Making The (Annie Sloan) Magic Happen
Why I love using Chalk Paint by Annie Sloan For me, it’s that you can make freshly painted pieces of furniture look old. Not just 20 or 30 years old, but really old, hundred’s of years old, ancient even! Before I…
Ideas and Inspiration – from you!
We love this dry brushed piece by Nicky Nacky Noonah from Sheffield, thanks for sharing x ‘The small cupboard I dry brushed with Annie Sloan Old White. Let it dry then dry brushed Paris Grey. Then I put another layer…
Three great Painters!
A trio of my fave furniture painters! First we have some Annie Sloan painted pieces Claire V Sissons has kindly shared with us – including an Ikea mirror she has transformed. If you’re lucky enough to be in Australia you…
Painted By You!
Three beauties here – thanks very much for sharing your inspirational painting projects! First we have Tara Hyson (who creates something amazing almost every week!) sharing this beauty of a Kitchen Dresser – love the way this has been aged…
Inspiration… from you!
More amazing pics of projects you’ve sent in to us – thanks for sharing. Here’s a great piece by Marie Nash – Original is a really nice white – nice work Maria and thanks for sharing! Next – Another cool Before…
Blue Monday!
Apparently it’s Blue Monday today – the most depressing day of the year according to reports in some newspapers! To help lift your spirits here’s a little something – 10% off any Annie Sloan Aubusson Blue, Louis Blue and Napoleonic…
FREE LOVE – Exclusive Online Offer!
Do you know it’s less than a month to St. Valentines Day? – If you or someone you know want’s to add that loving touch to a project or handmade gift, here’s some good news. Dovetails are giving away a…
Painted Floor and More by Claire V Sissons
Just loving the work by fellow Annie Sloan Stockist Claire V Sissons of Mon Petit Palais Designs in Australia. Here she’s painted a previously painted concrete floor – Old Ochre and Graphite for the larger tiles and Old White, Scandinavian Pink and…
Hitting a Sweet Spot!
This was an old Bookcase with some marking to the veneer. I’ve used Annie Sloan Old Violet and finished with some Clear and Dark Wax. On the doors I’ve up cycled some Xmas gold foil wrapping paper which has been…
We’re joining the Circus!
Been playing around with the idea of cutting out paper letters on our Stencil Cutting Machine. I painted this old chest in Annie Sloan Graphite then decoupaged on some cut out letters – I tinted some of the letters with…