Waxed Paper Transfers

I have several posts coming up using waxed paper transfers.

The French Angel Plaque had one (HERE).

 

Here is a quick tutorial.

You need an ink jet printer, a reverse image, waxed paper, a sheet of heavy paper, painter's tape, and a brayer.

I like the painter's tape because it is easily repositioned.

You need to make this as flat and thin as possible to go through the printer.

Fold in the sides first.

Wrap the sheet of paper as you would a package.

I do a lot of transfers so I like to have the sheets on hand.

I keep about 10 sheets in a folder ready to send through the printer.

A quick five-minute project.

You pick the image you would like.

I use The Graphics Fairy for most of my images.

Go to her blog , type in "reverse typography" in the search box, and select an image.

IT MUST BE REVERSED!

Place the waxed paper-wrapped cover sheet in the paper tray of your ink jet printer. (Mine is face down - printers do differ in how the paper is fed for printing.)

I take off the "fit to page" option and choose "best" for ink option.

Have your project ready - these do NOT save.

Do NOT smear the image.

I tape out the position for the image on my project so I can immediately lay the image on the surface and tape down.

Use a brayer - rolling it firmly over the back of the image. I leave the paper taped to the image for strength.  Keep rolling.  A credit card works well also.

Be careful not to move the image while you are working.  

It is probably overkill, but I will finally cover the image with another piece of waxed paper to use a roll of tape to rub the back.

Carefully lift one corner to see if it has worked.

Remove the image carefully.

Let it sit for about an hour.

Spray lightly with a clear matte finish. Then repeat.

Once you start doing this, everything in your house will have an image on it!


(NOTE:  This is my personal method for transferring images. You may want to research other methods and directions.  Try on a practice board first.)


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Friday Finds

A nice collection of smalls for you this morning.

I love to collect old photos of children and babies - and odd people!

 

Notice the two identical pics of the baby in the back?

How crazy is it - I bought them two years apart in two different states!?!

(Play Twilight Zone music here.)

A drawer with mod Contact paper. 

A vintage record player stand.

Decided what I will do with the 50, 75, or more frames I have collected.

Unfortunately, painting is involved.

The frames may sit around for awhile.

I have two large boxes of shoe stretchers - I love these all-wooden ones.

A heart-shaped glass dish with a silver top.

Some children's plastic rosaries and several strands of beads.

The prayer card has a thumb rosary which I had not seen before.

I am low on baskets at the booth.

These need freshening up.

Someone tell me which coffee came in this can.

PBN of Jesus.

A heart-in-hand bridge club ashtray.

Two brass door plates.

Herb garden sign and guess what, I leaving it the way it is.

Surprise!




The correspondence school certificate I will keep for awhile. I always grab them.  I am after another dealer's cemetery school certificate she has decorating her booth.

Another tool bag for my collection.

Three ornate resin plaques.

This adorable homemade clown outfit is so vintage and so precious with little jingle bells sewn on the front, sleeves, and legs.

I will list this on Etsy as soon as I figure out how to photograph it.

Last, some rust.

A small square of springs.

Perfect for hanging on your wall!



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French Angel

A lovely French angel created from a brooch, a piano music stand, and a waxed paper transfer.

No before photo.

Just a mahogany stand.

I did not bother to block the mahogany from seeping under the Bermuda Sand white I was using.

I did not go for full coverage.




 

Used E6000 to glue the brooch in the middle.

Applied a waxed paper transfer (tutorial on this later.)

Instant patina with the pinkish hue coming through.

A bit of crackle from sanding lightly over some places.

Lovely plaque - French/Nordic style.

Yes, I am stuck in that place for now.

Image courtesy of Karen at The Graphics Fairy (here).

Type "reverse typography" in the search box on her page.

There are numerous images for you to choose.

Sunny and hot this day.

I am tired and covered in sanding dust and white paint.

A bit pink in my cheeks from the sun.

Wore shorts all day.

I am happy.

For now.



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Peach City Pickin's Or My Big Giant Hand

Last Friday Chucks and I drove up the interstate a bit to Peach City (Gilbert, SC) for a little rust hunting.

Boy, did we ever find it!

 
AND I bought a big giant hand!

Created by a folk artist, but not signed.

You can see it is almost as long as the tailgate.

Either side of it makes for a great display.

It is right hefty.

Eight of these industrial holders.

Love the rusty patina on the gray and red metal.

Looks like they held spools of some sort.

They are standing on their ends here.

Holes for mounting these on the left.

They are half-rounds with the four compartments.













 

Standing on end in the garden.

Or filled with moss and potting soil for planters.

A huge flat springs with rounded edges.

A giant bird cage in crusty, rusty white.

Just right for a Madonna or Santos figure.

I can imagine the huge flat springs hanging crosswise on a white wall with the giant hand mounted on it.

All now available at Booth W-10, Riverfront Mall.




You can drool over the rust and crust at Peach Festival Gardens on their FaceBook page.






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