What a difference a little Chalk Paint makes...

I have a New Love in my life...

and it's name is Annie Sloan Chalk Paint!

My first attempt in painting with chalk paint, was for items to sell in my booth.

Let me just say,

Love it, Love it, Love it!!!

I like that it covers so well, and requires little prep on the piece being painted....stress-free painting!

The only prep I did, was to clean the pieces with a damp cloth.

And although the paint is a little pricey, it goes a VERY long way!

I created an assembly line of pieces to paint, which included the chair below...

...and the small half-round side table,

 which had already received a coat on the top when I remembered to take a picture.

I diluted the Duck Egg Blue Chalk Paint with Old White Chalk Paint to soften the finish.

 Once dry, I dry-brushed on a coat of straight Duck Egg Blue for accent.

Upholstered the seat and made a coordinating pillow in a aqua and white zebra printed fabric.

The little table was painted with straight Duck Egg Blue Chalk Paint, 

and coated with a layer of Annie Sloan Soft Wax.

Also in the assembly line to be painted, 

were two ugly old framed prints, transformed into Chalk Boards.

The large prints were painted over with black Chalkboard Paint,

 and the frames painted with the two different Chalk Paints.

{Largest - Old White

Smaller - Duck Egg}

I waited for THREE AND A HALF hours last night at an outdoor auction,

  freezing my patootie off, 

to bid on a few more pieces to paint,

but I got several great items!

So stay tuned, one will be fun and funky! :)

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