"Dirty Donna!"

Meet my newest "Dirty Girl" Donna....

I had this poor thing collecting dust in my entry way for about a year now..

Not because I didnt WANT to paint her...She just hadn't told me the color yet! My knee jerk is TURQUOISE but hell, If I keep painting EVERYTHING turquoise..they're gonna have to call me "Turoquoise LOCO"'N-T, Who..I decided to go with white..

And I liked her with this "Moderate"distressing, but.....

 Once I got that sander in my hot little hand I couldn't STOP, something took over me! That distressing felt so RIGHT! Now! It wouldn't be a Shabby Loco Original if I didn;t have SOME turquoise in there?! Duh...So, I dry brushed some here and there for depth and contrast ;)

 Long story short, I whacked her, smacked her and stripped her down..and I lub it! Hope you do too..

Now, How am I going to sell this one..Ugh! #Painterchickproblems

Party Rockin'at:
miss mustard seed
Redoux Interiors
Romantic home
Shabby Nest
funkyjunkinteriors
http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/
http://www.gingersnapcrafts.co
http://www.flusterbuster.com/
http://diybydesign.blogspot.com/

White Antique Dresser

Antique dresser from the 1930's painted in Cece Caldwell's "Vintage white". This piece has all the original hardware and scrumptious areas of chipping and crackling,sealed by hand with a natural paste wax. Sure to be a perfect fit anywhere!

$225

http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/
http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/
http://www.commonground-do.com/
http://www.aglimpseinsideblog.com/
http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/
http://missmustardseed.com/

Mr. Fancy pants~y!

Allow me to introduce you to Mr. Fancy Pants!

Normally, my pieces are girly or feminine..and for some reason, this one seems masculine? Doesn't he look so suave in his shabby turquoise and brass pulls..

The color is ASCP in Provence and about 1 tablespoon of hunter green in....oh LORD...no one tell my stockist....but you know that .79 cent acrylic paint at every Michaels or Hobby Lobby?..American..brand....yea' well, um...I threw a tablespoon of that in there to darken it up..and guess what?!! It friggin' works like a charm bay buh'! So next time you just wanna' tweak it a little and don't want to buy a ten dollar sample pot..head down to Michaels and taste the Rainbow! ;)

So...here are some in progress shots I took..

Here's his BEFORE:

eh'...nice bones..but nothing special..

You all know I luv to paint indoors, again ANOTHER plus of this paint! (LOOOOW Voc's!!)

Once I got him all painted, I applied Clear Wax..

Yes. Those ARE my .99 cent store brushes!
I use those STRICTLY as a one time wax application brush.

While the wax was doing it's thing..I got all "Bill Nye, the Science guy.." I had read once before that a good remedy for cleaning brass was HOT SAUCE..Apparently it has to do with the Vinegar..and know waahh? IT WORKED! Check it out..

I let them soak in a bowl of hot sauce for about 15 mins....

BEFORE:

AND AFTER:

Now, I will add that when I was rinsing the hot sauce off of the handles, I used a balled up piece of aluminum foil to help with the abrasion..They looked fab!

OK, Back to the desk..

I got my curved edge cabinet scraper and got busy chipping it up!

After, I finished all the distressing and chipping I applied Dark wax here, there, and EVERYWHERE!

And, to remove it....just a lil' glob of Clear Wax.

Well, if you do that 472 times..Ya' end up with this... What Cha' think??

and of course...I'm NOTHING without my sidekick assistant...Mr. Fancy Pants himself...

Thanks for stopping by...

~Mel
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"Billie"

BEFORE. Nice vintage desk with original town and country hardware.
Look at those carvings at the bottom... LUV it!

Hi Lovies,

Well here is that chippy luuvvvvvvv..desk I was tellin' ya about the other day. She is all done up in "Provence" from ASCP. Dark waxed it like a mutha' and TA DAAAAAA... I call her "Billie" Cuz' she's got some dirty blues honey! Hope you likey..

OH! I tried a new tool out  I read about...cabinet scrapers...I guess they are used in finishing cabinetry, ya' know..for like..SCRAPING!? ;)  BUT they also help with giving a chippy look!I got mine from ebay for $16.00 for 3 different styles of blade. I found the curvy one is the one I liked best. I even took video.. check it out..

*DISCLAIMER* I am not a video editor and I have no idea how to "Cut and/or Splice" so, sorry..your just gonna have to sit through the whole boring thing! hahha Just wanted to share how I achieved the chippy look (ALSO, some people do this same process with a razor blade..Yikes!)

I used Annie Sloan "Provence"

She had some very minor issues..nothing a little wood filler can't fix!

                                             Like butta'....

When it gets too chilly to paint outside,paint in...YOUR KITCHEN!

                                               

Here she is.....

Happy painting girls and boys!
~Meliss