Move the template around the image to find the section you want to cover the furniture. Using a pencil, lightly trace the shape of the template over the image.

Tip: Avoid decoupaging with thin paper, such as newsprint or rice paper, because it wrinkles. If you have a design you love that’s on thin paper, take it to the copy store for laser printing (ink-jet copies smear in water).

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