (TAC)
1 Clay Pot   (Rose Pot 3" x 4"~ Michael’s)
Light Pink Tissue Paper one piece 5" x 7" and a strip 1 3/8" x 9¼"
Clear Embossing Powder (TAC)
Black Waterproof Pad (Stewart Superior~TAC)
Pinks, Greens Prismacolor Colored Pencils (Sanford ~TAC)
Baby Pink Folk Art Acrylic Paint (Plaid Enterprises Michael’s)
#10 Flat Paint Brush (Royal Taklon)
#7 Round Paint Brush (Royal Fine Sable)
Gloss Polymer Medium (Golden)
Heat Gun (Milwaukee~TAC)
Tape Measure (Jo~Ann’s)
Repositionable Tape Post It (3M~Staples)
Scissors (Fiskars~Michael’s)

Instructions:

1.  Paint the inside and outside of the pot using the Pink Folk Art Paint and the round brush.  Let dry.

2.  On the large piece of tissue, stamp both the word “Rosa” and the Rose image twice using the Waterproof Black Ink.  Sprinkle on the clear embossing powder and emboss it using the heat gun.  On the strip of tissue paper, stamp the small rose image with the black ink and heat emboss.  Space five rose images on the back of tissue 3/4“ apart.  This provides even spacing.

3.  Color on the reverse side of the images with the colored pencils.  On the two large images, tear around the image to trim as this makes it easier to place on the pot.  Repeat this process for the word Rosa.

4.   Applying the images to the pot:

Complete the large images first.  Mark one side of the pot with a piece of removable tape and then mark the opposite side of the pot with tape.  Using the Golden medium and the flat brush, adhere the image to the pot.  Brush some medium on the pot first then place the rose image on the pot and smoooth it out with some medium.  Don’t be afraid to use your fingers in this step.  It works well to get the creases out of the tissue.  Do the same with the remaining  “ROSA” image and the rose word.  Place the rose word close to the large Rosa image.  Do the top band of small roses. Place one end of the tissue paper over the ROSA Image.  Brush some medium on the pot and smooth out the tissue.  Work with one image at a time until the whole band of roses is on the pot. 

5.  You can add small bits of leftover tissue in between the images so the whole pot is covered.

6.  Let the pot dry thoroughly and then you can give it an additional protective coat of gloss medium.

Optional:  Add tissue paper in the inside of the pot with polymer medium.  It gives a pleasing finished look.

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