Country Grey Coffee Table

This was a plain pine coffee table.

So we (Michelle and I) decided it needed transformation.

We made a mixture of half Old White 

and half Country Grey to get the right colour.

Two layers of paint and a coat of clear wax.

But then Michelle started getting nervous!!

The dark wax was the next step.

As you can see, when you work with dark wax, your mutton cloth is 

your best friend. Wipe it off before it dries.

By working the dark wax into the grooves, and not removing it, 

you will get the contrast and the look you want.

At the end of the day the table looked stunning and Michelle was a happy woman.

The Old Brown Chair

This chair has been in the family for many years, always standing

 somewhere in a corner and not looking very attractive. 

I decided to give it a face lift and place it in the powder room of the studio.

The chair still has its original label underneath the seat.

It says: The Globe Chair Factory Ltd. Durban, with instructions 

on how the chair should be treated.

I gave the chair a light sanding and glued two pieces of wood together.

After painting the chair with two coats of  Annie Sloan's Provence,

I then decorated the back of the chair using a stencil and an oil paint stick. 

I finished it off with a coat of clear wax and then a small amount of 

dark wax to give it the antique look.

If you look closely, you will see the small differences 

on the corners and on the back board.

My next project is to paint the small table and four chairs

that my dad made for us to have tea parties with our dolls.

My niece's daughter is two years old and soon she will be having tea parties

with her dolls and she needs a table and chairs.

Keep crafting! x

Turquoise polka dot clipboard.

This time I have to show you the "after" first.

This is the clipboard that I made for my niece that is a school teacher.

The only thing I still added was a little embellishment 

on the clip.  

I marked out the dots and then used the back of a pencil

which I dipped in the white paint, to create the dots.

This was the "before", after I stripped it from it's old self.

Most of the surface was covered with paper, but it came of easily. 

I then sanded the clipboard very lightly and started painting right away.

Now I want a clipboard with a clip on the side, so I can use it 

landscape wise. That is the way my monthly planner is printed.

Do I have a few customers for landscape clipboards?

xx

Live with your Hart and Annie Sloan's Chalk Paint

This was the project for Saturdays class.

We started by gluing down the letters and the small hart.

When that was dry, we painted it a coat of white paint.

One coat is enough, because you will paint a top coat in

a colour of your choice.

Let the paint dry before you start with the next coat.

(Ok, I missed a few photos  in between....)

Paint the hart the colour of your choice and see that you have all the 

nooks and crannies covered.

After the paint has dried, it is time to apply your wax.

Always the clear wax first. Remember you don't want to see 

patches of wax, so take your mutton cloth and rub it evenly 

over the whole piece.

After the wax has settled and dried, you can sand down 

the top layer of paint is certain places so that the piece 

has a natural worn look.

Finish off with a mixture of light and dark wax.

The results are stunning.

The next class will be on the 1st of March.

At Sweet Scrappins.

To book your class phone: 012 329 9175.

Let's make **Magic**

This little faerie wand has been laying in my cupboard for years!

Unpainted and bland, but the ideal item to transform.

Now that I look around for stuff to paint, I dig out 

 the wooden blanks from my decoupage days.

These small items are perfect to practice a new technique.

Experiment and have fun. If it doesn't turn out the way you
wanted it. Repaint it. There are so many ways to add
interest to an article.
Read up on the internet and add your own magic.

I am still experimenting so I can find my own way, but
let's make magic!

Le Bleu, my blue garden chair.

My old, new chair.... yes, this chair is probably as old as me..

Ok, maybe a bit younger, but it belonged to my grandmother!

I repainted this chair when we got back from holiday.

I could not wait to start painting.

Normally the Annie Sloan look is an aged look, 

but I wanted this chair to stand out and be bright.

Before I painted the metal part of the chair it had to be sanded it a bit.

Not to much. 

Then two coats of Pure White on the metal and two coats of 

Greek Blue on the wood.

I sealed it with a layer of Clear Wax and it was ready to go !

(before I started, the metal was beige and the wooden slats were brown)

I feel like I will be busy for life.. all the pine furniture in my house will be painted.

If you come and visit, and you look like pine or stand still for to long...

you will be painted too!!