Before I get to part 2 of how to create chippy patina with paint, I first wanted to talk with you about chippy patina. -What is chippy patina? Chippy patina is the effect and process in which paint ages on a piece of furniture. Usually due to the elements, heat, moisture, sun and other elements such as smoke and good old dirt! Why am telling you this? Because I have taught many paint workshops and in some of those work shops I always have a few students that are trying to create perfection when they are trying to make a piece look old and vintage. Let's look at an example of chippy patina. This is one of my favorite pieces in my house. It's a pink chippy table with lots of discoloration, chippy patina and good old dirt! As you look closely at this piece you will notice that it ... View Post
A Field Trip All American Reclaim
Well it's that time of the year, time to start thinking about gardening and my screened in porch. I have lots of changes and fun things planned for our screened in porch. More on that soon. But as I was researching something for my porch on Craigslist, and I came across this company All American Reclaim. So today we are taking a field trip, are you ready? Get a cup of coffee, or a good beverage, and settle in on a comfortable chair. I have lots of photos to share. When I stumbled onto this shop it looked interesting so I knew I needed to pay a visit. Their website shared photos of vintage salvage .... and I couldn't wait to check it out! I was thrilled to see such a cool place existed so close to my house! As I walked in this is what I saw. Can you tell how happy I was to ... View Post
Chippy Blue
One of my new paint colors is Chippy Blue. I thought you would like to see this beautiful color on a piece of furniture. Many years ago I bought this clock from Country Sampler magazine. I am not sure if that magazine is still around, but many years ago I found this in there retailer section. I remember when I first bought this clock. It drove my husband nuts, because it goes off at the top of every hour. But over the years we don't even notice it chiming, even though it still does. I guess we have grown used to the sound. This clock is pine wood that has a honey stain underneath all the coats of paint that I have applied over the years. Let's see, it's has black paint, white paint, more white paint and stain. I thought my chippy blue would look perfect on this old clock. I ... View Post
Posh Pink
One of the new colors in my signature paint line is Posh Pink. I couldn't wait to shabby up my old table with posh pink. I have shared before how much I love finding pieces with original chippy paint. But sometimes even when I am lucky enough to find a special piece the color is all wrong. Like this piece. I love the patina on this old chippy tote, but not the color. So I added a little Heirloom Traditions paint and transformed it. See that table below? Several years ago I came across this old chippy farmhouse table. I have moved it to several rooms in my home. And last year I added it to my front porch. Being outside it got a little too weathered and turned a dirty, dingy, grey. I love the patina but the dirty color had to go. Instead of painting it white I decided to ... View Post
Paint In My Shop
My head is spinning, I have been working hard as in over time trying to set up the paint in my shop. I know many of you have been excited with anticipation waiting, and I really appreciate your patience. I am sure there will be a few hiccups along the way, but I hope you will be understanding as this is all very new for me. I am still waiting on two other colors, my labels will be on the cans, but I didn't get them in time for photo purposes. Also you will notice that my vintage items are showing up with an added cost for shipping. Please ignore that, shipping for my vintage items is always free. I am working on getting that fixed. But please know if you purchase something from the shop, I will refund you for the shipping cost before your package is sent out. I apologize for any ... View Post
DIY Transfer Graphic To Wood
DIY Transfer Graphic To Wood When I stumble onto treasured pieces my mind starts wondering what I'm going to do with it. This piece was one of those pieces. Most would have left it the way it was but I decided to create a diy transfer graphic to this old crate. This technique is so simple to do and you can use a photocopy of a photograph as well. At the end of this post I'm going to share a little update. Since doing this project I found an easier way to do this so keep reading. (This post contains affiliate links please read disclosure policy) Supplies needed for this project: Wood piece to paint on . It can be anything use your imagination Citra-solv Cotton rags Graphic printed out on a laser printer (The Graphics Fairy) or printed photograph Paint ... View Post
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