Decoupage with a middle eastern twist

I am not sure if you have ever heard of decoupage, but it is really in right now.   It is a technique which allows you to decorate furniture (tables, chairs, dressers, etc), wooden boxes and even canvases with a picture from a magazine or any other paper material.  You layer your desired picture with varnish (30-40 layers) and the end result looks so nice!

So, as you can see in these pictures, it is just several cutouts put together with a glue (you do need a PVA glue).  It is extremely easy but you will need patience and care since most of the papers are very fragile especially after you add glue to them.  

This video teaches you how to use regular napkins.  

And here are the examples of the furniture decoupage.  

BUT here is how we can turn it into an Islamic design:

1. You can use Arabic alphabet cutouts and decorate a wooden table for your kids so when they eat, or play or just sit at that table, they keep learning those "weird" looking letters :)

2. You can make a wonderful canvas decoration for your house (you don't need to know how to paint WHOOT! WHOOT!) using cutouts from magazines, napkins with Middle Eastern design or even names of Allah, duas, verses from Qur'an, etc

3. You can simply add a Middle Eastern touch to your kitchen, living room, dining room, office, what ever place you want, by decorating a vase, a jewelry box, serving tray, coffee table, etc.  

4. Nowadays, a lot of Muslims have HUGE weddings with personalized napkins or drink labels and this will be a nice way to preserve the memories

Imagination is your limit! I hope you get to try to do this and get amazing results inshaAllah.