Here's how I brightened my boring, grey, metal craft desk with happy, colorful pictures that I recycled from 2009 blog posts:
Materials:
4"x6" or 5"x5" color prints
Spray Mount (repositionable if possible)
Epoxy
Chopsticks for smoothing out epoxy
Wooden paint stick for mixing epoxy
Recycled CD/DVD holder, yogurt tub, etc...to mix epoxy
Rubbing Alcohol or Acetone for clean-up
Drop cloth

*Make sure area is well ventilated for application of photos and epoxy

*Step #1. Calculated number of prints needed for desktop, and printed up as 4"x6" color prints (5"x5" would be very cool as well for a square table!). Printed up at least 20 extra images to play with color combinations.

Step #2. Cleaned desk with a mild soap cleaner, planned layout and tested color combinations, shapes. When I was satisfied with my layout, I applied a light coat of spray mount to the back of each image, and carefully placed images onto desktop.

Step #3. Applied painter's tape to desk edges.

Step #4. Gathered supplies for Epoxy and followed mixing directions EXACTLY! :) Poured entire contents of Epoxy all at once onto desk top and smoothed out with chopsticks I had on hand.

Step #5. Cleaned up any epoxy drips on edges with rubbing alcohol.

Step #6. Did not touch desktop until fully cured...about 3 days later and removed painter's tape and used Exacto knife to remove any stray epoxy.
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Here's how I brightened my boring, grey, metal craft desk with happy, colorful pictures that I recycled from 2009 blog posts:

Materials:

4"x6" or 5"x5" color prints

Spray Mount (repositionable if possible)

Epoxy

Chopsticks for smoothing out epoxy

Wooden paint stick for mixing epoxy

Recycled C

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