Saturday, August 16, 2014

Mod Podge Dyed Frame


What You'll Need:
  • Wood frame (You can get these super cheap at Walmart and craft stores like Michaels)
  • Mod Podge
  • Sponge brush
  • Printer paper/access to black and white printer
  • Rit Dye (Lemon Yellow and Sunshine Orange used here)
  1. Print a black and white pattern on printer paper large enough to completely cover frame.
  2. Apply mod podge to front of wood frame and let dry.

  3. Apply a liberal layer of mod podge to pattern side of paper.
  4. While it's still wet, press the paper pattern side down on the top of the frame.
  5. Allow to dry. This may take several hours.
  6. Once dry, wet fingers and gently rub off paper.  The ink will be left behind on the mod podge on the frame.  Wet frame and rub off rest of paper.
  7. Prepare dye bath. I chose to use Rit's Lemon Yellow and Sunshine Orange to create my own custom color (Approx. 1/4 cup Lemon Yellow and 1 tbs Sunshine Orange with 2 cup water).
  8. Dip frame into dye bath (I dipped the bottom 1/4 of my frame). Leave in until desired color is reached.
  9. Allow to dry.

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