Method for applying designs to a substrate

A method for decorating a substrate comprising the steps of;

• providing a kit including a laminate that is at least translucent comprising a cover sheet and a layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive adhered to one surface of the cover sheet with the cover sheet and layer of adhesive being vented;
• including loose pieces of optical film, cinch of which pieces of optical film has a layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive along one surface and has grooves or other structure along an opposite surface so that the pieces visually simulate decorative glass or glass related structures;
• and including a layer of liner material having a release surface shaped or treated to provide easy release from the layers of adhesive on the pieces of optical film;
• pressing the layers of adhesive on the pieces of optical film against the release surface on the liner material to provide a decorative pattern;
• pressing the layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive on the laminate against the structured surfaces on the pieces of film adhered to the liner material;
• pealing away the liner material;
• using a solution to wet the pieces of optical film, the laminate and the substrate;
• placing the pieces of optical film adhered to the layer of adhesive on the laminate at a desired location on the substrate;
• pressing out air and water from between the substrate and the pieces of optical film adhered to the layer of adhesive on the laminate;
• allowing the solution to dry;
• and
• removing the laminate to leave the pieces of optical film adhered to the substrate in the decorative pattern.

A kit for decorating a substrate, said kit comprising:

• a laminate that is at least translucent comprising a cover sheet and a layer of adhesive adhered to one surface of the cover sheet;
• a predetermined printed design;
• loose pieces of optical film that have peripheral shapes corresponding to at least parts of the printed design, each of which pieces of optical film has a layer of adhesive along one surface and has grooves along an apposite surface so that the pieces visually simulate decorative structures;
• said kit affording placing the pieces of optical film over portions of the design corresponding to their shapes with the structured surfaces of the pieces of film generally along a common plane;
• adhering the structured surfaces of the pieces of flim to the layer of adhesive on the laminate;
• placing the pieces of optical film adhered to the layer of adhesive on the laminate at a desired location on the substrate;
• pressing out air from between the pieces of optical film adhered to the layer of adhesive on the laminate end the substrate;
• and removing the laminate to leave the pieces of optical film adhered to the substrate in the predetermined design.

A kit for decorating a substrate, said kit comprising:

• a laminate that is at least translucent comprising a cover sheet and a layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive adhered to one surface of the cover sheet with the cover sheet and layer of adhesive being vented;
• loose pieces of optical film, each of which pieces of optical film has a layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive along one surface and has grooves or other structure along an opposite surface so that the pieces visually simulate decorative glass or glass related structures;
• and a layer of liner material having a release surface shaped or treated to provide easy release from the layers of adhesive on the pieces of optical film;
• said kit affording pressing the layers of adhesive on the pieces of optical film against the release surface on the liner material to provide a decorative pattern;
• pressing the layer of adhesive on the laminate against the structured surfaces on the pieces of film adhered to the liner material;
• pealing away the liner material;
• placing the pieces of optical film adhered to the layer of adhesive on the laminate at a desired location on the substrate;
• pressing out air from between the substrate and the pieces of optical film adhered to the layer of adhesive on the laminate;
• and removing the laminate to leave the pieces of optical film adhered to the substrate in the decorative pattern.