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Lippan Art Backdrop Décor

You Will Need:

Fevicryl Acrylic Colours - White 27, Fevicryl Mouldit, Fevicryl Fabric Glue, Fine Art Brushes, A4 White Paper, Yellow Carbon Paper, Pencil, Scissors, Paper Cutter, Clay Carving Tools, 8" Diameter Metal Rings (3 Pieces), 6"Diameter MDF Round Coasters (3 Pieces), Assorted Mirrors (Different Shapes), Cotton Thread White, Metal Hooks, Metal Chain, Plier, Colour Palette, Water Container

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Description :

Traditional Lippan art with a twist making it so attractive and pretty. We have made this as a backdrop for Ganesh Chaturthi this season with mirrors and tassels to create an ambience that looks different from any other.

STEP 1 : Draw the pattern

Take a sheet of paper and draw a Lippan art pattern.

STEP 2 : Source the base

Take three 6” MDF coasters.

STEP 3 : Tracing the pattern

Trace the pattern on the three coasters with yellow carbon paper.

STEP 4 : Prepare the dough

Take Fevicryl Mouldit – resin base & hardener, mix well to form an even soft dough.

STEP 5 : Mould the shapes

Take the clay and make thin elongated rope like strips, and follow the pattern on the coasters. Stick as you go along using Fevicryl Fabric Glue. Let it dry.

STEP 6 : Paint the base coat

Give a base of Fevicryl Acrylic Colour – White 27. Let it dry.

STEP 7 : Sticking mirrors

Start sticking different shapes of mirrors in between the Lippan pattern in an aesthetic manner. Fix a metal hook on top of the coasters like you see in the image.

STEP 8 : Source a metal ring

Take three, 8” metal rings that are bigger than the coasters.

STEP 9 : Making tassels

Make tassels with white cotton thread and tie it around the metal ring in uniformity.

STEP 10 : Assembling the elements

With the help of a metal chain attach the metal ring to the wooden coasters like it has been shown in the image above.

STEP 11

This is how it will look once assembled and ready with an extra thread left for hanging. 

STEP 12 : Final Look

Once ready the 3 Lippan art inspired creations as backdrop would look like this.