My friend Debbie gave me a shelf to practice on. So this is the BEFORE picture. I love the crackled look so I painted a base color of pale green and a top coat of black over the crackling medium.
She loved it! (As any good friend would!)
I almost didn't give it back to her! My next project was a old hutch that I have been using for years, I wanted to use the crackling method again so I painted a base coat of cranberry red and topcoated with ivory white over the crackling medium.
Nothing like being creative on a cold rainy day in your PAJAMAS! When I finished the two coats I noticed it still looked to .....new, not aged like I wanted, so.... I "dirtied it up" with antiquing glaze. Much better! I also wanted to leave some areas stained so I sanded and restained the table area and the drawers. Voila! Finished project #2!
As you can tell...I LOVE COLOR! Thanks for stopping by! On to my next project!
