Jan 20, 2012

photo on wood wall hanging

This tutorial is available in my eBook "Top 20 Crafts from: The Winthrop Chronicles" buy your copy HERE
As I have mentioned before, I am slowly transforming our guest bedroom in to Elly's room (right now she is in a little nursery near our bedroom). This is one more wall hanging that will go in her room. I used basically the same technique as this name wall hanging.
first: print off the picture you want to use. I printed it on white card stock paper, so that it would have extra thickness and not wrinkle when I put glue on it.
second: spray paint a piece of wood. I used a scrap piece of wood and trimmed up the picture to match the size.
third: get out your mod podge and coat the piece of wood with the glue. If you use anything other than mod podge, you should do a test sample first to make sure it won't wrinkle the paper. Mod podge did not wrinkle the card stock.
fourth: after you have placed the photo on top of the glue and have let it dry thoroughly, use sandpaper to rough up the edges.
fifth: go over the photo with a thin layer of mod podge to seal it.
sixth: I spray painted some eye hooks and just screwed them in to the top of the wood.

seventh: tie on a ribbon so that it can hang on a nail. Or you can just lean it against the wall on a dresser or attach a piece of wood on the back so that it stands up. 


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  1. This turned out great! I love how you distressed it. Just found on Pinterest!
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  2. wow...she looks just like the "Gerber baby"!! so cute!!

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  3. Would love to do this! Any suggestions as to where to get that size wood plaque if you don't normally have any scraps around? Thanks!

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    1. I would check out craft stores like Hobby Lobby. You could probably find some wood plaques and then you don't have to limit yourself to a square or rectangle, you could do oval or round too... in fact I might try that :)

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    2. Also home depot or lowes, they can cut a piece of wood in whatever size you need for about 25 cents and the wood there is a lot cheaper!

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  4. So lovely and brilliant! I might try it! Sarah, would you be interested in guest posting at my blog Stardust? I host a guest blogger every Friday so let me know if you're interested!
    Love, Olga
    www.stardust-decorstyle.blogspot.com

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  5. love this! where did you print this...i am not sure where to print that large on cardstock.

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    1. Oh I just printed in on my home printer, it is just a 5 x7 print, so about half a normal sheet of paper.

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  6. Can I use an actual photo printed on photo paper? Or does it have to be on plain white cardstock/computer paper?
    Does it also matter if the photo is in color?
    thanks - can't wait to try!

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    1. I have never used an actual photo before but why not give it a try! I think the only hiccup, if there is one, is the sanding around the edges part, I don't know how that would go but I am sure it would be fine. And you can do color or black and white it doesn't matter. Have fun!

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    2. I have done it with normal photoes. It works great, but I did not distress the edges. I left a 1/2 around the pic like a matt finish. p.s. Good idea with normal printing paper. :)

      Angela

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  8. I've had this project on my mind for a few weeks now, but had forgotten where I saw it. Thankfully I found it again and now it's bookmarked. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  9. Just found this via pinterest... I love anything with photo's. Thanks and cnsider yourself 'pinned'! :)

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  10. Did you use glossy or matte mod podge? So cute!

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  11. I made six 5 x 7's with different family photos. They turned out AWESOME! I used wire on the back to hang them.

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  12. Did you use a inkjet printer or a laser printer?

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  13. I am making this right now with a trial photo of my mother and I... I have a one month old and if it works out for me I will be covering a wall of his photos like this! Very cool and easy!!

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  14. Do u use modge podge or some type of glue to attach the picture to the rood?

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    1. I use mod podge to attach the photo to the wood.

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    1. This piece of wood was about 8.5 inches x 6 inches. It was half of a normal sheet of paper.

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  16. Did you use just the classic mod podge

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    1. I use the "matte mod podge." The actual brand name mod podge.

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  17. Just made mini versions of these using our wedding photos as Christmas ornaments for our parents - Thanks for the great idea!

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  18. Just found this on Pinterest & I love it! One question...... After it's dry, do you just peal the paper off?

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    1. No, I just print the photo right on card stock and modge pod that to the wood. There is no added paper.... I'm not sure what you're referencing.... maybe you have used a decal sort of thing before?

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  19. Ohhhhh..... ok. Now I get it. I thought you were transferring the picture onto the wood as opposed to adhering it. Thanks a lot! I'm definitely going to give it a try!

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  20. I just love this! I have four girls and I love photography--this seems like the perfect project for me! :)

    I just started a new blog if you want to check it out sometime: www.harvardhomemaker.com

    Take care!

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  21. What kind of glue did you use?

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  22. thank you for this great tutorial! i just completed a couple photos for my daughter's room following your step-by-step instructions. i love how it turned out. i left a link in my blog post back to your blog (this post) so others can have fun with it too :)

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  23. LOVE it! I tried doing this a different way and it didn't work so well.... SO, after searching the interweb to DEATH, I found this on Pinterest. I will let you know how it goes!!! I'm doing a BIG one... so I will test it out on a smaller photo first. THANKS!!!

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  24. Hi. What a cute idea! I would like to do this with a 16 x 20 print of an old lighthouse. Would that be too big? Also, I already printed the photo on photo paper. Will the mod podge still work?

    Thanks!

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    1. Hi, I have never used an actual photo to do this, but it's worth a try! I only do a 8 x 10 usually or smaller so that I can print it from my home printer, but a bigger size would be just fine.

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  25. Hi, I was wonder if that was one long piece of ribbon, Im doing these for xmas present and I'm having a hard time visualizing how you tied the ribbon. GREAT IDEA by the way!! :)

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    1. Yes it is one long ribbon and so at the top, there is the bow and also a second piece of the ribbon hanging on the nail.. does that make sense?

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    2. yes! Thank you!

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    3. I tried this but when I put the modge podge on the front it made the ink run and the photo turned blue

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    4. hmmm.... It may be the quality of the ink and printer, or the ink may not have dried long enough, or you may have used too much mod podge. And I use the brand name mod podge with the matte finish. I am not sure if that makes a difference or not. Try those things and maybe one of those things will work.

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  26. Thanks for the wonderful idea :) I am going to make ornaments for my daycare moms with this idea! I've never mod podged before so am hoping this will work out great!

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  28. does it matter what kind of printer you use to print the photo ?

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    1. I don't think so... I just have an Epson ink printer.

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  29. I just did this and used regular pics printed from mpix, turned out amazing, can't wait to do black and whites with distressed edges!!!

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  30. Hi...I love this idea...I went to Lowes & had a good size board cut into 8x10 and 5x7. It was $9 and I got a bunch. I was wondering do I have to paint the whole board black when using a color photo?
    Thanks!!!

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    1. I would paint the back and sides, but you don't need to paint the front where you are glueing on the photo. I am glad you like it! Good luck with yours!

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    2. That would be a great idea though.

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  31. Could i print it in color?

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    1. Yes of course, it's whatever you prefer.

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