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Decorative Painting: DIYs

A Meadow Jewelry Box for Rings

26.03 Juliya Shepeleva

When I got married, I wanted something unusual. Original pads for rings, too :) My box was yellow, so I placed some grass inside. Read

Dominoes for Kids: Refreshing an Old Set

25.04.2017 Apple and apple

I have long wanted to make a domino set for my daughter, not with numbers but with pictures to develop logical thinking. Read

Painting a Narcissus Scarf in Technique of Cold Batik

25.04.2017 Elena Kobyakova #elenkospb

I want to share my experience. 1. Get inspired and paint a template. Stretch paper on a subframe. 2. Wash, iron and stretch fabric on the frame. Read

Painting your Granny’s Chest / Wardrobe / Bedside Table

24.11.2016 Gnezdovie (gnezdovie)

It is time to decorate my Gnezdovye (Nesting-place). In the nearest future I will be actively engaged in interior decorating and share my ideas with you. Read

The Easiest Way to Age a Stool

02.03.2017 Gala

Once I had a stool ladder from IKEA. I painted it black. But then I decided to age it :) Materials and tools:- stool ladder- water based paint (black… Read

Decorating A Laptop Bag in a Dot-to-Dot Technique

25.02 Creative workshop Ksenia Kot

I have a habit of adding new features to ordinary things. Once, I decided to decorate a standard laptop bag and took: paints and contours for textile… Read

Giving the Second Life to a Wooden Box: Restoration and Decoration

27.12.2017 Om Shanti (Shmykova)

This DIY is devoted to the restoration and decoration of wooden boxes. Equipment: work surface sandpaper coating putty knife rags primer acrylic… Read

Painting a Bottle with The Tree of Life Image

01.11.2017 Painting by Margarita Drevs

The Tree of Life is a beautiful symbol of the world order in different mythologies. The roots of the Tree symbolize the kingdom of death, the trunk —… Read

A Cat on the Mat: Learning to Paint Porcelain Mugs

14.07.2017 Nataliya.Rospis farfora. (farforpava)

Many of our followers ask how to paint porcelain. So, here' s a short DIY. 1. Buy a mug. Mix black ceramic turpentine paint with turpentine oil. Read

DIY Hot Pad with a Star Pattern

13.02.2017 Ol'DECOR (ol-decor)

Stars are very popular now. In interior, for textile, paper, wood, fabric, metal. I like it very much for its simplicity and laconism. Read

Hot Batik: Сreating a Green Neckerchief with Leaves

14.03 Margarita Kvartina (margaret-silk)

Today we will get acquainted with hot batik, or a silk dyeing technique. Let's create a neckerchief! You need: a piece of silk (I used satin 70x70… Read

Bright Mexico: Point-to-Point Box Painting

21.04.2017 Anastasiya Arvest

I love taking in all the intricacies and details of folk ornaments. So I decided to learn all about Mexican patterns using an example of a box. Read

Kid's Craft: Making a Pen of a Goose Feather

17.04.2017 Olga

I want to suggest an idea of a simple but rather unusual souvenir — a ballpoint pen out of a feather. You need: 1. Large goose feather. 2. Read

Painting a Tray in the Zhostovo Folk Style

17.04.2017 Anna

1. Sketch flowers in a composition. There are two options: do it right on the tray with chalk or drawing on tracing paper, then transfer. 2. Read

Painting Dawn on a Stone

24.11.2016 miniature Veronika Vernik

Early summer morning... there is nothing more beautiful for me :) You will need: 1. A stone. 2. Pencil. 3. Oil paint. Read

How to Make a Key Hanger with a Folk Horse Pattern

22.01 Aglaya Filippova (ArtCucumber)

There is something 'honest' in folk patterns, something noble in their natural simplicity. And today I want to share the beauty with you! Read

An Example of Decorating a Coffee Table with a Stained Glass Pattern

16.11.2017 Aleksandra

Here I'm telling about one of my projects — decorating a table with stained glass paints. Prepare the following tools and materials, and your work… Read

DIY on Painting a Neckerchief in the Shibori Silk Technique

30.10.2017 BatiKate

I represent you a DIY on painting in the technique of Shibori silk. Materials: steel plastic silk rope paint brush jar with water a bowl I decided to… Read

DIY Wild Rose Lantern

02.03.2017 Katya Coil

You need: - wooden blank with glass inserts - motive for painting - stained glass paint - contour for glass - acrylic paint - one-step craquelure - acrylic varnish - bitumen for aging Decorate wood. Read

Earrings with Butterflies: How to Paint on Nacre

13.01.2017 Work with painting

I welcome everyone! :) Today I had a small tutorial in miniature painting on nacre. I used oil paints: black, white, ultramarine light, crimsone lake. Read

DIY Cute Magpie Key Holder

15.05.2017 Aglaya Filippova (ArtCucumber)

Today I want to tell you how to make a key holder on your own. You need: - wooden blank- paint (I always use tempera)- white acrylic paint- brush-… Read

Simple DIY: Point-to-Point Painting of Kitchen Jars

18.05.2017 -- Fisyuk Yuliya -- tochechnaya rospis

Take a kitchen jar for dry products. Mine have beautiful, rich colours, which in itself plays an important role in painting. Read

Kids Craft: Easter Eggs Painted like Budgerigas

05.04.2017 Olga

I recently read an interesting publication about Linda Brike. Inspired by her work, I decided to try to paint eggs like budgerigars. Read

Painting Space on Ceramics with Acrylic

14.03.2017 Lesya Kuznetsova

Usually, space is painted with watercolour, because it is really very easy: colours are mixed on their own without much effort. Read

Decorating a Butterfly Plate in the Dot Painting Technique

20.04 Surkova Irina Hudozhnik

I offer you to paint a plate using a butterfly pattern! So, you need: a transparent plate butterfly pattern for painting Decola glass contours… Read

How to Decorate a Vintage Wall Light

17.01 Elena Rybakova

I had a couple of old dark metal wall lights. But I needed light furniture to match the new design of my flat. The way out was to paint them! Read

An Easy Step by Step Guide: Making a Stained Glass Lamp

09.11.2017 Anna Guzacheva

I decided to share with you a DIY and even try to inspire :) Stained glass painting is simple and at the same time expressive technique of painting. Read

Quick and Cool Gift Combs in the Point-to-Point Painting Technique

29.09.2017 PointsWorld (PointsWorld)

I want to show you how to decorate small but nice and functional gifts for family, friends and colleagues in the dot painting technique. Read

Creating Rainbow Silk Beads

15.02.2017 7cvetik70

Today I decided to share with you a DIY. This simple master class will be a pleasant pastime for creativity, and, I hope, the result will not disappoint you! Materials and tools: 1. Read

Creating a Stone Pendant with Autumn Squirrel Painting in the Technique of Fedoskino Lacquer Miniature

08.11.2016 Anna Zimorodok Paintings & Mandalas (annazimorodok)

Want to look into a fairy-tale? See firsthand how an ordinary stone turns into a warm cosy house for a fluffy squirrel, luxuriously decorated with… Read