’ve put together a tutorial on how to create an easy and unique piece of art, as a clock, or you can use these products and techniques on furniture art or home decor... see the full tutorial and explanation of woodubend products at:
https://www.facebook.com/CeCeReStyled/videos/769807886796782/ Step 1: apply woodUbend Mouldings using Titebond wood glue and heat to your wood panel Step 2: paint with Dixie Belle paint Step 3: apply transfers and seal with clear Easy Peasy Spray Wax Step 4: apply Dixie Dirt to the details for shadowing, using a small art or make up brush Step 5: apply gilding waxes for shimmer and dimension You can get your Dixie Belle and WoodUBend products from your local retailer, or here: https://dixiebellepaint.com?aff=273 #bestpaintonplanetearth #chalklife #easypeasypaint #chalkmineralpaint
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I was doing some typical furniture hunting and cut down the aisle of the thrift store that houses home decor, by chance, when my eye spotted what looked like a miniature wardrobe and I stopped to take a look. A jewelry box?!? Then I found another that looked like a dresser, then yet ANOTHER. I got this mini-furniture gold mine and my wheels started turning. What’s great about these is that they can also serve as doll furniture if having a hundred jewelry boxes isn’t your thing.
Too small to sand effectively, I decided it needed an adhesion primer. An adhesion primer like Slick Stick from Dixie Belle grips to smooth or slick surfaces and creates an ideal surface for your Dixie Belle Chalk Mineral Paint to adhere to. I went with one coat and let that dry. Typically I’d run with two coats but I’m doubting this little piece will be high traffic. I used Dixie Belle chalk Mineral Paint in the colors ‘In The Navy’, ‘Amethyst’ and ‘Lucky Lavender’ to create a blended water color look and let dry fully (two coats). I wanted some pops of bright contrast colors so I chose a vintage inspired Decor Transfer from ReDesign with Prima and used just three small pieces of it which covered a good amount of the doors and gave it some interest. You can purchase jewelry box hardware on Etsy. Many of these vintage pieces are missing handles or other hardware but I kept the original knobs and finished them with gold decor wax to give them a metallic shimmer. After fully dry, I waxed the entire piece with Easy Peasy Spray Wax form Dixie Belle paint company and added a sweet little miniature key and tassel to give it a bit o’ fancy. The whole process took me around two hours and was so much fun and satisfying. I think I’m hooked on mini furniture... help me! But seriously, if you are considering trying your hand at some furniture refinishing, this is a great way to get your feet wet. Same processes and techniques and much smaller and more economical if you don’t want to make a huge initial investment in supplies. Did I mention it was SO much fun?!?! You can get your Dixie Belle products here: https://dixiebellepaint.com?aff=273 Creating these fun, custom furniture knobs is fun and easy! All you need is some wooden knobs, moulds in the appropriate size, Modeling Material or choice of air-dry clay, and finishes (paint, waxes, sealer, glaze, etc). I finished mine with the Patina paint line from Dixie Belle Paint Company for an aged look.
I bought a bag of 30 bare wooden knobs from Amazon. They were fairly inexpensive, and bonus, they came same day and with threaded posts for attaching to your furniture, cabinets, etc. I have a bit of a mould obsession, and in my collection I have a set of moulds called Curio Trinkets from re•design with Prima. They are little (around an inch each) and the perfect size for the tops of my wooden knobs. To fill the moulds, I prefer to use the Modeling Material from re•design with Prima. It has a silly putty-like consistency and is minimal mess and easy to use. The secret to using it, however, is to use the formed shapes right out of the mould after they have started to dry. I’d say around an hour for most moulds. At this point your moulds won’t be fully dry, therefore they will be conformable to your surface. In this case, our wooden knobs! As you carefully peel the material out of the moulds, add your favorite adhesive (Gorilla wood glue for me)to the back and attach to your wooden knob, carefully forming the mould to the curves of the knob. Let dry overnight. At this point you are ready to paint away! I chose the Patina Bronze paint from Dixie Belle Paint Company. The Patina line is a two part product consisting of the patina paint in either Iron, Bronze, or Copper. The second part is to spray the patina activator onto a wet coat of the Patina paint. The activator comes in blue and green…I like to use a little of both! Spray on as little or as much as you want and watch the Patina effect happen right before your eyes! The process takes about 30-45 minutes or more, depending on how much oxidation you are looking to achieve. Last step is to seal your knobs with Gator Hide and let thoroughly dry… such a fun little project. I hope you give it a try! kIf you've ever painted, or even thought about painting, your kitchen cabinets...you know it can be a stressful task! So many things to consider, and so many variables.. SO many questions!
But the folks at Dixie Belle have made it easy peasy! I painted my kitchen cabinets about two years ago with some random chalk paint and waxed....so I knew I could start with a scuff sanding and GO! Depending on your finish, you may need a primer such as B.O.S.S. or Slick Stick... I painted two coats of the color Palmetto by Dixie Belle Paint Company on the bottom cabinets..and two coats of Tea Rose, also from Dixie Belle, on the top cabinets. Finished all cabinets with two coats of Gator Hide, and voila!!! Easy Peasy! This article contains affiliate links... using them costs you nothing extra, yet compensates and supports my small business! Typically an anxiety invoking subject... Let’s talk about top coats... it’s been really hard to find a good one that’s easy to work with, durable AND looks good. Everyone has their preferences, but I’ve personally been through so many it makes my head spin and never really found THE one. Until I found Gator Hide by Dixie Belle Paint Company, that is. I keep asking myself, where has this been all my life? See, I knew it existed but never gave it a try. I is also water-based, which had this oil-based preferring gal a bit skeptical. After reading a few social media comments about being streaky, hard to apply, etc, I pretty much had ruled it out. Nothing else I was using seemed to be doing the job I was seeking...so it was Gator Hide's turn on the chopping block. I’ve been picking up bits here and there on how to use it ‘properly’ so I gave it a go. I don’t know if I’m just too enthusiastic about my work or if it really is that life changing... but I LOVED it. Starting with a damp brush is key, and applying long strokes with a quick hand also helps. Not going back and forth over your strokes, tinting it with your paint color (if applicable), not working in direct sun, and definitely not overworking the product are also some tips that I picked up. At first application I looked at the streaky glare in front of me wondering if I had totally screwed up. But patiently I waited for it to dry ... and it self leveled! The finish I experienced is a satiny smooth surface that was hard as a rock (after two coats). In this instance, I was applying it over No Pain Gel Stain, also by Dixie Belle, and it is oil based so I made sure it was good and dry for at least 72 hours before applying the top coat. Now I’m looking for reasons to use Gator Hide! Put the useful tips stated above to use and watch the magic happen! -XOXO CeCe If I’m going to be blogging I figured it was only right to start from the beginning. Well not THAT far back...but the beginning of this madness with furniture. Spring of 2017 I got a this feeling that I couldn’t pass up a couple of chairs at the Goodwill. They were just too ...hmm... FULL of potential! I decided right away I wanted to paint the heck out of them and use some of that fabric I’d been stockpiling for years. See? It’s not a hoard if it’s USEFUL! I got the chairs and I did 'em up! To the best I knew how at that point anyways. After that it was all over... I was so proud that I took a spray paint can and staple gun to those chairs! I grabbed everything in sight that needed some paint. And here I am a couple years later doing that same thing but with a lot more ‘know how’ and better products! But what was it that got me so excited? What was it about taking something old and on the verge of trash and making it wanted again? Maybe just because it’s just FUN?! I like to think it’s much deeper than that. Maybe I see myself in these old pieces of furniture. Without too many dirty details, I’ll tell you that I have, for most of my adult life, felt undeserving. Undeserving of good things, good people, good fortune. For this reason and all the other negative thoughts that swirl through my head, I self sabotaged a good portion of my early adulthood with parties and irresponsibility and general lack of care for myself or my legacy. A couple of years away from the big 4-0 now.. I’ve gradually, over the last few years, become less of a pity party for myself and more of a ‘what can I do to make it better’-person. My love of creating came back and I’ve been fortunate enough to turn it into a career. Maybe you can’t relate to my story. If you can’t, think about this. When was the last time you had a REALLY shitty day? Like the kind where you couldn't wait to go to bed so it could be the next day that much sooner? What if that day was erased and you never had to recall how bad it could be or learn from the crap that was thrown at you that day. You wouldn’t be able to get a chance grow as a person and be confident in facing a new challenge. Those are the lessons I’ve learners from stripping away years of funk, sanding, rebuilding...a processed that can’t be rushed. My life as a piece of furniture! Take care not to mis the little lessons in life and don't always chalk it up to 'thats just the way it is'. Sometimes theres more than meets the eye. Maybe I just do this for fun. Or maybe it’s because I take it personally, and see myself in each unwanted and under appreciated piece... and I want that piece to feel like it’s life has been saved, and it’s beautiful and loved. -XOXO My little 'Mid-Century Boho Belle!'
Huge thank you to Dixie Belle Paint Company for the awesome products I used to complete this transformation. Cleaned with White Lightning cleaner, sanded, painted the body with 'Plum Crazy' and both DB 'Metallic Copper' Base Coat and Top Coats...so shimmery! The top and sides are then stenciled in the Diamond Grunge 3D stencil from re•design with Prima, by Prima Marketing Inc. The top drawer front is stained in Dixie Belle Paint Company Voo-Doo Gel Stain in Tobacco Road, then gold stenciled. The bottom drawers are blended DB chalk mineral paint colors in 'In the Navy' and 'Palmetto' 😍. I added a gold transfer from the Spring 2019 re•design with Prima collection, it is part of a set called 'Somewhere in France'...ooh la la! On the sides, you can see a peek of boho floral from the 'Passion Flower' transfer set! Last I added new knobs and a few rivets in the drawer corners. Whew! Thanks for taking a look! -XOXO |
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