::Little Daphne Enters the Scene::

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I think I've finally found the bottom of my wee table collection in the garage.
Just in time to make space for the 3 desks, 4 dressers and 3 side tables I've hoarded gathered here and there over the last week.

This is Daphne, all leggy and curvy and sah-weet.

In her previous incarnation, she was a tiny telephone stand, ready to bleed all over anyone who might dare to  dress her in something a bit more dazzling.

 So I gave her a first coat of shellac.  She only wimpered at the beginning.

Then she relaxed and gave a big 'ole sigh when I added a couple coats of Annie Sloan's Provence (LOVE this color!)

Hand sanded her around the edges here and there....

As well as a gentle all over sanding with 320 grit so she was nice and smooth.

Waxed her best I could using Annie's soft wax.....

And I do believe she's forgiven me for giving her a makeover.  She's kinda high and mighty now, having had such special 'spa' treatment.  She's asking for hot stones now.  (shaking my head)

Daphne is one of the tables I had a really hard time getting the wax on evenly.
Her top was super shiny in some places, and totally cloudy in others.
I had to sand down her top and redo it.  I don't know what I did differently, but she's all even now :)

If you missed my previous post about my experience with chalk paint and wax, HERE 'TIS.  The comments are also enlightening.  I haven't given up yet, and thanks to a couple chalk paint retailers who read that post, I'm getting some new products in the mail to try this week, so look for more product reviews soon!

Daphne rooms with her sisters Evangeline, Lyssa,  Lori, Bess, Sabrina, and Bethany at The Serendipity House as they await adoption by their forever families.  4 of the girls have already packed up and gone, so if you're local to NE Indiana, there's three sisters still available!

Thanks for stopping over!  Would love to have you follow me with Bloglovin' or facebook....I blog for community, and love meeting new-to-me bloggers. :)

Daphne is bringing shrimp cocktail to the following parties, which will go live as soon as she makes her grand appearance: Masterpiece Monday, Make the Scene Monday, Amaze Me Monday, Be Inspired, The Inspiration Exchange, What We Accomplished Wednesday, Party Time, Power of Paint, Open House Party, Transformation Thursday, Simple and Sweet Fridays, Tutorials, Tips and Tidbits, Redoux Link Party, Feather Your Nest, Home Sweet Home, Be Inspired, Shabbilicious Friday, Catch as Catch Can, Inspiration Gallery, Furniture Feature, Inspire Me, Jumkin' Joe, Party Junk

::Kitchen Scale::

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Yes, I love 'em.

But they're not what I'm yakkin' about on this post.

I'm talkin' this:

A wee table done with Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint in Kitchen Scale.

I glazed it with Varthane Dark Walnut Stain.  (brush on a section, wait a minute, wipe it in and off with an old diaper) See?

Here's what she looked like before her new duds...satin spray painted white.

Here's what I used to mix the milk paint...glass jar with plastic lid (found at the Dollar Store...RUN!)  Covered the opening with saran wrap, screwed on the lid and shook that puppy.

First coat.  I was worried at this point.  It's supah thin (I even mixed it 1:1).

 This was after one coat.  I felt like I couldn't get it to cover unless I had a lot of paint on the brush, but then it would run and drip and get streaky.  I have no idea if that is normal.

Chippy-ness happening :)

See the streaky?  This is dry.

This was after the second coat and a 220 grit easy sanding over the chippy parts.

One of the reasons I decided to stain it was because I didn't want the white to be such a high contrast to the blue/green paint. This is a pretty good representation of how the color changed after staining.  Top unstained, rest stained.

The top of this table was pretty rough when I spraypainted it last year, so I hoped the milk paint and stain would help magnify that.  Pretty cool, eh?

Below you can see how it kinda dripped.  It did that after I'd moved on to another part and didn't notice how thick I'd put it on.
(And why I started with such a tiny, detailed piece for my first milk paint project is anyone's guess....*rolling eyes*)

I used the Furniture Wax, and not sure I got enough in some places.  This wax game is HARD.  Some places buffed up super nice, others....not so much.  I did do two coats on top for durability, and I have to say I LOVE just brushing it on, wait 5 minutes and buff.

I'm anxious to play some more with the milk paint and wax.  I love how it really compliments the distressing, and I especially love the dimension in color, even before I stained it.

Have you played with Milk Paint?  Do you like Miss Mustard Seed's Furniture wax?

Linkin'...
Monday Funday
Mod Mix Monday
Project Inspire{d}
Tweak It Tuesday
Nifty Thrifty Tuesday
Tuesday's Treasures
Inspire Me Tuesday
The Scoop
Efforts and Assets
Brag About It
Wow Us Wednesday
Power of Paint
Treasure Hunt Thursday
Transformation Thursday
vintage-love linky
Old to New Your Great Redoux
The Inspiration Gallery
Fabulously Creative Linky Party
Feathered Nest Friday
Be Inspired Friday
Catch as Catch Can
Furniture Feature Friday
Simply Create
Frugal Fridays
Under $100 Linky
Party Junk
Creativity Tuesday
Before and After Party-May

::Git Yer Wax On (and off)::

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I got my Waxine brush!

Because I'm just slightly obsessed with this whole waxing furniture thing, I do believe I've watched and/or read almost every tutorial available online about how to do it.

And yet, I'm still skeered.  Heck I even used some of Annie's Soft Wax at the workshop I attended a week or so ago, and I'm still freaking out over how to use it.

(me in white with peach tank....raise yer hand if you're surprised at the color I chose to play with..Photo from The Poppy Cottage)

So, in order to save my beloved readers some time, I thought I'd share what I consider to be the BEST Annie Sloan-specific waxing tutorial I've found.  Even better than Miss Mustard Seed herself....and we all know she rocks the furniture do-over planet.

Get excited.

Cindy of Simply Reinvented is specific, she is detailed, and she's supah, dupah cute-to-boot.  I could listen to her sah-weet southern accent all the ding dang day long.  ("when you uh-plah thuh wax...."  LOVE IT.) Since we share the same name, of course I know she's awesome.

And she lives in Nashville TN where my bro lives....which means, well, ok nothing.

Anyway, after watching her video several million times a few times, I feel confident enough to try it on a chalk painted practice board now.

Yay.

BTW, her method is what I learned (but couldn't seem to absorb) from the workshop I took.  It's kinda like when it took 3 tries to finally pass Algebra.

You didn't just read that last sentence.

Things you'll learn from Cindy that you prolly haven't learned from other tutes:

*the best way to condition your wax brush before the first use and after use
*exactly how much wax to use, and how to get the proper amount on your brush
*how to apply it, what the piece should feel like, how to properly remove the excess

Ready?  Here is her video plus the link to the page where she also writes out her method.



She has a couple other excellent video tutorials as well, one for using the AS chalk paint and one for the super scary AS dark wax.  Find them here.

Or visit this page to read her other tutorials on gray washing, lining drawers, etc.  I spent quite a bit of time over there the other night...I think we're in a serious relationship now.  Cindy has a fantabulous blog with smokin' hot furniture re-dos.  I kinda hope to be her when I grow up. Or at least talk like her. Except that she's WAY younger than me.

Might be a problem.

Thanks, Cindy, for sharing your knowledge. We bow to you.  I hope to visit the shop where you sell your amazeballs pieces next time I'm in Nash.

So friends....any other tips you want to add?  I'd love to read them.