Sunday, March 14, 2010

How to make happy Decopatched clouds?

Living in Belgium certainly has it's advantages: yummy chocolate, good beer and the real 'French' fries, with mayonaise of course...
Like every other country, it also has it's disadvantages: it rains a lot here.
And while the clouds are forming in the sky, looking daunting and grey, I dream of happy clouds. You know, colored clouds that make colored rain and makes everyone happy, even when it rains.

When I think of clouds, I also think of Maartje from Mamutopia on Etsy. She also has a lovely blog where I quite often take a peek to see with what fun creations she has come up with and I adore her weekly happy stats on saturday's.
Recently, I noticed that she has been producing an awesome amount of clouds. That's why I asked her to help me with my happy clouds. She send me some so that I could use them for making this happy cloud tutorial. Thank you, Maartje! :)
Here is what you need:
Decopatch paper, Decopatch glue, glue brush, pencil,
scissor,
glass bottle (IKEA), glasses, jars,...
Draw clouds on the Decopatch paper.
This can be random clouds, I used Maartje's because
I love 'em & to hide I can barely draw. :)

Cut out the clouds.I think I have enough clouds. Apply some Decopatch glue on the bottle with the brush.Add the Decopatch cloud.
Take some more glue and brush it over the cloud.
That way it's protected against water.
Note: it is not dishwasher safe and can only cope
with a slight bit of cold water so it's used for
decorative purposes unless you add a thick layer of varnish.
The glue leaves a bit of brushmarks on the bottle.
If you don't like that, take some hot water,
a bit of detergent, a cloth and rub them away.
Let it dry & then drink from the happy clouds.
I love drinking water and I fill one of these every day right from the tab. Hmm...

22 comments:

  1. Oh it look so beautiful Mitsy, I think I should try this one with Nuriana:) Thanks for this lovely tutorial Mitsy:)

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  2. Fantastic :) Love the way it turned out!

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  3. Yay, it looks so pretty! Thanks :)

    Your tutorials are the best! When I'm retired I'm going to try them all :D

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  4. Such a sweet idea, thanks for another great tutorial, Mitsy!

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  5. Very cool! Looks like the perfect project for my daughter...

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  6. This is so pretty and perfect for spring! Clever Mitsy x

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  7. Really sweet!
    What a great idea to make something more cute and colorful! ^^

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  8. So cute! Thanks a lot for sharing.

    I wonder if it's washable. Have you tried it?

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  9. thanks for the tutorials...that is such a cute idea!

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  10. LOL .. i thought you drew the clouds pretty well actually ;) clever girl! these have come out super pretty and it'd be fun to have different sets of colors etc .. what a neat idea!

    THANK YOU FOR SHARING ... and I certainly hope no one nicks this tutorial! :D xox

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  11. this project is oh so pretty!!! I've decoupaged jam jars very roughly with tissue paper before and it has worked great. Heres the link;
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/cheekyurchin/3260404167/in/photostream/

    i really like the idea of using a template shape - that makes soo much sense and they look so delicate! i may try leaf shapes and some lovely clouds for spring!

    thanks Mitsy! ;) Tanya ♥

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  12. Adorable. It makes me think happy thoughts. Thanks Mitsy.

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  13. This is really sweet :)

    http://hopechella.blogspot.com/

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  14. So pretty for spring! You two are fabulous. I'll be linking.

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  15. Eniko, Decopatch is a varnish/glue type of product. It does protect against water but when it's hot water it will just dissolve. So unless you add a fat layer of varnish it can be put in the dishwasher.
    I'll wash the glass carefully and when the clouds come off, I'll make some other design I think. :)

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  16. great tutorial! I have to give it a try soon:)

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  17. Very cool tutorial and it turned out so well!!

    Cheers!

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