Display cabinet..

Seeing as how I am organizing and prepping like a  nesting, pregnant woman for this antique show...I thought I would whip up a little display cabinet! I found this one at my local Goodwill.

$7.99 BUT She was the color of the day so, half off! woot woot!! OK. Let's get down to it! Annie Sloan chalk paint of course...BUT  I did a little A.S.C.P "mash up" if you will...I wanted a deep "tuquoisey" color BUT "Provence" wasn't dark enough..So I did a mix of Duck egg blue, Provence and Aubusson..

I'm kinda' liking  it too! That's another thing I LURVE about this paint..I can sit at home and play mad scientist! If it's too dark add "Old White" or grey..Whatev' but I don't have to run back to Home Depot like a turd because I picked the wrong color..I'M IN CHARGE, and hell..what woman doesn't LUV to be in charge! hahahaa All right all right...Don't get me started now.

I painted the inside my "turquoise mash up" and then since I wanted to be all fancy and thangs', I hit up the corners with a little of the mash up..I even took it a step further and threw some PINK in the mix too!

I am going to be painting the whole outside "Old White" soooo, I wanted both the blue and pinks to come through when I distress it...To make it look like this is an  OLLLLD piece that has been painted several times.

A.S.C.P Doesn't make this atrocious pink..So I had to rely on this can I bought from Home Depot, "PRE" Annie days. ;)

I painted the whole outside in "Old White" Allowed everything to dry and then got busy distressing!

OK...Here's a little secret I learned from my Kick A$$ stockist Debbie from round the coop 

Since, I love the look of the dark wax on most pieces...but don't want to do all the steps of clear wax, dry, dark wax..then use clear to remove excess...here's whatcha' DO! 

 Take your clear, put it on a little plate...THEN mix in, your dark wax too! SMH..

Now, you have all your waxes in ONE., so that when you apply it..It is waaaaaaay more uniform. Whew, Now I don't have to sit there all anal retentive with my tiny, little brush trying to control the dark wax! Member not too many posts ago I was SCURRED' of dark wax! Now, I got my big girl panties on and I'm dark waxin' like a mutha'! Thanks Deb!

Look at all that dark wax loveliness!! And you KNOW I got my handy dandy 99 cent store big brush too!

Here she is all finished up!

Now what kind of blogger would I be without a picture of her all dressed up? She's ready to go to the antique show! (& since so many of you expressed such loathing and down right revulsion of my poor little clown baby from my previous post...I thought I would throw him in for good measure! Wenches!..hahahah 

Cheers!

~Mel

****************  UPDATE ***************9-10-11

Here is a frame I found out by my neighbors trash..Typical, Goddy, cheezy Gold frame, but structurally sound! I did the wax trick after I painted it in Cream by Annie Sloan, and here's what I got! Super cute!! I won't narrate every picture..they're pretty self explanatory..but here ya' go.. More dark wax loveliness!!!

I DID primer this...Only because it was soooooooooo  GOLD!!

Apply the dark wax potion...

Get alll up in those crevices!!

NOW, Get a nice glob of clear wax...And remove any excess you don't want!! E~Z Peasy!

See how EASY this comes off..

Keep goin'...

I've removed as much as I would like. Now  it's time to buff her up' and take her puuurdy picture!.......

Outside

Inside light..FAB!!!

Do U luv' it?! I do!!!!...Viva la DARK WAX!!!!

Dark wax kisses,

Meliss

ANOTHER Annie Sloan chalk paint tutorial?...

 So I scored this sweet little coffee table a while back at the PTA thrift store for $5 bucks! She's been patiently waiting her turn in the furniture storage (ah' hem.. "hoard")  and today's her lucky day! So, lets get started hooking her UP!

*A lot of times with these "curvy leg" reproduction type pieces, the legs are loose and a little wobbly, so take this time before you paint to grab a Phillips or your hand drill and tighten everything up.* 

Then I made a solution of TSP and scrubbed her all down. Once she was all dry and cleaned up, I brought her in the living room...(YES, I paint in my living room) helloooooo this paint is magical..Memba'? No fumes, No Sanding, No Priming!  So, I lay out my drop cloth (A.K.A  6yo daughter's old bed sheet) and got to work! 

*TIP* Whenever you can, ALWAYS paint the underside and legs of the furniture first. It makes it a WHOLE lot easier to get to all the knocks and crannies and saves the strain on your neck and back! 

So, I mixed up A.S.C.P Old White and Cream to make a soft creamy white.  To avoid dripping all over the cans when pouring, I like to use my big medical syringe. You can use it to siphon out the paint you need without spilling it everywhere and it keeps your lids nice, neat and easy to open and close.  Great little tool to pick up!

I finished painting the under body, allowed it to dry..

and gave it the first coat of clear wax.

I applied the coat of wax, rubbed off the excess with a lint free towel..(AKA Hub's old T Shirt)

 *Tip! When you are done wiping back the wax your hand should glide across the piece. IF you get any resistance or you feel like your hands "catches" on a specific area..you've got too much wax still left on the piece. Chalk paint is very porous, so when you're apply the wax it actually sinks down into the open "Pores" of the paint and accepts what it needs. Everything left on the top is actually excess and that needs to be removed *  

This was a piece for someone who wanted a conservative look so I did some very light distressing.

 After the distressing I knew I wanted to give it a little more of an aged "Patina" so I applied Dark wax where I wanted more of an aged look. Always, make sure that you have good coverage of clear wax on the piece BEFORE you apply the dark wax.. because otherwise you'll be tryin' to remove that dark wax for days! It needs that barrier coat of clear wax, and THEN after you apply your dark wax, and you find areas you don't want dark wax on, just use some of the clear wax on a corner of your lint free towel and rub some of that dark wax off...the clear wax works like an eraser! 

You can easy-peasy wipe off as much as you like!

Apply Dark wax

Wipe off excess, with a clean cloth or T-shirt

After you do all your hot spots with the distressing, apply ONE more coat of the clear if you like, ( I did on this piece because it is a coffee table and I knew it would be a high traffic piece) buff it to a shine, and enjoy your fruits!
Till next time...Cheers Ladies, Meliss

VOILE!