Repurposing with Chalk Paint 101

Something new from the Prairie Preservationist...

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Sprucing Things UP

Spring colors are popping up

all over the store!

Spring is here...

22 new colors added

to our Old Town Chalkstyle Paint selection!

Stop by and get inspired

to do some

Spring

Sprucing UP!!

When Is a Vase a Vaasz?

This "vase",

found in my mother's 

stash from 1995,

almost ended up 

in the dumpster...

then I got an idea!

a couple coats

of Chalk Style paint...

1. Chocolate Brown

2. Beach Cottage Teal (mixed w/chocolate)

A coat of clear wax,

and it went from 1995

to 2016 Market Ready!

I would refer to it

now 

as a 

"Vaasz!"

We have 2 brands of Chalk Style Paints 

Old Town Paints

and

Chateau Chic

over 100 colors to choose from

and several sizes to suit your project.

Come in and let's get started!

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Spring Colors Bring New Life to Old Table

My spring fever

is making me see 

robin egg blue...

my sister handed me this

little table

and said

paint it or do whatever

you want to with it...

 I got out the chalk style paints

and started mixing up

a robin egg blue...

my inspiration???

little fake bird eggs,

(they're going in a little

nest soon)...

on my palette:

creamy white,

robin egg blue,

rusty brown,

and faded green

first the blue...

then some brown

here and there...

a splash of green,

a hit of white,

a smear here

and speckle there...

then sand and distress...

the dark wax was too dark,

so I toned it down with some clear wax...

and Voila!...

What a fun little project...

such a small table

but what 

a big statement...

 "for sale"

It will be listed on our website,

available to pick up at the store.

Stop in and see the many 

choices of Chalk Style Furniture Paints

we have on hand,

and sign up for chalkpainting class

Every Tuesday evening in April

 from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Click Here  for more info 

on our classes!

Chalkpaintin'

 No winter blues here!

tonight the theme was SPRING!

And everyone had fun 

 clipping and sanding...

Gluing and waxing...

Wax On...

        Wax Off...

Aren't these collages

just the cutest???

We'll have another class next week...

Clear your calendar

and get signed up quick!

Happy Chalking!

Hittin' The Bottle Class Night

 Some glass bottles

are just too pretty

to throw out...

Why DO they put whiskey 

in such pretty bottles anyway??

We had fun

turning empty

glass bottles into 

works of art...

With a little paint,

a new label,

and a little ribbon...

the transformation

is quite 

impressive...

We had a good time

"Hittin' the Bottle"

with our paint, brushes

and

creative minds!

You don't need to be 21

to be artistic!

Before and After

CHALK PAINTS have arrived!

We are looking forward to 

teaching classes

on "Chalk Paint"

what it is...

how to paint with it...

how to have some fun with it!

I finished our first piece 

in the store,

it turned out better than imagined!

here's the before...

this oak book shelf had been painted a couple

of times over the years.

I uncovered white under the high gloss brown...

After just scraping off any loose paint chips,

I started painting with chalk paint.

Two coats (just because I'm a painter

and I think everything needs 2 coats!)

One coat probably would have been sufficient...

I decided to paint the backs of some of the cubbies

an off-white, just to give the piece a little character

(as if it needed any more!)

after it dried overnight, I came back and 

started sanding.

De-stress or Distress

call it what you may...

on this big piece, I used my electric sander

to gradually uncover the undercoat color.

It's all a matter of opinion,

sand a little or sand a lot.

I stopped when I thought it looked good to me...

it looked distressed,

and I felt De-stressed!

 What a great piece...functional and gorgeous!!

For Sale at The Prairie Preservationist

Chalk Painting Classes October 13 and 14, 2015

6:30 P.M.  (aprox. 3 hr. class)

(October 13th is full, but there are still open spots for the 14th!)

If you are interested, stop in so we can contact you 

for future class openings!