Photo Transfer to Wood Tutorial

Kristin and I have been busy busy with our website

 the last couple of weeks!!

But ... in between the busyness there are

babies coming very soon!! 

 Kristin's baby boy, Isaac's room, is

in a vintage airplane theme ~ She wanted

to use one of her husband, James' photographs,

but wanted it to look old ~

This is a quick step by step but

you can get more detailed instructions on her

family blog ~

First we got the picture laser printed at

Staples in a 20x30 inch size ~

Then we went to Home Depot and had them cut

a piece of wood in to 2 pieces 10 x30 inches ~

Place the 2 pieces of wood side by side

( we attached it together at the end but

you can do that step ahead of time )~

Then brush on Acrylic Gel Medium

and spread pretty generously ~

Place your paper with the image face down

and smooth out  ~

We had a couple of wrinkles and actually it

ended up adding to the vintage look ~

 

Let it sit overnight ~
 Then dampen the paper with

a wet cloth ~

When the paper looks wet rub with your fingers and the paper kind of rolls off ~

Kristin cracked me up because her fingers

didn't have finger prints or something because

she was having issues with this step ~

You can keep dampening the paper when it dries out
 until it is

all rubbed off ~ Some of the paper was left

 and it ended up grabbing the stain and looked good ~

Next Kristin stained over the entire piece ~
 Then she sanded the edges
 and rubbed the edges with 

Pigment ink with a sponge ~

 

Lastly we waxed it with Annie Sloan clear wax

but you can also use Mod Podge to seal it ~

After it dried the wood was attached together 

on the back with metal flat brackets ~

The whole project cost less than $30 ~

It turned out great and looks awesome

in Isaac's room !!!