Decoupage courses, holidays & workshops
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National Holidays» coach breaks to handmade fairs & craft shows in the UK; shows packed with demos, talks, stalls ... MORE
Cottages in Orange
based: Orange, New South Wales, Australia
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Creative weekends and craft retreats in the beautiful town of Orange in New South Wales. Options include: papier mache, decoupage, rag rugs and beginner's painting and the package includes 2 nights cottage accommodation, bottle of local wine and craft class with equipment provided.
| decoupage | Australia |
Lucy Renshaw Workshops
based: Derbyshire, UK
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Bespoke furniture upcycling workshops in the Derbyshire Dales, courses cover furniture painting, decoupage, upholstery, interior design and soft furnishings. Weekend courses are available and a charming holiday cottage is available, offering discounts to workshop students.
| decoupage | upholstery | soft furnishing | England |
National Holidays Featured Site
based: UK
UK Handmade Fair and Craft Show breaks. Crafters can visit shows packed with demonstrations, talks, stalls and shopping, hands on workshops and opportunities to try new craft skills. Packages include coach travel, show admission and hotel accommodation.
| country crafts | UK |
Roundhill Farmhouse
based: Somerset, UK
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Hands-on practical interiors courses and workshops, which include overnight B&B at Roundhill Farmhouse and home-cooked farmhouse food. The How to Paint Furniture teaches about: chalk paint, flat-painting, distressing, layering colours, and a range of techniques such as gilding and crackle-glazing, decoupage and stencilling.
| paint technique | decoupage | UK |
Shore Retreats on Broad Creek
based: Maryland, USA
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Arts and crafts day and week long retreats in a beautiful waterfront setting on Maryland's scenic Eastern Shore. Try a retreat in mosaics, silk-painting, decoupage, songwriting, ukulele, dance, instrument master classes, painting and creative writing.
| decoupage | USA |
Toadhall Vintage
based: New South Wales, Australia
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One day or full weekend workshops to learn how to transform furniture with techniques such as milk paint, napkin decoupage and stencils. The purpose built workshop is set up to cater for up to six (max) students at a time.
| decoupage | Australia |
Crafters Retreat
based: Lancashire, UK
Weekend craft workshops for small groups; including quilling/paper filigree, mechanical cards, stamping, paper folding and decoupage.
| paper crafts | decoupage | England |
Decoupage.ie
based: Co. Wicklow, Ireland
Decoupage parties, classes and retreats in County Wicklow, Ireland. Decoupage using a wide range of papers and surfaces, as well as special techniques such as crackle.
| decoupage | Ireland |
Gabriel Aszulman Art
based: London, UK
Wide range of short decoupage courses and longer masterclasses including: an Introduction to decoupage and Decoupage on Glass or Wood, Create a picture, Upcycle furniture and Revamp your shoes.
| decoupage | England |
Shaboutique
based: Brighton & Hove, UK
Short furniture decoupage workshops in Brighton with Emma Walker of PHEW Furniture. Transform a small item of furniture and learn wallpaper decoupage, painting and varnishing techniques.
| decoupage | England |
Decoupage courses, multi-day residential decoupage workshops, holidays and short breaks in the UK, abroad in Europe and Worldwide. We also list accommodation providers (B&Bs, guest houses and hotels) who offer dedicated crafting studios for DIY decoupage getaways.
Other related Travel-Quest sections may also be worth a look, try our papercraft», scrapbooking» and paint techniques» categories.
What is decoupage?
The name Découpage comes from the French word découper meaning 'to cut' and a decoupager takes part in the artistic pursuit of cutting out paper (and other materials) and gluing these cut items onto a hard surface. The retreats, workshops and courses listed cover techniques for decorating items with images cut from decorative paper, illustrations and printed sources and then lacquered or varnished.
Cut images may be simply pasted onto paper, card or board to create a flat picture; but can also be applied to 3D objects such as glassware, ceramics and furniture. They can be applied to a range of materials such as papers, card, canvas, wood, ceramics, glass, terra cotta, metal and even eggs. The cut items need not be restricted to paper (wallpaper, wrapping paper, magazine images, tissue, napkins, stickers etc.), but can also be foils, fabric and even natural items like leaves, grasses, petals and flowers. Additional art and craft skills may also be used, particularly on furniture, including painting, special paint effects, stamping, stenciling and guilding.
Decoupaging tips:
• To make things easier when cutting out move the paper rather than the scissors.
• Nail and cuticle scissors are great for cutting out fine detail and a scalpel or craft knife and cutting mat can also be useful.
• Try doing decoupage with decorative fabrics as well as paper.
• Keeping your scissors at right angles to your body will allow you to see both sides of a cut.
CATEGORY DEFINITION FOR TOUR OPERATORS WISHING TO BE LISTED:
The Travel-Quest decoupage retreats section lists multi-day residential decoupage retreats, workshops, courses, holidays and vacations. For an expanded definition please see the article above.
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