a n d- back to those dang transfers

W e l l-

as previously revealed– once again- I failed on the “transfer” front.
Surprise, surprise.
But, I “fixed” things with the help of a Sharpie Marker and a charcoal pencil.
I sealed both with a clear coat -and had to walk away for “mom-stuff.”

I try to work on or wrap up anything I can with each little bit of time I can steal, and I found a small window to get these two framed up!  YaY!
I used some salvage & some vintage mill work from an old torn down farmhouse.

I’m going to  -try, TRY AGAIN-  with Polycrylic!
Which I’m told is the way to go—I’m on it David!

That “definition of Sanity” thing keeps ringing in my head,
but I’m tenacious like that!    ; D

I’ll let you know how the next try goes!

(ha-ha)

Catherine

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how much do I love you guys?

If you’ve been with me a while, you know I can’t
seem to figure out those. . . Dang. Transfers.
It makes. me. crAzy.

So I thought I would try out (per the official website) Mod Podge‘s version of “How To“ …I say with rolling eyes.  I sort of  got it to work.  Arrrgh.

I figured out what I wanted to try—a black & white, a mixed composition, and one of full color.  All 3 would become framed wall art.  God willing.

I cut scrap pine to size, sanded & primed to prep for my images.

Again, following their instructions, I applied a generous coat of Mod Podge to the black & white print, then carefully applied IT to the primed wood.  It was very easy to tweak its positioning & I initially rubbed it down with my fingers.

A squeegee/plastic scraper made sure it was well applied with no air bubbles, and I cleaned up the excess drippings and put it aside to dry for 24hrs.

I repeated the same easy steps with the next two.  Ha- I got this!

And then it all went south.

Fail.  ugh.

The black & white print became pink’ish, the b&w/color combo–well, you can see for yourself.  The full color actually worked out—except that it’s a bit blurry?

#1 and #2.  I used the ‘damp sponge’ to gently rub away the paper.  Nothing.  Apparently I used SUPER paper?  It took a terry wash cloth to get the paper to rub away.  But it also took the image with it—and I promise I was being gentle!    

#3.  I decided to lay a saturated wet cloth over it for a bit and then try to rub off the paper.  THAT worked.  I thought that was the trick and REsanded & REprimed the first two for a do-over.

A N D- this time I decided to try something truly–purely Black & White hoping it wouldn’t turn pink’ish.

I went through all the original steps UP TO the sponge.  I laid the wet cloth over each to totally soften the paper and try rubbing it away.  Apparently that 1st success was “a fluke?”  Or does color make a difference?

I DID find that I could ROLL the paper away–
but the remaining image was “ghostly.”

I let it sit for a while –in frustration– you know.

A N D—then I got out a sharpie marker and colored in the faint transfer-  rolling eyes here.

I l♥ve transfers——I hate transfers. 

And-

I L♥ve you to the fridge & back!

I need a glass bottle of wine.  And maybe frame a couple of these?  Hmmmmm, or just create something from all these wine corks!  ; D

Catherine

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