Get ‘Hands On’ with Annie Sloan
If you can, I think the best way to learn how to use Chalk Paint™ by Annie Sloan is to attend a workshop at one of the many official Annie Sloan Stockists around the country (or around the world even!)…
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Pork Crackling for a Sunday!
You can get some fantastic effects with Annie Sloan Craqueleur and some Clear and Dark Wax. I’ve just stuck this image (thanks vey much to thegraphicsfairy.com!) on with Decoupage Glue and used Craqueleur over the top. #morethanpaint #ChalkPaint™ #dovetails #anniesloan
Don’t cut up that old favourite t-shirt just yet…
I often find it a struggle to get good rags for buffing my furniture projects.But now I have a back-up! Someone said I should try these industrial rolls of paper/cloth thingys. I was doubtful, but you know what? They work…
Keep, Paint or Dump!
Can you settle an argument for us – I think this looks lovely as it is, my wife thinks we should paint it and my mother in law just hates it and thinks we should dump it! I said we’d…
Re-use those bags!
Quite often I’ll have to leave a paint job halfway through – annoying huh? Well I always ‘bag’ my brushes so I don’t have to wash them or come back to solid bristles. This keeps the brush pliable and ready…
Annie Sloan Unmasked!
We don’t waste valuable painting time with the fiddly job of masking off areas of glass or mirrors when painting furniture. When we discovered that Chalk Paint™decorative Paint by Annie Sloan is really easy to scrape off these surfaces we…
Sometimes – just do it freehand!
Rather than use masking tape to make perfect lines on drawers, sometimes I find it’s better to just do it freehand for more character. This old chest now lives in our bedroom! Country Grey with French Linen, the top was…
Don’t throw out those Jam Jars!
It’s really easy to make your own unique colours with Chalk Paint™ decorative paint by Annie Sloan. We experiment on some paper first – using our fingers to mix with! Then when we have an idea of what we’re after…
A tip to save scraped knuckles
Ever been painting a piece of furniture and it has a deep recess /alcove where you Paintbrush can’t fit? Often overlooked but handy bits of kit are a Mini-roller and a long handled Artist’s Brush to fill in those hard…
Happy Halloween Giveaway on our FB page!
With Halloween approaching we thought it the FRIGHT time for a GHOULISH Giveaway, just Like our FB page and Share this post to be in with a chance to receive 2 tins of Chalk Paint™ decorative Paint by Annie Sloan…
Tips for painting
We are going to produce a series of helpful tips between now and Christmas to help you get the most out of Chalk Paint™ decorative Paint by Annie Sloan – let us know if there’s any questions you may have –…