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Adding Pattern to Wood - A DIY Trick!
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DIY Passion
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$2
1 Hour
Easy
Hey guys! Have you ever just had the urge to try something different? Something totally new that you've never done before? This little wooden shelf, that I picked up at a yard sale, had me itching to test out a new technique.
For whatever reason, I felt this shelf wanted some pizzazz in the form of pattern. But I wasn't convinced a paint stencil would do the trick.
So I used some paper napkins I'd picked up at the grocery store for $2.50 and some Mod Podge. Seriously! Why hadn't I done this before!
The wood grain peaks through - but it's now saturated in all this lovely colour. There's no way I would have ever achieved this level of detail with a stencil on my own.
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Published September 17th, 2015 8:07 AM
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Mary Howard on Jan 01, 2016I have used the really fancy tissue paper on several projects. A vintage jewelry box took on a whole new life, the pop out panels on a low chest made it look entirely different, and abanged up screen became a leather look accent. I crumple the tissue before applying it with thinned glue, then top with Mod Podge. (No particular reason I do the teo different adhesives. It was just how I was shown to do it a long time ago. Mod Podge was expensive then.)
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Sandy Hartnett on Feb 12, 2016I just use white glue...just brush on several coats! Your shelves look great! Hugs
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