How to Use decoupage in a Sentence

decoupage

noun

• If bubbles arise as the decoupage dries, pop them with a pin.
  — Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 31 July 2020
• Stamp or draw a small heart to embellish, then seal the whole thing with decoupage.
  — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 June 2023
• To make, use decoupage medium to adhere fabric to a sheet of cork.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Oct. 2022
• Adhere the photo collage to the front of the letter with a decoupage medium.
  — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Nov. 2022
• Press and repeat until the ornament is covered, then brush on a top coat of decoupage and let dry.
  — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Nov. 2022
• Paint it with decoupage medium like Mod Podge ($6, Target), and coat with a thin layer of glitter.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2022
• Some decoupages were scanned and details from the artworks were added to scenes in postproduction.
  — Chantel Tattoli, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2023
• For John Derian, the founder of an eponymous home décor and decoupage line, the resurgence of fake food is very welcome.
  — New York Times, 27 Nov. 2021
• Adhere a photo to cardboard or foam core board with a decoupage medium.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2022
• Leave the gourds to your butternut squash side dish this year and take them out of the centerpiece, swapping in decoupage plates (that look good enough to eat) instead.
  — Sara Rodrigues and Robert Rufino, House Beautiful, 8 Nov. 2019
• Cut out the shape and use decoupage to attach it to a large piece of stained or reclaimed wood, then accessorize with white pumpkins and whitewashed wood pieces.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Sep. 2022
• Construction paper, decoupage glue, stickers, and glue sticks are other good things to have on hand.
  — National Geographic, 2 July 2020
• When the box is completely dry, cut a piece of decorative paper to fit inside the box and secure with decoupage or hot glue.
  — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 May 2021
• Known for his love of decoupage (his paperweights are a go-to for designers), Derian owns four charming home goods shops in New York City.
  — Monique Valeris, ELLE Decor, 13 Feb. 2019
• Wouldn’t these decoupage taper candles look a treat paired with… …this Maison Balzac candle holder?
  — Bon Appétit, 2 Sep. 2022
• Everything John Derian and his team source for their three little shops in the East Village is beautiful, but be sure not to miss the decoupage tabletop items.
  — Sam Dangremond, Town & Country, 6 July 2022
• Across the room, 17th-century Dutch candlesticks sit atop an English decoupage chest of drawers.
  — Owen Holmes, House Beautiful, 13 Dec. 2022
• Brush decoupage medium onto the back of a paper strip and apply to an egg, smoothing out the excess glue and air bubbles; repeat until egg is covered.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Nov. 2022
• Use decoupage glue or Mod Podge ($6, Target) to add leftover wrapping paper, patterned craft paper, or fabric strips to the outside of a faux pumpkin.
  — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2022
• Using adhesive strips or a decoupage medium, carefully adhere each photo to a thick piece of white cardstock (the paper has to be thick enough to stand on its own).
  — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2023
• Artists used paint, decoupage and tiles to create diverse sculptures including Starry Night based on the famous Van Gogh painting.
  — Annie Alleman, chicagotribune.com, 13 Nov. 2020
• Here, the decoupage artist set a charming mini tree into an antique urn and packed it with tinsel and metallic vintage ornaments.
  — Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 6 Dec. 2022
• Like sad, lonely decoupage, a shelf of inward-facing books offers the aesthetic of sandpaper.
  — Danielle Fox, ELLE Decor, 12 Jan. 2018
• Lightly coat the pumpkin with another layer of decoupage medium to seal the chinoiserie design.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2020
• If vintage design holds a special place in her heart, this trio of notebooks from decoupage design legend John Derian will surely impress.
  — Jaimie Potters, Good Housekeeping, 16 Apr. 2022
• Writing about people, quite as much as doing surgery on them, always runs the risk, in psychological terms, of becoming decoupage performed on a meat puppet.
  — Will Self, Harper’s Magazine , 28 Sep. 2022
• Their assemblage is a form of decoupage, mixing shiny fabric with washes of pastel watercolors, cut-out eyes and swords and visible black thread patterns.
  — Brienne Walsh, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2021
• Narrow ribbons and rickrack make easy egg decorations when adhered with decoupage.
  — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2022
• Today, Derian is best known for his (often floral-focused) decoupage objects.
  — Madeleine Luckel, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2018
• Dunbar was hired to use his skill at decoupage to design a nautical-themed study for Robert Ballard, the archaeologist and maritime explorer best known for discovering the wreckage of the Titanic.
  — John Pope, NOLA.com, 10 Nov. 2020

Last Updated: 20 Dec 2024