Finally I'm able to share with yall my project I've had ongoing for the past several weeks now! I finally finished up my yard sale find just this week and although it didn't turn out 'exactly' how I planned..I am happy with it! Let me start with a bit of background...hubby and I went yard saling several weeks back when I came across a little corner style table. I thought it was really cute and at just a couple bucks..thought I'd snatch it up and turn it into a little craft project. So as my wheels turned after my purchase..I decided to try to do it in a crackle finish. Now mind you, several years back I crackled a big window I found and decorated it up shabby-prim style and it turned out
fantastic (imo, of course!). It resides now on the wall over our bed and I still love it today as much as when I first made it. Anywho, I bought some craft paint at Michael's and got started! I painted the base coat Antique White and the top coat in Espresso using the crackle glaze in between, of course. The top part I like the way it turned out, the bottom shelf, not so much. It was my brush-stroke technique I used...after doing the bottom shelf first (which was a good idea), I learned to paint the top coat (top shelf) all in the same direction. I also gave it a once over with a spray on clear coat for added protection. It now resides in the corner of our dining room and is rather cute and "old" looking..which was my desired result!! Here are a few before, during, and after pics....
(This is what it looked like when I purchased it)
(After the base coat of Antique White)
(Finished project!!)
Very cute - good job
ReplyDeleteOh, it's beautiful! How did you do that finish?
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