Decorative transfer methods and apparatus

In a decorative transfer having a carrier sheet, an improvement comprising:

• the carrier sheet comprising a translucent material;
• and
• the decorative transfer on one side of the carrier sheet;
• the decorative transfer formed from a pigment-based material applied to said side of the carrier sheet;
• the pigment-based material comprising a mixture of pigment, whiting, water, and gum Arabic, wherein the pigment-based material can be reactivated after it is cured by placing the pigment-based material in contact with an uncured transfer medium on an intended transfer surface.

A method for applying a decorative design to an intended surface, the method comprising:

• providing a carrier sheet with a decorative transfer on one side of the carrier sheet, the decorative transfer formed from a pigment-based material applied to said side of the carrier sheet;
• applying a transfer medium to an intended transfer surface;
• before the transfer medium cures, placing the side of the carrier sheet with the decorative transfer against the intended transfer surface such that the decorative transfer contacts the transfer medium, wherein the material forming the decorative transfer is reactivated by contact with the transfer medium;
• allowing the reactivated decorative transfer and transfer medium to dry sufficiently that the carrier sheet can be removed without lifting the decorative transfer off of the transfer medium;
• and
• dampening the carrier sheet and removing the carrier sheet from the intended transfer surface.