One of the Questions that I get asked most frequently is ...
"How can I enlarge your images so that I can use them on Furniture?"
(An example would be this gorgeous table by Chi-Chi Studio Designs!)
There are a few ways of doing this... you can use Photoshop to enlarge the image, or you can use an Overhead Projector. However I wanted to make a Tutorial for those of you that don't have Photoshop or Projectors. Instead you can use a Free online site called BlockPosters.com!
First go to BlockPosters.com.
Proceed to Step 1: Just click the "Browse" button and select your file and then click "Continue".
Step 2: Decide how many sheets of paper you would like the image to be spread out on. (You can lay out blank pages on your project and see how many you would like to use, according to the size that you desire.). Then use the arrow keys to change the number of pages. And select Portrait or Landscape and you will see the measurements on the screen. When you like the size that you see, click continue.
Step 3: Click on "Click here to download...".
Step 4: Print out your pages!!! Yay! Now you have a large image that you can use for your transfer. (Of course you can also make Posters for your Walls too!)
Step 5: I cheated a bit here, because I found this awesome video from MyWonderfulWalls.com that shows you an excellent technique for transferring the image onto your Furniture piece, sign, wall or whatever your project is. The video shows the technique done on a Wall, but just imagine it's a piece of Furniture instead, and you'll get the picture!
For transferring you will need: 1)Light colored Pastel Stick 2)Ball Point Pen
To Paint your letters you will need either: 1)A small round brush & some paint or 2)Paint Markers
After your done, you may want to seal your piece with your favorite clear sealer to protect it.
To see some Typography Transfer Images that you can use in your projects, click HERE.
Here are a two more gorgeous examples from my readers:
I hope you can use this Tutorial to make some lovely pieces of your own!
Thank you Karen! You have helped me in my quest to put your images on bigger items! t.xoxoxo
ReplyDeleteWhat a super tool! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteWow, thanks, I've been trying to figure out how to enlarge your graphics- great tool! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Karen, this is much needed information. Again I don't know what we would do without you.
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ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing this Karen, I have been itching to do this with no clue!! i never realised it would be so simple! thank you.
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ReplyDeleteThanks everyone! I'm glad you all found this useful!!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, what a great site! Thank you, Karen! I was just talking about this today with a bloggy friend and where you could go to enlarge something. I am saving this right to my favorites!
ReplyDeleteThanks Karen ! this is a great resource. I will use it for sure .
ReplyDeleteThank you Karen! These tips are invaluable - bookmarked this page.
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ReplyDeleteThanks so much for this valuable information. Can't wait to try it.
Thank you so much! What a terrific resource! I'll be sure to use this over and over! I really appreciate all of your efforts. How do you find the time??
ReplyDeleteKaren here is a long over due THANK YOU!!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I've bookmarked the blockposters page.
ReplyDeleteThis is great info, thank you so much, I love your site!
ReplyDeleteThat site is so cool! Thanks so much for sharing it! xoxo, Clydia
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ReplyDeleteThis will be a great project for me and my partner. Thanks.
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The more i keep clicking on your page the more i fall in love with your items. Do you do custom work if i would like to order something for my personal chef business and pay for it?
ReplyDeleteEmail me at xlntchef@gmail.com if you do. I am in LOVE with the vintage look and I am good at creating fun projects of my own but at the moment i am still at the looks like an amateur made it and for my site and on products I want a clean and crisp and hyper professional look!
Your site is amazing! Thanks for sharing. I fell in love with the table and I would like to know how to paint the typography once you have it enlarged.
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Many , many thanks! So many of us have been dying to transfer. You make everything so easy, and fun..
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Thank you so much for sharing this Karen! I'm so excited to use this technique! When you have a chance can you email me your address, I have a darling little vintage advertising card I want to send you. ~Lili
ReplyDeleteWow, thank you so much for this blog and the associated incredible info AND the typography prints. I have just found an old tiny milking stool and sanded back to a shabby look and was looking for some great wording type to put on it - definitely using your stuff. Awesome.
ReplyDeleteThank you, thank you!
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PS thanks for all the work you do in bringing us sweet treasures all the time.
I have been trying to download a image via: Block Poster although they ask for JPG of GIF...
ReplyDeleteYours are PDF so how would I change that to follow through?
Love that you put so much time into the arts and share them with us all...Tootsie
Thanks so much for posting this! I've been wondering how I'm going to transfer a graphic onto a table to do a ghost sign. Of course, I feel silly to have forgotten a technique that I learned in jr high art, but hey, I'm old!
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Tina
I'm curious if this would work on laminate furniture. I'm not a DIYer at all so I'm sorry if this is a "silly" question.
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Well..This is gorgeous!!!!Thanks for sharing!!xx
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I've just started "testing" out transfers on wood. Is the design supposed to be slightly raised when completed (from the paper), or is it supposed to be absolutely flush with the wood? It seems that if I rub too much to try to get it flush that then I end up removing some of the design.
ReplyDeleteAwesome! I can't wait to try this.
ReplyDeleteThat is a very clever idea! It look really great on the furniture. I'm loving the fabulous French Table by Korrie.
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Thanks for such wonderful ideas and the graphics are fabulous. Since all the graphic files are in pdf format, how can you convert them to jpeg to upload to the blockposter site. It would not accept them as pdf and it won't allow me to change the file. Any advice?
ReplyDeletethank you so much for sharing these tips.. im a beginner at pretty much all of this and i am absolutely ecstatic to learn all this stuff.
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