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How
are
Libi
Astaire's
Decoupage
Pieces
Created?
The
starting
point
for
each
Libi
Astaire
design
is
a
piece
of
text
from
the
Jewish
tradition.
Inspiration
may
come
from
a
teaching
of
a
Chassidic
master
such
as
Rebbe
Nachman
of
Breslov,
a
verse
from
one
of
King
David's
psalms
or
a
prayer
found
in
the
siddur
(Jewish
prayer
book).
The
next
step
is
to
search
out
images
from
more
than
1,000
years
of
Jewish
art
and
design
-
including
Jewish
medieval
illuminated
manuscripts,
hand-embroidered
Torah
binders,
paintings
of
great
19th
century
European-Jewish
artists,
and
early
Israeli
artists.
Motifs
drawn
from
other
European
or
American
sources
may
also
be
employed
in
the
design.
Once
the
various
design
elements
have
been
cut
out
and
pieced
together,
the
design
is
applied
to
a
wood
base
that
has
been
painted
and
then
gilt-edged
with
several
layers
of
gold
paint.
The
final
step
is
applying
the
varnish,
and
each
piece
receives
as
many
as
20
coats
of
lacquer
to
achieve
the
desired
in-lay
look.
Because
each
piece
is
entirely
hand-crafted,
it
can
take
anywhere
from
3-6
weeks
to
complete.
But
once
it
arrives
at
your
door
there
is
no
need
for
framing
-
it
comes
ready
to
mount
on
your
wall.
And
each
piece
comes
with
its
own
informative
description
about
the
text
and
images.
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