How to Decoupage Using Newspaper

       This fun sign technique was inspired by a sign I saw while out to dinner. 

Not a great pic but you get the idea. 

It says GRATITUDE and I am very grateful for this unique inspiraton! 

I started out with a board and an old book of newspaper headlines called Page One. 

I've been using this book that I found at a garage sale for years but you can use a regular newspaper.

I'm using the decoupage technique I told you about a while back in this story.  

To recap, I coated the board with a coat of Ultra Grip and let it dry.

You could also use Modge Podge and add the newspaper while the Modge Podge is wet. 

I will caution you to use 2 coats of the Ultra Grip and let it dry between coats before you do the ironing because you don't want any bubbles. 

When the Ultra Grip dried I laid the newspaper pieces side by side across the length of my board.

I used an iron and a sheet of parchment paper as a buffer to attach the newspaper to the board. 

I went around the edges of the board with a piece of sandpaper to smooth the edges. 

The adhesion was perfect! 

Next, I used the LAUNDRY stencil from Old Sign Stencils to do what I call a reverse stencil technique. Please note that all prices are in Canadian. 

I traced inside the letters of the stencil with a pencil. 

You can see all the Old Sign Stencils that are available by visiting this website. 

Next, I painted around the letters not inside them with black craft paint. 

When the black paint was dry I used a poly with stain in it to coat the entire sign. 

You can see below that it antiques the newspaper even more. 

At this point, you may see a few bubbles in your newspaper from the paint but this will lessen when dry.

I let the sign dry overnight. 

The surface of the sign is slightly textured but it is in the original inspiration sign as well. 

Hang 2 D rings to the back of the sign and it's ready to hang!

Five minutes later it was off to decorate my daughter's laundry room... it didn't last long!

This was a fun project and the decoupage technique can be applied to almost anything! 

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Old Sign Stencils provided me with the stencil. All opinions are my own.

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