Bright Colourful Marimekko Wooden Bowls Upcycle.

I couldn’t resist these three little wooden bowls when I spotted them in my local thrift (charity) store. All three for £1 ($1.40).

They remind me of the wooden bowls that you sometimes get served a side salad in, in a family restaurant. I think they were very popular in the 90’s.

One of my favourite upcycles is to give things a Marimekko makeover like I did with my gorgeous tin cans (see them here).

The first thing I did was clean up the wood with a mixture of 50/50 vinegar and oil.

Marimekko is a Finnish design company famous its bold colourful prints. One of it’s most famous designs is call Unikko and is of a poppy. Even though the design is over 50 years old, it’s still very popular and comes in many colourways.

I love to buy Marimekko paper napkins and use them in my crafts this time I used 3 Unikko ones in different colours.

You can often pick up these napkins on eBay and buy them individually for decoupage, just search for Marimekko paper napkins.

The first thing I did was paint the inside of each bowl white.

Marimekko paper napkins are 3 ply. You only need the top printed ply so carefully separate out the paper napkins. Then cut out one of the poppies.

Using a decoupage glue such as dishwasher Mod Podge stick the paper flower to the bottom of the bowl. Then use a screwed up ball of clingfilm (saran wrap) to press down the flower.

Once dry cover the whole of the inside of the bowl with the decoupage glue to create a protective varnish. Make sure you leave the glue sealant enough time to cure and seal.