Breakthrough in the materials lab



For two years now I've been trying to find a way to transfer images to wood without any weird slip off decal plastic edges. From inkjet printer to wood. Bright and sharp and smooth. And now I finally got it. And since I couldn't find a scientific peer-reviewed craft journal in which to publish my findings, I emailed my sister with the news. And you do know what her response was?

"What's the significance?"

What? What's the significance? What's the significance? You mean like a finished product? Like an application? Like why was I trying to do this for two years? Ok, to be honest, I forgot. So I decided to ask you guys. Help me out here. Tell me what you would make, and I'll post the instructions for transferring an inkjet print to wood. Please help me think of something. I'm drawing a creative blank.

PS I need to try it in color, but let's assume color will work, too. And let me tell you, this technique is easy, fool-proof, and fun. You probably have all the materials you need in your home right now. No weird products or chemicals.

Comments

  1. This probably won't apply to most of the crafters out there...but I own horses and I have tons of friends who own horses.

    This technique would be AWESOME for creating stall signs (to place outside your horses stall at their home farm or at a horse show), or even onto personalized brushes and other tools =)

    I also have a craft room with wood paneling for walls and I think I could spruce it up a bit with this technique (provided I don't have to feed my walls through the printer tray! lol)

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  2. I think it would be a great way to add your "tag" to your directly to your handmade toys. I'm a show off though so that's what I would do ;).

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  3. I am so excited!! This isn't very original but, I would make signs for my kid's rooms and signs throughout the house. Add some personality. I CAN'T WAIT for your instructions!

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  4. This is great, guys! Yes, tags and signs and I am picturing a beautiful wooden horse brush with a name or logo or design on it. Thank you! Keep them coming. I am going to test printing with color today and then post instructions tomorrow. Fun! Oh and you print onto an 8.5 x 11 piece of cardstock but you could piece together several, so I'm thinking there's really no size limitation.
    Off to test color now...

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  5. do you need a reason? we're the crafty crowd, we don't need a reason to do something. you wanted to know, now you do - so share the wealth!! keep'em coming!

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  6. I think it would be great on natural wood frames to label the pictures.

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  7. Maybe old-fashioned toy blocks, reinvented with updated illustrations and words?

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  8. Wooden gift tags that can double as ornaments (I ask my husband to slice discs off the bottom of our Xmas tree for this purpose. Usually I hand paint them, but I am busy & not very talented. It would be so awesome to be able to reproduce something en masse.) Also, Hi. I'm new here.

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  9. a silouette on a slice of wood would look nice, hell most anything would: a fairy tale scene, table numbers, a wood grain print (ha.), a little faux "home sweet home" cross stitch.

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  10. I have loads of block ideas I can't get out of my head and this is just the technique I need...children's blocks, that is. also, wooden pull toys might be a possibility?

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  11. Ouuu how exciting, don't you hate it when your so excited about something craft wise, and you have nobody around to tell about it?? I just got to try needlefelting for the first time and there's nobody around to talk to!!

    I would use it as a tag on wooden toys as well, very fun!

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  12. I couldn't think of anything until I read the comments and then got inspired. My first thought was placecards at a dinner party.

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  13. I was thinking names on a coat rack. At my small school growing up we were assigned a numbered coat rack, but names would have been nice.

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  14. picture frames, stamps, anything personalized, really. can't wait to find out how!

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  15. my granny does something similiar by printing out images onto transfer paper and then onto wood... is this how you did it? it is really fun and cute and she has made family plaques and wall hanging for everyone. i'm excited to see what you come up with!

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  16. Thank you for all the ideas, you guys. See? Significant! Okay, so I just posted the tutorial. Hope you guys will try it out! It's so easy.

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  17. MAN, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M GONNA DO?

    I found your blog through your post, and I just thought of what I would do-- and very well might, if I get the opportunity!

    I am in a book binding course, and we are presently learning coptic binding (exposed spines)-- and coptic bindings typically use wood for the covers.

    I think it sounds fairly fabulous to transfer an image of some variety right onto the wood cover of the book!

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  18. In my PreK classroom we are always trying to spruce up our blocks corner. We wrap blocks in wrapping paper, contact paper cricut houses and buildings onto them, but this will take it to the next level. Now I can add the kids pictures to their blocks so they can take themselves into their creations, imagine being able to build a castle & make yourself king! I love it!

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  19. ROFL The significance?!? Only that you're a complete Genius! heehee. I am so excited about this for use with digital stamps. I can imagine a whole children's block set made, coloured with Copics & sealed... You could do incredible things pattern-wise on your amazing animal pull toys with digital patterns (perhaps? If they're waterproof enough after painting?) I hafta try this asap. WOW! Thank You!

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  20. This is awesome! I too, have been searching and experimenting with image transfers - I have at least 3 books on the topic, and I can't WAIT to try this! Thanks for sharing - you ROCK : )

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