Repurposing with Chalk Paint 101

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Memory Frames

Here at The Prairie Preservationist

we come across out-dated items

and try to think of ways to make them useful

and beautiful again...

(Letters & Lace Blog post on Sall's Country Life)

when this over-sized ugly yellow pine frame,

and a pile of tattered and stained linens came in

we supplied a little bit of new Tim Holtz fabric

and some black Old Towne chalk-style paint

and "VOILA!"

A beautiful Vintage Memory Frame

to display old pictures, postcards, letters

jewelry, etc....

A Fun project piece of art.

Now on our 

list of future workshops!

Look for this one of kind piece at our store soon

and listed on our new Website

The Prairie Preservationist.com

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!

Uniquely Chalked

The first of many classes were held this week...

20 fun gals all showed up

eager to learn about 

CHALK-style painting...

We opened up a few paint jars

and the fun began...

the creativity in the room was 

mind-blowing..

and they all said they

had NO talent???

Come on!

We provided the supplies

and some scraps,

and they each made a masterpiece!

No TWO were exactly alike!!

A fun evening of 

painting and "de-stressing"

it doesn't get much better than that!

Oh, and you get to take home 

a cute new Halloween picture!

Want in on the fun??

Join us Tuesday October 20th

we're having 2 classes...

1:30 in the afternoon

and 6:30 in the evening.

Call or stop in for more details

and to get signed up!

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!