Painted TV Tray With Image Transfer
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Come read all about Stephanie from Crafting in the Rain‘s first experiment with Image Transfer Medium!
I was at Goodwill a couple of weeks ago and picked up this foldable TV tray for just $5. My guess is you see them at your local thrift shop all the time too. Now you’ll have a reason to not pass them by! I transformed this one and now it lives on my front porch. The coolest part was learning how to do an image transfer.
Start by painting the table. 2 coats of licorice on the legs and 2 coats of Elegance on the table top. Let dry at least 1 hour between coats.
For the picture I found a high resolution map image, created the mirror image in Photoshop (any photo editing program should be able to do that) and uploaded it to be printed at Office Depot. I chose a color engineer print—they come in a lot of sizes for cheap. This one was less than $2.
Let it dry overnight. The next day, brush water all over the paper and let it sit for a minute to soften. Take a damp cloth and rub it over the paper and the paper fibers will begin to come off, revealing the image underneath. Continue until all paper is removed.
Lightly sand over table top with a sanding block. Remove dust and apply one layer of Tough Coat to protect the image and surface. Let that dry and your table is done!
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Very nice!
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@Hannah V Thank you!
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Great job, thanks for sharing
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@Sirkku Thank you very much. We're so glad you enjoyed it!
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How is this different from ModPodge?
After the image was on the table you stated that you lightly sanded it with a sanding block. How does that not mess up the image? I’ve never done a transfer before so I’m inexperienced. I’m just dying to try this!!!