Looking for an inexpensive way to personalize your wedding decor? Consider making decoupage glasses for center or accent pieces.

You’ll Need:

Glass jelly jars, cups or vases
Handmade papers
Fresh-cut or silk flowers
Ribbon
Sponge brushes
Scissors
Glass cleaner
Paper towels

If using silk flowers, you’ll need:
Green foam
Peat moss
Craft moss

Use old vases you have around the house or visit any second-hand store to find various sizes and shapes of glass cups or jelly jars. You can find handmade paper in various textures and colors at most art supply stores.  I like to use a solid-color paper with a textured paper as an accent. Most art or craft stores carry a couple different brands of decoupage medium (for a lower cost alternative you can use white glue).

Directions:

1. Wash and dry glasses.
2. Cut paper to fit around glass. Cut any accent pieces you would like to apply. (Consider ripping paper into small pieces for a patch-work look.)
3. Apply a thin coat of decoupage medium around the glass, using a foam brush.
4. Lay the cut paper around the glass. Smooth any wrinkles.
5. Cut any overlapping paper to avoid showing a seam.
6. Paint paper with decoupage medium, making sure every spot is completely saturated.
7. Apply a strip of textured paper about 1/2″ to 1″ from the top of the glass.
8. Paint strip with decoupage medium.
9. Let dry for one hour.
10. Tie a ribbon that is smaller in width than the strip of accent paper around the top of the glass.
11. Place a small drop of glue under the knot to help hold the ribbon in place.
12. Add water and fresh-cut flowers
13. If using silk flowers, place a small amount of glue in the bottom of the glass.
14. Push the foam into the the glass.
15. Arrange silk flowers by pushing them into the foam.
16. Apply a small amount of glue on the top of the foam.
17. Push peat moss into the glue.
18. Cut any peat moss hanging over the side of the glass.