Songbirds - Annie Sloan Decoupage Paper

This Annie Sloan with the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Decoupage Paper shows some of the illustrations of fauna from the RHS Lindley Collections. This decoupage Paper uses hand-coloured engraved pages from a popular 1819 publication showing three beautiful songbirds nesting amongst foliage. Here we’ve featured Tomtits, Redpolls, and Pied Finches against a backdrop of Old White (available as both Chalk Paint® and Annie Sloan Wall Paint). Click here for more information on Decoupage Papers. 

*George Brookshaw’s “Six Birds, Accurately Drawn and Coloured after Nature, with Full Directions for the Young Artist”, designed as a companion to the “Treatise on Flower Painting”. Each colour plate has a matching uncoloured plate so the reader can copy the colour illustration. Brookshaw (1751-1823) was an artist and teacher of flower painting who exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1819.

® The Royal Horticultural Society. Trademarks of The Royal Horticultural Society (Registered Charity No 222879/SC038262) used under license from RHS Enterprises Limited.

How to use.:

prepare your surface, assuring it is clean and dry.

Formal Rome shows an Italian rather than an English garden plan. This elegant oval pattern  from the Annie Sloan with the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Decoupage Paper uses an engraved plan for a parterre, from Giovanni Baptista Ferrari (1584-1655): “De florum cultura”. Rome: 1633. A parterre is an elaborate type of garden consisting of plant beds separated and connected by paths. Parterres feature ornate clipped box hedges swirling around pathways in mirrored or geometric patterns, often decorated further with statues. This design has been printed to match Chalk Paint® in Tilton. Click here for more information on how to use Decoupage Papers.

Then apply an even coat of Transfer or Decoupage médium. We recommend use of Artisan Enhancements Transfer gel! Although some prefer Annie Sloan Lacquer 

Apply decopauge medium with a nice synthetic brush careful to have stirred without making bubbles. Gently lay your decoupage piece to your surface and smooth out any bubbles allow to dry and apply your sealer of choice.

here are two wonderful brush application options by Annie Sloan Synthetic Flat BrusH or Artisan Enhancements Flat Brush

some prefer to use foam Rollers and others prefer a brayer to apply or smooth their project! 

Texhnical Info:

All the papers from the Annie Sloan with Royal Horticultural Society collaboration including the geometric designs and the flora and fauna have been printed on dyed tissue papers. They have been designed to work best with Chalk Paint® and Annie Sloan Image Medium. 

Pack contains 2 x Decoupage papers. 30 gsm/ 11 lbs (US paper weight).

Size: 700mm (27.6″) x 480mm (18.9″)