Shades of Grey

I went nuts this weekend with the paintbrush.  If it was in my way - it was painted grey!

Here, I painted a little wooden box and a tin box with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, then taped off some stripes to paint white.  The bottles, I painted first with black gesso, then a coat of white acrylic on top.  After it was dry, I distressed them with sandpaper.  I used some stencils to pencil on the numbers, then painted them with black acrylic.  "52" is the age that I decided to make a change in my life.  That's when I started my blog and decided to pursue a more creative path.

The box in the forefront, was a Runite wine box that belonged to my Step-Grandmother.  My original thought was to paint it grey and put a French topography graphic on the top, similar to the other grey box that I did.  But, now I'm thinking about painting the top with the Union Jack flag.  The frames are going to be distressed and waxed, then I'll make them into chalkboards.

This little shelf was also from my Step-Grandmother.  Originally pink, I chalk-painted it and I think I'm going to paint a word on it.  I'm not sure what word, but a word.  Then I'll distress it.

On this one, I tried to make an antique-looking mirror out of glass.  First I painted and distressed the frame (you can't really see the details of the distressing on the frame because the photo is so crappy), then I sprayed the glass with half water and half vinegar.  I sprayed a light coat of Looking Glass paint.  After it dried, I did the water/vinegar and Looking Glass paint again.  I'm not happy with the outcome.  The process worked, but it just seems a little cloudy.  I'm going to try this again tomorrow.

The, above, is just a bunch of miscellaneous stuff that's in the line-up for re-doing in some way.

So, that was my weekend.

Peace,
Cyndi

Mercury Glass - I Did It!

I've watched several tutorials on making faux mercury glass.  It took me forever to find the paint - but I found it.  That was about 2 months ago and I've been too afraid to take the cap off the paint.

But........today I said "no more - I'm going to spray mirror paint into a glass jar and no one is going to stop me!"

Drum Roll..............................................

These photos aren't the best, but I am fairly pleased with my first try.

First, I sprayed the Krylon Looking Glass paint into the jar.  I kept turning the jar around to let the paint roll over the inside.  After it was covered with the thin coat, I sprayed water into the jar (using a spray bottle).  Again, I turned the jar around, moving the water.  The glass was still not as covered as I wanted, so I sprayed some more paint, rolled it around, then poured the small amount of paint, that pooled in the jar, out onto some paper towels.  Then I just set the jar aside and waited for it to dry.

I have a glass lamp, that I picked up at Goodwill, that I want to paint with the mirror paint.  I think that I am going to practice on a couple more jars or bottles before I brave the lamp.

Looking Glass Paint

I am thrilled!!

I have been looking for Looking Glass Paint by Krylon for a very long time.  I probably would not have found it today if I hadn't had my friend with me, who spotted it on the shelf.

I had been looking for a regular 12 ounce can of spray paint.  The Looking Glass paint comes in a small 6 ounce can.  I found it at Walmart, of all places.

So now I am ready to make everything look like mercury glass.  I can't wait to try it tomorrow.  I found a small glass lamp today at Goodwill that would look beautiful with the mercury glass paint.   However, I'm going to try it out on something small first to get the hang of it.

I'll let you know how it goes.