Mixed-media Tissue Box Holder by Szafranowe Twory

 Hey!

The only truly essential piece of equipment in a psychotherapy office is a tissue box holder. Okay… maybe armchairs are important too, but the tissue holder is definitely a must-have in a place like this.

That’s why I love beautiful tissue box holders that accompany me in my everyday work. This time I decorated one using decoupage paper, and the result turned out absolutely amazing!

How do you like it? 

Quick decoupage paper tutorial:

1️⃣ Paint your base with a primer – I recommend HEAVY GESSO WHITE

2️⃣ Cut a piece of paper – I used DECOUPAGE FIBER PAPER – CHESTNUT STREET

3️⃣ Apply glue to the surface – SOFT MATTE GEL or SOFT GLOSS GEL

4️⃣ Stick the paper on and smooth it with your hand – see how perfectly it lays!

5️⃣ Trim excess paper with scissors and smooth the edges with sandpaper

6️⃣ Seal everything with SOFT MATTE GEL or SOFT GLOSS GEL

7️⃣ Now you can add paste through a stencil or other creative elements

✨ Pro tip: This paper never wrinkles – even beginners can achieve a professional-looking result!

Finnabair products I have used - all the images linked to Mixed Media Place or online store:

Steampunk Love by Priss BlaFu

Hello! I’m Priss, and today I’d love to share a new mixed media project with you called Steampunk Love.

This piece started on a small heart canvas and slowly evolved through layers of texture, resin elements, and rich, oxidized tones inspired by steampunk aesthetics.

I began by building a textured background, combining decoupage fiber paper, dimensional paste, and dark edges to create depth and contrast. From there, I moved into composition, playing with resin elements like gears, numbers, and organic shapes, adjusting and rearranging them until the balance felt right. This stage is always about patience and experimentation. Remember to take photos to keep different layouts in mind before gluing everything down.

Color plays a key role in this project. I show how to work with mica powders mixed with Fluid Medium to make them permanent, and how to activate them with water so they can flow naturally across the textures. The result is a palette of aged golds, oxidized oranges, deep browns, and rich turquoises that reinforce the steampunk feel of the piece.

The focal point is a dragonfly, treated with metallic flakes and soft layers of mica powders to bring light and contrast against the darker background. And of course, the final details are essential — adding highlights and small metallic accents that enhance the elements and give the project its final character.

If you’d like to see the full creative process, step by step, I invite you to watch the complete tutorial on the Finnabair Art Files YouTube channel, where I share how this piece came together from start to finish.

Thank you so much for stopping by, and have a wonderful day of creative discoveries and joyful making.

Happy creating! 💙

Priss

Finnabair products I have used - all the images linked to Mixed Media Place or online store:

Be in the moment by Judith Tijsen

Hello dear Finnabair fans,

I've created a piece for you using the beautiful decoupage fiber paper Steam and Frost. Are you also in love with the gorgeous colors of this paper? I certainly am.

The creation was finished with some older Finnabair molds, but I definitely used some of the newest ones as well, including Halves and Quarters, Machine Parts, and Tapes and Labels.

You can see the details, the composition, the materials and the techniques that I have used in this video tutorial.

Finnabair products I have used - all the images linked to Mixed Media Place or online store: