Prize Winning Milk Paint Class (and a tip on mixing milk paint without lumps!)

What a difference the little details make! If you’ve used milk paint before, following packaged instructions, you’ve ended up with lumpy milk paint.

Sure, the lumps can be stirred or mixed out, but one tiny little detail will save you lots of trouble!

It’s all about water temp. Warm/hot water = lumpy paint. Cool water = smooth paint! It’s sort of like making gravy, I hear. Flour and hot water create lumpy gravy. Cold water and flour create smooth gravy!

Lynn, at today’s class, painted her piece Kitchen Sink and used dark antiquing wax, to seal it!

Debra claims she has a future, milking goats, with her freshly painted stool in Luckett’s Green, sealed with hemp oil! Lynn found her sewing cabinet up at Lake Tahoe, where she and her hubs would like to retire! She’ll be darning socks by the fire!

We all had a great time! By the way, I hope to bring an advanced furniture painting instructor into The Treasured Home, by the end if summer, for those of us who want to take our craft to the next level! Stay tuned!

By the way, Sharon, another milk paint artist, just sent me a picture of her hutch, updated with a layered driftwood look, using Typewriter and Grain Sack! Way to go, Sharon!

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Changes at the Shop

Hello!

Last weekend, I couldn’t pass up this vanity, that was past its prime.

I removed the skirt and top cover and got busy on it tonight. Sewing is something that I can do, if it involves straight lines. So, making a new skirt for this table was within my skill set.

Sure, I could have left this full bed frame, leaning up against the wall.

But, today I decided to pretend like I had lots of room in the shop. I set up the bed frame and moved all of my “shabby chic” treasures into a little faux room arrangement, complete with the newly skirted vanity. Mr. Wonderful asked me where my pillow was! Good question!

I’m not sure if you noticed the new bench at the foot of the bed. It was a coffee table that I recovered to become a bench, using foam, batting, a grain sack and nailhead trim. I have since ordered nailhead trim in those long rolls, so the results will appear more professional. I really did add the nail heads. Where did that picture go?

If you remember the painted screen I picked up last week, I painted over the “art” and hopefully, with some nail head trim, they will look very sharp. (Notice I like nail head trim?) stay tuned for photos!

I also removed all of the abstract art, and just have vintage mirrors, and chalk bards hanging everywhere.

This huge chalk board was a former dresser mirror, the frame only, that I found at a recent sale.

Last, but certainly not least, I have 20 different shades of chalk based paint, still in stock. I reduced the price down to a remarkable $12 per quart! If you want to try some new colors without breaking the bank, this is your moment! Old Town Paints will be in stock this week!! Can’t wait!

I hope to see you soon, if you’re in the neighborhood!

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Lay-Away Original Art

Did you know that most artists will allow you to buy their art, in a series of payments? It’s true.

The art of Steve Sekhon and Jarl Forsman, will be on display at The Treasured Home, just a while longer.

If there’s a piece of art that you’ve had your eye on, now’s the time to call or visit the shop!
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SALE! The Maison Blanche paint line is selling well. One antique dealer bought 20 quarts of paint this morning! There’s still plenty in stock, so take advantage of this 50% off close-out sale!

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