This is my spider girl dancing on the original Hardwood floor. I used an acrylic varnish and I hated it because everything stuck to it horribly. We used a oil based varnish in the rest of the house and didn't have that problem. So after too many layers of gunk it was time to re-do the kitchen floor.
I collected different paper bags. The best ones were from Yolks Market and Trader Joes. because I wanted the screen prints to show through. I then stained them all a darker color to make the quatrefoil pop.
Next I visited a store in Nelson BC called Cartolina, They have great Paper! I also used some scrapbook paper and an old 1948 story book called Bluberries for Sal.
Robert McCloskey was the Author and Illustrator!
I then carefully measured and placed them. I basically just used Acrylic varnish as deco podge throughout the whole project, adding layer after layer. It is very nice to work with because you can buy it in a gallon bucket and it dries fast and is easy to clean up.
The last thing I did was add a bit of stain and paint to even out the Dark and light papers.
I am still going to add an Oil based varnish to the top to protect everything from sticking to it and to create a long lasting gloss finish. I just have to wait until we are gone for a few days because it will smell awful.
Thats the new kitchen floor! I love it!! and have had lots of enthusiastic comments.
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