Decoupage

Decoupage, derived from the French word decouper, meaning to cut out, is the creative art of assembling, pasting and varnishing paper cut outs for decorating objects. Decoupage is the art of decorating an object by gluing colored paper cut outs onto it in combination with special paint effects, gold leaf and so on.


Decoupage has a long and fashinating history that can be tracked back to a variety of styles from many distant countries. Over the centuries it boasts many practitioners including Marie Antoinette, Madame de Pompadour, Lord Byron, Beau Brummel and more recently Matisse and Picasso.