Décopatch is a creative, colorful craft trend from France. A simple technique for crafting with children and adults who enjoy creative design and which quickly leads to success.
With this technique, you can easily decorate any imaginable surface. Particularly popular decorative objects are animals, cardboard boxes and other shapes made of papier-mâché or substrates made of wood, glass, metal, ceramics, terracotta...
Similar to crafting with napkins or decoupage paper, the Decopatch technique also involves decorating with paper. In contrast to the napkin and decoupage technique, the Décopatch is less individual motifs cut out, but the paper is torn into small pieces and with the specially developed for this craft technique Paperpatch glue and a bristle brush the pieces of paper slightly overlapping glued together to new patterns. The glue is always applied to the substrate first, and then the piece of paper is picked up with the brush and applied to the glue-coated area. Once you have a piece of decopatch paper glued on, brush some more glue over it. The slightly milky looking patch glue will dry transparent later. This creates decorative collages that look as if they have been painted. There are no limits to your ideas.
Finally, you can seal your handicraft work with Aquapro clear varnish. The varnish protects your items from wear and tear, UV rays, heat, moisture and cleaning agents, and is also food-safe. Depending on how often you plan to use the item, you should apply the varnish in two to three coats. Discover for yourself the endless possibilities of creative design with Décopatch paper.