Canvas Photo Transfer

I've had this 'pin' on my to-do lists since I started Pinterest.  I've always been a fan of printed photo canvases but they can be expensive and you need to wait for them to ship most of the time.  I was mostly curious about this pin because I didn't really think it would work.  You do need to be pretty precise in your measurements and unless you have a way to print larger than 8.5"x10" on tissue paper you're really stuck to this being the largest canvas you can make.   Next time, I'm going to incorporate words and will probably paint the canvas first to make the sides more appealing.  Overall, it didn't take very long and will be a great personalized present.

Pinterest Inspiration:

http://sarahsprojects.blogspot.com/2010/02/wall-art-for-siennas-room.html

My Results:

Canvas

White tissue paper

Printer

Regular printer paper

Scissors

Tape

Mod-Podge

Brush

1.  Line up a corner of printer paper to a corner of the tissue paper. 

2. Cut around it leaving the length one inch longer than the length of the printer paper. It doesn't have to be perfect, but will need to be trimmed up later.

3. Trim up the side of the tissue paper so it's the same width as the width of the printer paper.

4. Put printer paper in the middle of the tissue paper so there is one half inch overflow on each side. Fold each end over, and tape. I used double sided tape underneath.

5. Perform a test on your paper in your printer, if you don't know what side it prints on. I wrote ' Facing Me' so I knew which way I put in the paper. 

6. Print off your picture to however big your canvas is, stand there while it prints to make sure it feeds through right.

7. Separate tissue from printer paper, once ink is completely dry. You can just cut along the fold where the tissue paper folded over.

8. Mod-podge a layer onto the canvas.

 9. CAREFULLY lower the picture onto the canvas, making sure the sides all match up. 

10. Starting with the middle of the photo gently rub the tissue down with your fingers to get it to adhere to the canvas. Start in the middle and move your way out until the whole picture is glued. The goal is to not have air bubbles.

11. Cut the excess edges as close to the canvas as the scissors will allow you. Mod-podge the loose ends and rub the edges down.  

12. If you want to embellish wait until the canvas is dry.

I've had this 'pin' on my to-do lists since I started Pinterest.  I've always been a fan of printed photo canvases but they can be expensive and you need to wait for them to ship most of the time.  I was mostly curious about this pin because I didn't really think it would work.  You do need to be pretty precise in your measurements and unless you have a way to print larger than 8.5"x10" on tissue paper you're really stuck to this being the largest canvas you can make.   Next time, I'm going to incorporate words and will probably paint the canvas first to make the sides more appealing.  Overall, it didn't take very long and will be a great personalized present.

Pinterest Inspiration:

http://sarahsprojects.blogspot.com/2010/02/wall-art-for-siennas-room.html

My Results:

Canvas

White tissue paper

Printer

Regular printer paper

Scissors

Tape

Mod-Podge

Brush

1.  Line up a corner of printer paper to a corner of the tissue paper. 

2. Cut around it leaving the length one inch longer than the length of the printer paper. It doesn't have to be perfect, but will need to be trimmed up later.

3. Trim up the side of the tissue paper so it's the same width as the width of the printer paper.

4. Put printer paper in the middle of the tissue paper so there is one half inch overflow on each side. Fold each end over, and tape. I used double sided tape underneath.

5. Perform a test on your paper in your printer, if you don't know what side it prints on. I wrote ' Facing Me' so I knew which way I put in the paper. 

6. Print off your picture to however big your canvas is, stand there while it prints to make sure it feeds through right.

7. Separate tissue from printer paper, once ink is completely dry. You can just cut along the fold where the tissue paper folded over.

8. Mod-podge a layer onto the canvas.

 9. CAREFULLY lower the picture onto the canvas, making sure the sides all match up. 

10. Starting with the middle of the photo gently rub the tissue down with your fingers to get it to adhere to the canvas. Start in the middle and move your way out until the whole picture is glued. The goal is to not have air bubbles.

11. Cut the excess edges as close to the canvas as the scissors will allow you. Mod-podge the loose ends and rub the edges down.  

12. If you want to embellish wait until the canvas is dry.