Transfer a Photo to Wood {A Pinterest Inpired Project}

Here is a new way to display cherished photos by transferring them to wood!

Are you always looking for new and fun ways to display your cherished photos? You are? Me too!!!

When my “Get Your DIY On” crew and I decided on a “Pinterest-Inspired” theme this month, I knew just what I wanted to try!

I’ve seen various methods and tutorials for photo transfer to wood, so I just picked one and went with it!

The Tutorial

 To begin, you need to round up your supplies.

1. First give your photo {printed from your home printer onto a piece of regular printer paper} a nice, thick coat of Liquitex Gloss Gel.

2. Place your photo, face down, onto your block of wood. Use a straight edge {like a ruler} to gently work out any air bubbles. Start at the center and work your way out. Leave the photo on the wood for at least 12 hours.

3. After 12 hours, take a damp wash cloth and gently rub. The paper starts to come right off, and your image is left on the wood! If some of your photo rubs off, that’s ok…it will just look more antiqued, right?? 😉

4. After your photo block of wood is completely dry and all of the paper is off, give your photo block a coat of Mod Podge. I used the Mod Podge with an antique finish, and I was very happy with it.

***I tried this photo to wood transfer method three times. It worked great 2/3 of the time. It seems like more saturated images work better than images that look washed out or too light.***

*Sigh*….this was my little baby two years ago. Right before her first birthday. She was smiling at her daddy, who was acting silly behind me as I snapped pictures…

Now she is almost 3…*tear*.

We’d better check out what my “Get Your DIY On” Cohosts did for their “Pinterest Inspired” projects before I start sobbing.

Confessions of a Serial DIYer’s Headboard Coat Rack

Just A Girl and Her Blog’s Pinterest-Inspired Abstract Art with Gold Leaf

The Happy Housie’s DIY Decorative Clipboards

The Hankful House’s Coffee Filter Letters

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