Finishing touches with paint & paper contains over 70 decorative projects for small items of furniture and other home accessories. Clear step-by-step instructions make things easy and bring satisfying results. Everyday articles and gift ideas include gilded picture frames, papier-mache plates, decoupaged hat boxes and trays, paper-collage lampshades and storage bins, stenciled flower pots and watering cans. Features traditional and modern techniques such as decoupage, papier mache, paper cut-outs, gilding, vinegar-painting, sponging, ragging, spattering, stenciling, distressing, crackle glaze and craquelure. Templates, stencils and decoupage motifs are easily transferable to other projects.