DIY transfering a photo to wood

One thing I love about houses is when they have lots of pictures hanging up around the house. Family pictures, scene pictures even funny quotes make a room homely and personal.
On one of my favourite blogs Roomed.nl I found this lovely DIY that I thought I would give a try!
This DIY  is a simple way of displaying pictures in your home in a creative way.
One tip I would give you for this DIY is to use a landscape picture or at least a picture that doesn't have too many small details that might not transfer onto the wood completely.

What you need for this DIY:

- Piece of flat wood (you can buy these in any garden centre)
- Mod Podge
- Brush
- Towel
- Printed picture on normal printing paper

The hardest thing about this DIY is finding a picture. Once you have a picture, print it to size making sure it fits onto the entire piece of wood. Remember that the picture will be reversed.  Cut the printed picture to size if needed and cover it with a good layer of Mod Podge. Place the picture onto the wood making sure to press it right down. Use a card (like a bankcard) to smooth the picture out making sure there are no air bubbles underneath, and let it dry for a good few hours or overnight.
When the Mod Podge is completely dry, lay a damp towel over the wood for about 10-15 minutes.

When the picture is damp the paper will be soft. Gently rub your finger over the picture taking off the top layer. Keep rubbing until all of the excess paper had been removed. You will see that the picture has transformed onto the wood.
To make sure the picture stays on nicely, brush another layer of Mod Podge onto the picture.
When this layer has dried the picture is ready to be displayed!

The picture looks so good on the wall and it's so simple anyone can make it!

If you don't have any Mod Podge you can always use wallpaper glue thinned out with water.

Have fun with this DIY!

Xox Elena