Tissue Paper Transfer: Transform Your Crafts

Transform a Christmas Planter into Year-Round Decor with Tissue Paper Transfer

Transform a Christmas planter into stunning year-round decor with tissue paper transfer. Learn how to repurpose your holiday items using this easy and creative technique. Discover step-by-step instructions and tips to breathe new life into your decorations.

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Here lately, I have been feeling uninspired... a rarity for me. It's not that I haven't been working on projects, it is that none of them are completed to share. 

So while I have been busy, I felt like I was not really doing much. 

Do you ever feel this way?

I tend to get frustrated when I have so many things up in the air and in my opinion there is no progress. 

My husband really hates it when I am in this mode... it makes me want to do more, more, more. 

Which brings me to this bright red planter.

Are you thinking Christmas planter too?

It was in fact a purchase to be used at Christmastime, with pine and ornaments. While I did bring it out one year, and did exactly that, I am just not in the mindset of needing more Christmas decorations this year.

We have an entire attic full, and some of our basement of Christmas decorations; it is not like I have a shortage of Christmas around here. 

So, I brought the planter up from the basement, and went to work on making it something I could keep out all year round. 

Makes more sense, doesn't it? And here I bet you thought we were going to share a Christmas in July project, huh? 

I am kind of known for going full tilt on Christmas in July, but I am sad to say I have not worked on any Christmas projects yet this year.  

So let's get on with our repurposed Christmas planter and see what it becomes. 

I tried out a tissue paper transfer method, and I am all on board for more, more, more tissue paper transfers! You can literally put it on anything, so hang tight, and get ready for a new look for this Christmas planter.

Materials:

1. Planter, terra cotta pot, or anything you choose for a makeover
2. Ivory Chalk Paint
3. Chip Brush
4. White Tissue Paper
5. Mod Podge
6. Printer
7. 4 pieces of painters tape, or Elmer's Glue Stick

Instructions:

• Paint planter or makeover piece of your choice the paint color of your choice, I used Waverly Ivory Chalk Paint. I applied two coats over the red so that it was completely covered.
• Allow to fully dry between coats
• Locate graphic of your choice and print on tissue paper
• To print on tissue paper: cut a piece of white tissue paper to the size of a sheet of paper, place a piece of painters tape on all four sides of the paper so that the sheet of paper will allow the tissue paper to be fed through the printer
• Once the the graphic has been transferred to tissue paper, wet a small paint brush with water along the edges of the graphic, and pull away the excess tissue paper so you do not have clean lines in your tissue paper, it will transfer that way
• Apply Mod Podge to the makeover piece, in my case, the planter
• Place the tissue paper onto the planter and apply Mod Podge over the tissue paper
• Apply two coats of Mod Podge to the entire planter

Tips:

•  Lately, my projects have been receiving a stippling technique when painting with a chip brush instead of brushing the paint on, once two coats have been applied, the glass or color underneath can no longer be seen 
• I did not have painters tape on hand to apply to the tissue paper when feeding it through the printer so I applied a dab of Elmer's Glue Stick to the top, bottom, and sides. It fed through the printer just fine.
• When I made my Grandma the candy jar for Easter, I created this method of painting glass where I apply two coats of Mod Podge over the chalk paint, I also stipple the Mod Podge on with both coats as well. My husband loves the finish, not to mention all of the compliments she is receiving at the nursing home. 

Do you know how many times I looked at this graphic before I let that tissue paper get anywhere near the Mod Podge? 

Several! 

I applied it to the planter, thinking I was all good and lined up. Well darn if it was a little to the left when I stood back and looked at it. 

I decided not to beat myself up too badly since store bought items can sometimes be applied a bit skewed too. 

Although, I did consider adding a fancy French chair to even out the sides, but in the end dismissed it, and moved on to styling my new French planter. I do love a good French makeover, don't you?

Planters... well, they are typically filled with flowers, but I opted for candles instead, and added my beloved packing material I have mentioned before to always keep. 

Do not leave candles unattended, especially when surrounded by packing paper. 

I can no longer burn my favorite candles since it aggravates my asthma, and so I lit them for photo sake, and then reluctantly blew them out. I do miss those dancing flames and the scent of Balsam Fir filtering throughout our home; it's my favorite scent. 

I am curious, will you give this tissue paper transfer craft a try on your next project? I was giddy when the printed image came through in perfect condition. I may have already began my next project using this transfer method too. 

Stay tuned... have a fantastical weekend! 

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Ciao,

Cara