Roma Land Woodcrafts: Technique Tuesday: DecoArt Americana Chalky Finish

I cut out some wood yesterday and I saw this little creamer I had bought in the past for 49 cents, so I gathered it with my wood and carried it to my painting table--what is one more thing in my pile, right?

I had decided that I was going to use Chalky Finish Paint to paint the scarecrows I was making, so I quickly cleaned the little creamer and also grabbed a baby food jar, that--surprise, surprise--was also sitting on my painting table! LOL

I thought this would be a good test to show you WHY I love DecoArt Chalky Finish paints.

New Life is one of my favorite colors.

These are the colors that I used to paint my little projects.

All I did was clean the items.

This is the first coat--don't lose hope--it will be ok.

Be sure to allow the paint to dry completely

before adding another coat.

*IF your chalky finish has become too thick, simply add water. I dip my brush in water and that usually makes it flow off my brush.

*No, you simply start painting--you don't have to prep the surface, except for making certain it is free from dirt/oils.

I think I added 3, maybe 4 coats of paint to the project.

It dries so quickly, that it is easy to lose count.

This shows the first coat to the top of the baby food jar--

no problem painting on metal, either!

This shows the second coat applied--pretty amazing, huh!

See how smooth this is!

Yes, sometimes the brush strokes show when painting,

but you can prevent this by thinning the paint more...

Personally, I like just a bit of the texture it creates.

I decided after I got the baby food jar painted,

that I wanted to make an ornament.

I drilled a hole in the top.

I Gathered a piece of ripped homespun material for a hanger.

I found a stylus to use to push the material through the hole.

I used needle nose pliers to pull the material through

and tied a note in it.

I free-handed the message with a White Charcoal pencil and painted over it with Titanium White Americana Acrylics.

When the paint dries thoroughly, I take a clean flat brush, and wet the surface and it removes the White Charcoal pencil...

just carefully wipe it dry.

*Yes, of course you can use DecoArt Americana Acrylics

on top of The Chalky Finish Paint!

DecoArt Chalky Finish Paint is one of my favorite ways

to create a background!

I drew a branch and added some pine needles and berries.
I flecked Titanium White onto the entire surface,
placed the top back on and WOW!!
Isn't it adorable??!!