SUPPLIES
- Color Photo Printer
- Photo Paper (Canon 8.5″ x 11″ Matte Photo Paper)
- 5″ x 3/8″ Clear Acrylic Plexiglass Hexagon
- Dishwasher Safe Mod Podge
- Paint Brush
- Scissors
- Cute photo of you and your fiancé!
SIZE + PRINT
Use your design software of choice to resize your favorite photo, so that it’s a little larger than 5″ at the widest point. Then print onto matte photo paper using your Canon TS9020… looks gorgeous right!?!
REMOVE COATING
Most pieces of acrylic plexiglass come with a protective coating on them which you need to remove, no biggie.
DISHWASHER SAFE MOD PODGE
It’s the one with the turquoise label! You’ll want to use this version of Mod Podge because you will be able to stick it right in frosting and clean it off afterwards!
Center the hexagon on your photo to see where you’d like to place it. Liberally apply Mod Podge to both the photo and one side of the hexagon. Then press the two together! Some little bubbles are ok, try to smooth and press larger bubbles away.
CRAFTERS TIP // Don’t mess, press, or smoosh the photo and acrylic around too much – if you do you could scratch the photo. If you scratch the photo, no big deal, remove it from the hexagon, reprint and start over!
LET IT DRY OVERNIGHT
For this step, since there is a lot of glue, you’ll want to let it fully dry overnight before you move onto the next step. The entire print and glue part is going to take you like 5 minutes, so you can do this any evening you have a few minutes to spare.
TRIM AWAY EXCESS
After the Mod Podge has fully dried, simply cut the extra parts of the photo away, following the line of the hexagon closely. Easy right!?
FINAL SEAL
To fully seal your photo to the plexiglass you’ll need to apply two coats of Mod Podge to the backside, with an hour of dry time in between each coat. Make sure to focus on the edge where the photo meets the plexiglass!
28 DAYS: For this project to be truly dishwasher safe, it needs to cure (or dry) for 28 days. Meaning it would be best if you could make this project 1 month before your wedding. That way when you remove it from the frosting of your cake, you can wash it off and keep it forever!
See the full post at Something Turquoise.
Center the hexagon on your photo to see where you’d like to place it. Liberally apply Mod Podge to both the photo and one side of the hexagon. Then press the two together! Some little bubbles are ok, try to smooth and press larger bubbles away.
CRAFTERS TIP // Don’t mess, press, or smoosh the photo and acrylic around too much – if you do you could scratch the photo. If you scratch the photo, no big deal, remove it from the hexagon, reprint and start over!
LET IT DRY OVERNIGHT
For this step, since there is a lot of glue, you’ll want to let it fully dry overnight before you move onto the next step. The entire print and glue part is going to take you like 5 minutes, so you can do this any evening you have a few minutes to spare.
TRIM AWAY EXCESS
After the Mod Podge has fully dried, simply cut the extra parts of the photo away, following the line of the hexagon closely. Easy right!?
FINAL SEAL
To fully seal your photo to the plexiglass you’ll need to apply two coats of Mod Podge to the backside, with an hour of dry time in between each coat. Make sure to focus on the edge where the photo meets the plexiglass!
28 DAYS: For this project to be truly dishwasher safe, it needs to cure (or dry) for 28 days. Meaning it would be best if you could make this project 1 month before your wedding. That way when you remove it from the frosting of your cake, you can wash it off and keep it forever!
See the full post at Something Turquoise.
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