Glass Dining Tables - Make Your Table a Part of Your Family's History

Many of us remember the word decoupage fromchoose from. Use a test area the same size as
our childhood arts and crafts classes. This meantthe table top to play around with the position of
a picture cut from a magazine and sloppily appliedthe images and when satisfied, mark each image's
to a pre-cut wood plaque. It is the kind oflocation of the top of the glass.
Mother's Day gift that made Mom grit her teethGlue the images in the appropriate places on the
as she smiled. As an adult, however, an interestingbottom of the glass. It is important to use an
way to take glass dining tables to the next level isadhesive specifically designed for glass, which can
decoupage under glass.be found on any arts and crafts site. Use a brush
To get started, decide on a theme for the glassto apply the glue to the front of the copied
dining tables design. Is it going to feature oldimages, put them on the glass and use a rounded
family photos and serve as a sort of time capsulesmooth object to make certain that there are
under glass? Is it going to be an old world themenot any bubbles or wrinkles in the paper image.
with maps and vintage photographs? Perhaps theGive the adhesive sufficient time to dry.
idea is to be completely off the hook andThe final step in completing these glass dining
outrageous with cartoons or Japanese Animetables design is to flip the glass over and apply
figures?masking tape to the table edges. Spray the back
Whatever the theme, the first step is to copyof the glass with spray paint, white is the most
the items on a good photocopier. Use a goodcommon choice. Seal the work with a coat of
printer if the images are digital photos or imagespolyurethane and peel off the masking tape. Let
from the Internet. Play around with enlargementsthe project dry for a couple of days and
and reductions so that there are varying sizes tocelebrate a unique dining table unlike any other.