Working in a place in your home that isn’t in direct sunlight, remove the Nature Print Sun-Sensitive Paper from it’s black sleeve. Place onto a piece of cardboard and stabilize using a simple sewing pin. Then start creating your design with any found objects you have. Here I pinned fern leaves to the cardboard to hold them in place and then used Alphabet & Number Sponges as the table numbers!
Expose! Take your board outside and expose your design to direct sunlight for 30-60 seconds or until you see the paper turn a very light blue. Keep in mind that shadows will show up and so will slight movements or direction change so keep still while exposing.
Carefully remove your found items and rinse your paper to set the design. You will see some blue transfer rinse off and reveal your sun print, the blue actually changes to white – it’s super cool. If you don’t do this step the design will fade away! Lay the paper flat to dry.
Quickly iron to smooth.
Frame your print!
You could even have your favorite kids help you with this table number project! To see the other projects and ideas for this tablescape, check out: DIY Indigo Boho Wedding Tablescape, DIY Cutlery Napkin Pouch Seating Card, DIY Love Fern Boho Wedding Favor, and DIY Embellished Tabletop Lantern Centerpiece!
Working in a place in your home that isn’t in direct sunlight, remove the Nature Print Sun-Sensitive Paper from it’s black sleeve. Place onto a piece of cardboard and stabilize using a simple sewing pin. Then start creating your design with any found objects you have. Here I pinned fern leaves to the cardboard to hold them in place and then used Alphabet & Number Sponges as the table numbers!
Expose! Take your board outside and expose your design to direct sunlight for 30-60 seconds or until you see the paper turn a very light blue. Keep in mind that shadows will show up and so will slight movements or direction change so keep still while exposing.
Carefully remove your found items and rinse your paper to set the design. You will see some blue transfer rinse off and reveal your sun print, the blue actually changes to white – it’s super cool. If you don’t do this step the design will fade away! Lay the paper flat to dry.
Quickly iron to smooth.
Frame your print!
You could even have your favorite kids help you with this table number project! To see the other projects and ideas for this tablescape, check out: DIY Indigo Boho Wedding Tablescape, DIY Cutlery Napkin Pouch Seating Card, DIY Love Fern Boho Wedding Favor, and DIY Embellished Tabletop Lantern Centerpiece!
