If you’ve ever wanted to know how to decoupage on wood, or how to mod podge on wood, we are here to give you a tutorial with an excellent example. It is a lot easier than you think- we will show you how here with step-by-step instructions in a video!
It’s easier than you think! How to decoupage on wood
If you are looking this up, most likely there is a specific item that is making you want to learn how to decoupage on wood.
The example above (and in our Facebook live below) is a beautiful box that holds a lot of meaning. The wood box you see actually held a set of wine glasses I received for her wedding. Who knew that our mom would hold onto it all these years?! Yet that is exactly what happened. Our mom has held on to it for not only a couple of years, but almost 20 years! I decided to give it a makeover so that my mom can use it to hold receipts. Because let’s face it- a cute box of receipts is much better than a shoebox!
Many of us have memorabilia from our past that would be great for upcycling. Upcycling simply means recycling something to make it into something new or better. If you don’t have anything on your mind, take some time to look around your storage to see if anything could be used to learn how to decoupage on wood.
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Materials Needed
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- Wood box
- Decorative napkins
- Driftwood
- Chalky paint in white and green
- Paintbrushes
- Mod Podge
- Hot glue gun
- Wax paper and mini heat press
- Elmers glue
How to Decoupage on Wood
I shared the tutorial for decoupaging this wooden box on a recent Facebook Live which you can catch here. All of the step by step instructions can be found in the video.
On the front of the wood box, I glued several small pieces of driftwood. And seeings how my mom lives right by the lake, this was the perfect finishing touch!
The inside of the wooden box was finished the same as the outside – with a layer of decoupage. It’s such a pretty floral pattern that I was tempted to add to every surface in sight!
More Decoupage Crafts
Did you know that you can decoupage on metal, clay pots, glass and even rocks? Check out some of these DIY projects:
- Upcycled Metal Seed Packet Box
- Decoupage Napkins onto Glass Jars
- Holiday Mason Jars with Decoupage
- Paper Napkin Decoupage on Clay Pots
- Decoupage a Dollar Store Cutting Board Craft
- How to Decoupage a Rock
Metal Seed Packet Box 
Napkin Decoupage Vases 
Holiday Canisters 
Decoupage Clay Pot 
Decoupage Cutting Board 
Decoupage Rocks
So now the question is- are you ready to try it? If you try our instructions and/or our video on how to decoupage with wood, or how to mod podge with wood, let us know how it goes! Show your examples by tagging us on Facebook or Instagram– we can’t wait to see it!
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