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Look out for our ‘new’ A-board outside the shop
Our old street sign was looking a bit worse for wear and needed a makeover, what better way to do it than with some Annie Sloan Old White and I used Annie Sloan Decoupage to transfer our typography. Going to…
Just loving those transfers!
Here’s some before and afters of a big dresser I’ve just finished – great fun! I used Annie Sloan French Linen and Old Ochre, Annie Sloan Decoupage for the transfers and Annie Sloan Craqueleur for the lovely old oil painting…
French Typography Project – Ooh La La!
This large French wardrobe had been sitting in my garage for quite a while – the problem was that the doors couldn’t shut properly because the very old ( and very complicated!) hinges were broken. Finding replacements was proving impossible.…
Talented Customers
A lovely customer has shared her latest creation with us – we think it’s terrific. She’s used 15 different Annie colours and different knobs on each drawer – great stuff Clare Johns and thanks for sharing!
First Painty job of the New Year
It’s nice to get back to painting again – Paris Grey mixed with Old White and a little Greek Blue, details are in French Linen. I used craqueleur all over to get the lovely little cracks everywhere. You wouldn’t guess…
Just couldn’t resist this
You know when you get an idea in your head – and you just want to see it in ‘the flesh’ so to speak…
Annie Sloan Decoupage on a chest – lifesize!
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…
2014 and all that…
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
Annie Sloan on Leather
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…
Annie Sloan mixing colours
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
Painting Fabric Tip
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…