AWSchmit wrote:Thanks for the love guys.
As an aside, if this is something you would like to try, check out fancy wrapping paper websites every so often. The paper isn't real expensive when compared to two can of decent lacquer in a rattle can. lol.
Here's where I bought mine:
https://www.papersource.com/giftwrap/PS" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ... paper.html
Wrapping paper is a good alternative to wall paper for a few reasons. 1. You don;t have to buy 50 square feet of paper. 2. Less expensive (probably relates to 1.) and 3. It;s not as thick or textured. Plus to do it my way you need paper that will soak up water completely and evenly.
One sheet did the front and back. Not sure how that situation would fair on a Jazzmaster though. Mine were shipped in a tube like a poster. The only down side is there aren't usually a whole lot of manufacturers or patterns to choose from. But it seems like every 6 months or so designs roll out with new ones replacing them. So if you don't find what you like now, check back later to see if there are new ones.
They've got some cool designs there. The way my mind works, I'm now going through all sorts of alternatives for the paper itself and was thinking... If the stuff you ordered is the equivalent thickness of average store-bought wrapping paper, you could also look locally for patterns you dig (big chain stores, as well as Hallmark or other like that). I started to make a scrapbook for a now ex-girlfriend a couple years ago and found a method for the covers from a super cool chick named SeaLemon (youtube) where she had used cloth (like from a bolt of fabric from some place like Joanne's) and heated it onto a sewing backing piece.
Here's the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdHo8NtDOXc
(P.S.- After watching some of Jennifer's (SeaLemon's) videos, I realized I sort of have a crush on her. She's super cute
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The cool thing about it was that you could use just about any fabric, and after the backing was attached, you could glue it onto anything. My ex was a huge fan of flowers and vintage patterns, so I found something like that, and made the covers out of a thin, dense cardboard from a scrapbooking store (4 or 5 pieces glued together for strength) and then glued the backed fabric onto it. It turned out REALLY great. I'd love to do something like that for a guitar, BUT, I don't know how well the backed fabric would take a clearcoat over it (or if it even would need it). From what I remember from that project, I imagine that the backed fabric would glue to wood VERY easily.
My other thought would be to find cool paper patterns from a local or online scrapbooking store. Just thinking (deeply) out loud here
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