New Furniture painting 101 workshop

Our next painting workshop is scheduled! Sorry for the delay…we’ve been busy re-vamping the shop with new merchandise and busy painting new furniture pieces, of course!

Workshop will be held Sunday May 4th
5:00-8:00pm
Cost is $75
All supplies and projects are provided.

In this class you will learn various techniques that be used on plastic, metal, wood, painted wood, anything!

This dresser was painted one color and then finished with a wash of a Paris Grey:

This buffet shows an example of using the dark wax and buffing to a shine:

Another technique we will go over, is layering colors and doing a 2-color distress. Like this:

With all of these techniques, we will primarily be using Chalk Paint by Annie Sloan. Give some of your tired, date pieces a new life!

If interested, call the shop to pay and register. Spots are limited! 614-266-2248

2014 Chalk Paint® 101 schedule

Hope all of our amazing customers are having a great holiday season! 2014 will be here before we know it, and once all those decorations are taken down it can make our spaces look drab and in need of “something more.” Instead of going out and buying new…why not update what you have with a Chalk Paint® facelift! No fumes so you can do it right inside during the cold…and the best part of course is no sanding or priming!

What a difference a little paint and a few hours can make!

Here is our January & February 2014 Chalk Paint® 101 schedule. All Chalk Paint® 101 classes are $95. All materials and projects supll®ied. you will be learning several techniques using the paint and both clear and dark wax. I.e. smooth finish, two color distress, wash, dry brush, etc. to reserve a space call and pay by phone or in store. Please note the location when calling to sign up.

Sunday January 19th, Columbus store 5pm-8pm
Tuesday January 21st, Urbana 5:30pm-8:30pm
Sunday February 23rd, Columbus 5pm-8pm
Tuesday February 25th Urbana 5:30pm-8:30pm

Columbus 614-266-2248
Urbana 937-802-6377

Happy Holidays!!

Chalk Paint® 101 workshop openings!

We still have a few openings in next week’s Chalk Paint® 101 workshops!

Sunday 10/13 from 5:00-8:00pm

OR

Monday 10/14 from 6:00-9:00pm

Only a few spots left in each class…Cost is $95, call 614-266-2248 to register.

Upcoming Chalk Paint® class schedule

You all asked for it, so we have scheduled 4 upcoming Chalk Paint® 101 workshops! Here are the dates, if interested call and register soon. They fill up fast!!

Sunday 10/13 5:00-8:00pm

Monday 10/14 6:00-9:00pm

Sunday 11/17 5:00-8:00pm

Sunday 12/8 5:00-8:00pm

In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn all the basics of Chalk Paint® decorative paint by Annie Sloan and Soft Wax. You will learn different painting techniques, distressing and how to wax.
Learn how to paint a project that includes both wood and metal and take it home. After the workshop you will be able to transform all of yor projects with the greatest paint in te world, Chalk Paint®!
All materials included.
$95.00
please call 614-935-6575 to sign up

Next CHALK PAINT® 101 Workshop

CHALK PAINT® 101

Sunday July 21st

5:00pm-8:00pm

In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn all the basics of Chalk Paint® decorative paint by Annie Sloan and soft wax. You will learn different painting techniques, distressing and how to wax.
Learn how to paint a project that includes both wood and metal and take it home.
All materials included.
$95.00
please call 614-935-6575 to sign up

Host: Debra from Wallartistry!

Good leaf, Silver leaf, Aging Dust…OH MY!

It’s been a very busy month and I have been neglecting our blog….my New Years resolution was to blog once a week….I guess once a month is a step in the right direction!

Anyways…on 2/26 we hosted our first advanced Chalk Paint® workshop. It was a class meant for those who have taken a beginner class and wanted to learn more…AKA feed their chalk paint addiction!! Because we all know…for those who have started using this amazing product…that once you start, you just can’t stop painting!

During this workshop, Debra from Wallartistry taught us new techniques using gold and silver leaf, clear/dark wax and a super fun product called Aging Dust.

We all started with a plain decorative molding

After lots of chatting and questions, we started.

This is a quick overview of what we learned:

Step1: We picked out our color and painted the molding completely. I chose Florence, my current favorite!

Step 2: Debra showed us how to apply the gold or silver leaf. You first apply sizing which is a clear adhesive liquid that the leaf sticks to. It is very watery and we all ended up covering more of our boards than we expected, so a lot of gold and silver stuck! It definitely takes practice…which is why these workshops are so great!

After applying the leaf to the molding, we sanded to remove gold/silver from areas we didn’t want covered. We then sealed our piece with Annie Sloan clear wax.

Step 3: Aging Dust!! Before applying the dust we put a heavy amount of clear wax on our boards and let it sit for awhile. Next part of This step was a little intimidating at first…especially when Debra told us to cover our boards like this:

I think we were all thinking that she was crazy and why would we cover our beautiful metallic/pretty boards with this dirty dust…but everything else she teaches us turns out amazing so we listened!

After the dust sat on the clear wax awhile we dumped off the excess and all that was left was aging dust that had stuck in the extra clear wax we had previously applied. We then took a buffing brush and buffed our piece. The excess dust really helps buff and polish the piece in a very special way. We were left with a gorgeous aged finished that cannot be achieved with other products.

Everyone’s turned out great! I can’t wait for our next advanced class. If anyone has any ideas or requests for specific classes let us know!