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Photo Transfer Wood Slice Christmas Ornament

Create a photo wood slice Christmas ornament with this easy DIY tutorial. These would also make great gift ideas. 

Today I have another photo ornament to share.  I adore photos and already have several photo ornaments hanging on our tree with photos of my husband and I and the Christmases from our childhood. 

This year I most definitely needed to add some photos of my adorable little boy and his past two Christmases.

photo wood transfer ornament on tree

I decided to try transferring the photo directly onto a wood slice for this one.  I like how it makes the photo look like it is actually part of the wood, not just stick on.  (Plus, I’ve been thinking about a bigger photo transfer project so I figured a little practice wouldn’t hurt!)

The first thing you have to do is make a color photocopy of your photo.  To be honest getting myself to Staples to make a copy was the most difficult part of this project! 

But that hassle aside, the rest is pretty easy!  (Just make sure that your photo is the right size for your wood slice before you copy it. Also your photo is going to end up reversed so if there is any writing in your photo you may want to reverse it before you print it so it will end up correct.)

Supplies

  • a wood slice coaster
  • a photocopy of your photo
  • scissors
  • photo transfer gel
  • a wet cloth
  • sandpaper
  • eye hook and string

materials for wood transfer ornament

  • Trace the wood slice onto your photo copy and cut it out slightly smaller than the tracing you made.
  • Apply the photo transfer gel liberally onto the top of the photocopy.
  • Press the photo, gel side down onto the wood slice  Be sure to smooth it out and press it down firmly.
  • Allow this to dry fully – I left mine overnight and it was ready the next morning.
  • Using a wet cloth, wet the back of the photo.  Gently rub the back of the photo until the paper all rubs off.  When nothing else rubs off, you are done!
  • Use a piece of fine sandpaper to gently sand the edges of the photo.  (You can skip this if you want but it gives it a nice ‘been there forever’ look).
  • Twist an eye hook into the top of the tree slice and add some string and you’re done!

photo wood transfer ornament

 

photo transfer ornament

 

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Photo Transfer Wood Slice Ornament

Photo Transfer Wood Slice Ornament

Yield: 1 Ornament
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Active Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Difficulty: easy
Estimated Cost: $1-$5

Transfer family photos onto a wood slice for a DIY Christmas ornament to be cherished for years to come!

Materials

  • Wood Slice Coaster
  • Photocopy Of Your Photo
  • Photo Transfer Gel
  • Wet Cloth
  • Eye Hook and String

Tools

  • Sandpaper
  • Scissors

Instructions

    1. Trace the wood slicewood slice onto your photo copy.
    2. Cut it out slightly smaller than the tracing .
    3. Apply the photo transfer gel liberally to the top of the photocopy.
    4. Press the photo, gel side down, onto the wood slice.
    5. Allow this to fully dry.
    6. Wet the back of the photo using the wet cloth.
    7.  Gently rub the back of the photo until all of the paper rubs off. 
    8. Use a piece of fine sandpaper to gently sand the edges of the photo. 
    9. Twist an eye hook into the top of the tree slice.
    10. Add string for hanging. 

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© Carrie
Project Type: Ornaments / Category: Christmas
A big thanks to Michael’s for providing a gift card that paid for some of the supplies used in this post.

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