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I am having fun with Citrasolv projects again this week! I found this neat Italian alphabet graphic at The Graphics Fairy.

I flipped the image in Picnik by going to the Rotate Tab.

Did you notice that there is not a "J" or a "W" in this? Hmmm.... :)

I used Citrasolv (purchased at Whole Foods). I put gloves on and did the project in the garage so it wouldn't smell up the house.

I taped the graphic to a pine board my husband had glued up for me.

Because this wood was very smooth, the graphic went onto the wood without any problems by just using a paper towel to apply the Citrasolv to the paper. I still used the plastic tool to rub it, but almost didn't need to. The right side looks really smudged in these pictures, but doesn't look that bad in person.

I let the piece dry for a couple of hours so the graphic would be set in the wood.

I then applied Puritan Pine stain with a foam brush. I wanted to stain it before assembling it so I wouldn't have any missed spots.

You can see where the stain looks a little different in some spots. I was ok with that because I wanted some 'character' on this piece. With soft woods like this pine, to get an even application, you should first use a wood conditioner.