Design Transfer with a PENCIL!

I think it's safe to say that most people visiting my blog are either 1. crafters on the hunt for even MORE craftblogs to add to their about-to-rip-at-the-seams bookmark collection or 2. related to me by blood or love.
Those in the first category visit and give me the blog once-over, determining in a few seconds that my "crafts" fall under the column of DD (Definitely Doable).   I've had lovely comments from those who have not only tried out some of the ideas, but done their own unique spin on the idea.  Like Rashmi, from The Ochre Elephant and her lovely take on my Mirrored Mobile:

Category Two, however, continues to protest that while they visit me "for support", they have no intention of trying anything out because they are "just not crafty/artistic/creative..." like me.
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I won't bore you with my thoughts on how everyone is intristically "crafty", but suffice it to say that the beauty of crafting is that it is neither an art nor a science.  It is - at it's best - problem solving.  Whether the problem is one of your own device ("How can I make this already useful and adequately attractive object even MORE sparkly/colorful/shiny...?", "How can I make the tush of my baby's onesie even MORE adorable?") or a real one ("I need something that will hold diapers and wipes that doesn't look like a HazMat suit.", "How can I transfer this design from point a to point b without some high tech gadgetry?"), crafting is nothing more than the  answer to the question.
So for all you Category Twos out their, this one's dedicated to YOU.  (not, of course, to the exclusion of my CatOnes!):

How to put anything in your copy-machine (kind of)

Let's say you want to copy something onto another sheet of paper... you put it in the machine and press the button, right?  Well, what if the recipient object is not another piece of paper, but a bucket, or a plaque, or a wall ... then what?

Here's what:

Print out your originals (you can use anything that you can trace)

I'm sorry, I just can't reveal what this is for ... top secret

Flip over the original and scribble all over the back with pencil:

Place it on the receiving object exactly where you want it and go over the original firmly with a pen or pencil:

You will know you're doing it right when you end up with finger cramps and a welt on your middle finger

Ready for the big reveal?

Amazing?  or AMAZING???

At this point, depending on your project, you can go over the transfer with paint or marker.  I used a paint pen because I can't be trusted with a paintbrush:

and a little bit of glitter:

What made me think of this technique was a project we used to do in my junior high art class using graphite paper.  Instead of buying the paper online and paying shoot-your-kneecaps customs fees, I just used the graphite found on this side of the border in my humble pencil.

How many uses can you think of for this?  I haven't yet mustered the courage to do it on the wall, but tomorrow is anotha' day!

*The font here is called Yummy Apology, a free font by Gem Fonts that you can get from www.dafont.com.  This is one of my favorites for my middle daughter.  And that's all the information you're getting out of me.