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Decoupage: Glowing Flower Votives
Description: Pressed flowers and leaves are decoupage onto glass votive cups.
The added tissue paper makes a translucent appearance when used with a candle
inside.
Goals: Glowing Flower Votives is a project that enables the crafter an opportunity
to learn the process of pressing flowers and leaves as well as learning the art of
decoupage.
Objectives:
1. Participant will learn the art of Decoupage which is gluing small pieces of paper together and the
process results in a solid translucent coating.
2. Participants will discover that pressed flowers become lightweight and translucent when pressed.
Materials:
 Votive cup
 Tissue paper
 Decoupage glue: Refer to Glue Recipes for a homemade version
 Foam Brush
 Pressed flowers and leaves: Refer to Pressing Flowers
Procedure:
1. Press flowers and leaves in advance for this project.
2. Tear off the straight edges for a sheet of tissue paper, and then tear the paper into small pieces.
3. Brush the outside of the votive cup with decoupage glue.
4. Arrange pressed flowers and leaves in an attractive design around the glass votive.
5. Brush on more glue.
6. Lay the pieces of paper on the glass, overlapping the edges. Keep adding paper and glue until the
entire glass is covered.
7. Let the votive thoroughly dry. The decoupage glue adheres the flowers and paper and coats the
outside of the votive as well.
Alice K. Dolu, WVU Extension Agent, 4-H Youth Development – Marshall County
July 16
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