The North Pole Co IOD Paint Inlay

The North Pole Co

Paint Inlay | 8 Pages | 8” x 12” 

The North Pole Co is a classic holiday collection filled with colorful imagery that's perfect for wood blocks, ornaments, coasters, and dimensional decor. Featuring charming gingerbread houses, village scenes, Santa, vintage-inspired holiday signage, and delightful Holly Jolly and Peppermint Lane motifs, it's ideal for creating hot cocoa bar decor, and holiday vignettes. Wouldn’t the big Santa look darkling on Christmas Cookie trays? 

With its assortment of smaller designs, The North Pole Co is especially approachable for those new to paint inlays, making it easy to create beautiful projects on simple distressed wood blocks to nestle into your holiday decor. The 8" x 12" sheets also fit beautifully inside the shadow box side of our 11" x 14" Wood Blanks, creating a naturally framed design that's perfect for workshops, girls' nights, and handmade holiday ornaments and gifts.

What are IOD Paint Inlays?

IOD Paint Inlays are ground-breaking, first-in-class, premium art products that will revolutionize the DIY industry and empower creative exploration across all skill levels.

In short, they are AH-MAZING, if we do say so ourselves.

IOD Paint Inlays are the artisanal answer to decor transfers. They’re not a decal; they’re not a synthetic film; they’re not decoupage.

When you apply an IOD Paint Inlay, paint is physically embedded into the surface of your project. After drying, the carrier paper is removed, leaving an authentic painted design and a buttery, almost leather-like surface on your piece.

How do IOD Paint Inlays work?

IOD Paint Inlays are made from a proprietary artist-quality paint which we formulated specifically for decorative use. Organic in nature, the Paint Inlays transfer the painted design yielding a slightly varied and uniquely beautiful aesthetic each time they’re used.

The results are visually interesting, texturally complex, and often inherently distressed. The paint formula is 'active' until sealed. That means that you can manipulate it and apply special techniques or a custom touch before you seal your piece.

Can IOD Paint Inlays be reused?

And, as if once isn't enough, you can usually get a beautifully faded second impression, with the residual pigment on your 'leftover' Paint Inlay sheets. Depending on the techniques and colors you are using with your Paint Inlay, sometimes you can even get a third impression!

IMPORTANT NOTE: For best results with a basic application, use a chalk-type paint that does not contain polymers. (Polymer-based paints and topcoats can also be used, but the timing and results vary, so check out our tutorials for that and more.