After painting a Chest for my daughter Daisy, we felt George should have one too! The idea was to take a picture of George, do some Photoshop (CS5.1) work on it, to turn it into an outline image but still…
Just wanted to wish all our customers and friends a great time over New Year’s Eve, My resolutions are… Try and get fitter Try and cut down on the booze Definitely spend more time painting! what are yours? x
My favourite thing about Chalk Paint™ by Annie Sloan is, well..the fact that you can do so many things with it. Get experimenting! Check out pinterest, facebook and blogs for loads of inspiration and try things out – you can…
What do you think of this colour made with Chateau Grey and Old White? Adding 8 parts of Old White to 1 part of Chateau Grey makes a pale lichen colour Annie has called DORSET
This chair had a lovely frame but the upholstery was badly stained. To get it re-covered would have cost a fortune, so I tried something drastic -I painted it with Chalk Paint ™! Water down your paint, so you almost…
Pine cones + Annie Sloan = Magic Table Decorations Saw someone post something similar on Pinterest, had to give it a go, love it. Colours are Old White, Paris Grey, Emile, Provence (toned down with Old White) Tip: water down…
Did you know that you can also use Chalk Paint™ on walls. It’s ideal to create a ‘feature’ wall like the one pictured here. Treat the wall almost like a big bit of furniture, you can leave it unwaxed if…
Ok, another domestic has broken out. I have painted this lovely big old pine cupboard with my favourite Annie Sloan paint – Old White. It’s been lightly distressed and the top’s been sanded back and waxed. My wife thinks it…
The first thing you notice about the new Large Annie Sloan Wax Brush is it’s shape, it’s very different to the old model, with an ergonomically shaped handle and bristles tapering towards a point, rather than a flat crown.…
Annie Sloan Decoupage (£5.45 for 125ml) is a water based fast drying glue and varnish which is great for sticking down pictures. But did you know you can use it to ‘transfer’ images onto wood or painted surfaces. You must use…
I’d like to think that whoever owned this lovely old case, maybe, just maybe, they came from Deepest Darkest Peru!
