Instructions & handicraft ideas

Candles are with us throughout our lives, from baptism and holy communion to confirmation, weddings and birthdays, and they play an important role. To create them individually, you can transfer photos and lettering to the surface in just a few DIY steps. Safety first! The special candle paint offers a flame-retardant protective varnish. You can give it a designer look or write on the name and date with the candle liner. This candle will bring back memories of the loveliest moments. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Marabu Photo Transfer is available in a practical set for this purpose.

With just a few DIY steps, you can transfer your best holiday photos onto wooden plates, for example, and you have a lasting memory of the loveliest moments. Whether it is decoration for your writing desk, a home accessory, or an individual photo gift for your loved ones – you can display your individual snapshots easily and effectively. Marabu Photo Transfer is available in a practical set for this purpose.

The authentic-looking rust effect is a real eye-catcher for your home decoration. Give home furnishings a new coat of paint with the latest industrial chic. A baking sheet becomes a modern display board with just a little DIY. The wooden lettering is sprayed with Marabu do it Colorspray in Antique Steel and provides a stylish contrast to the warm, rustic acrylic grid effect colours from the Marabu Home & Decoration range. With the paints and tools from the NEVADA RUST Industrial Design set, the effect is not only visually striking – the rough rust surface can also be felt.

These DIY letter tiles in vintage style, which have been created with effect paints from the Marabu Home & Decoration range, are perfect for children’s rooms. The paint acquires its shabby look from the ICELAND CRACKLE 2-component system, which lets the topmost layer of paint rupture and thereby creates the nostalgic cracked look. Combined with COLORADO GOLD, which shimmers discreetly but clearly through the cracks, the Scrabble letter tile becomes a real eye-catcher. Who would not want to drop in and play?

This fine item is a highlight for any home décor with its antique charm, even without flowers. With a few DIY steps a simple white primed container is given the look of an antique vase with a realistic patina effect. The HAVANNA PATINA Vintage Style set offers the colour shades and tools required from the Marabu Home & Decoration range.

The stylish feathers in superb effect paints ensure sweet dreams. Experience the magic of Marabu Home & Decoration BERLIN FLIP FLOP paint. The multi-shade paint reflects the light in changing colour shades depending on the perspective. It’s magic! In combination with COLORADO Gold metallic paint and velvety-soft DECOR SOFT, a superb DIY highlight for your apartment can be created using the wooden feathers.

Give home furnishing a new coat of paint with the current look. The combination of wood and concrete or stone is stylish, and can be achieved very simply with paints and pastes from Marabu Home & Decoration. With a few DIY steps a newspaper stand or a table lamp, for example, become modern small items of furniture – real eye-catchers for your home decoration. You can create the authentic-looking stone effect using coarse HIMALAYA STONE paste graphite, and the realistic concrete look with fine light concrete paste.

Light-coloured overcoats are ideal and bang on trend for spring or autumn. Jazz it up with Marabu Fashion Spray and Marabu Fashion Liner to stand out from the crowd and be unique.

Am I in the right place? This decorative, cheeky maze of signs points visitors in the right direction as soon as they enter your home. The individual signs are created with Marabu Chalky Chic chalk paints and can be fixed individually on the wall or in groups on a wide board or wooden pallet with white coating.

Key to your heart! This practical and decorative key rack in the shape of a house has lots of vintage flair and is a pretty addition to any hallway. It was created with Marabu Chalky Chic chalk paints. Another feature is the text HOME or alternatively your family name. This will make coming home a pleasant experience!

Old or boring furniture gets a new life with Marabu Chalky Chic chalk paints and decoupage technique. Often a little paint and some stylish printed paper is all it takes to transform an old object into an individual vintage item. Are the drawers the only parts of an old chest that are still usable? Why not turn them into a decorative box! A pretty knob acts as a reminder of the drawer’s former life…

Old picture frames often have beautiful carved details and embellishments. Give your old frames a new coat with Marabu Chalky Chic chalk paints and create a perfect design.  The Protective Wax in Patina White remains in the ridges and accentuates the antique character of the frame.