rain is a good thing

Well, apparently, Luke Bryan was right - rain is a good thing.

I know many of us have been getting hit with a lot of summer storms lately. And where does that leave the furniture painters? Some are fortunate to have a basement, or a garage...I used to be one of those!

Now that we've moved though, my space is the sidewalk in front of the house. I have a feeling you can tell where this is going.  I painted, I sealed, left the piece outside to dry, and it rained overnight. Ruined...I ran outside trying to save it. Revive it, bring it back to life. Too late, the water had gotten under some of the paint. 

I pulled it up onto the covered porch and left it. Left it for work, left it for later repair, another sunny day when I had the motivation to fix it back up. This is what you get when you use a chalk based paint - left digging your heels in the dirt.

But, what happens when the sun comes back out? The piece dries? You get this.

Perfect, authentic chippyness. The good kind. The kind like lead paint left to weather over the years. The kind that peels back to reveal another color. The kind that no amount of sanding will ever create.

All of this, without the health concerns of lead paint. I think I'll take it.

Now, unfortunately, this wasn't my plan for this piece, so I have sanded the flakes away for repainting. But, I'm going to give it another shot. Does twice make it time tested? Can I say this method really works then?

Have you had any crafting accidents with happy results?


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Chippy Stool

My father-in-law gave me this little stool a few months ago. He's always finding this and that to pass on to me - I love it! I absolutely loved the top, so I knew right away it would not be painted.  I decided to start working on it at night, so I brought everything inside. Mistake, see that little dog? He had other plans for my paint...like, knocking it over and leaving a nice blue stain on our carpet.

 

I grabbed this blue paint at an estate sale. What you don't see here is that I painted white over the blue, didn't like it, and painted it back blue.

Come on, I can't be mad at that sweet face!

After heavily distressing the stool, I coated in polycrylic.

  
I love how this one turned out because it really looks like the paint is chipping off.

And wow, that top. I just love paint splatters. See why I couldn't dare mess with it?

Have you had a pet mishap with a project?

Saturday Pickin'

This pick is an accumulation of the last two days and last weekend. The time change makes it a little harder to get pictures since its dark when I come home from work. But, here it all is! 

So what we have here is three benches, coke crates, a lot of frames, black and white crock, a creamy yellow writing desk, 2 old chippy windows, some rusty plant holders, an old colander, yellow bowl , hanging plant baskets, and a birdhouse. All for sale and your enjoyment! 

Did you find any good picks this week?

Friday Junkin'

I love when I'm able to go junkin' on Fridays! Here's a little sample of what I got. I'm in love with the basket, it reminds me of the baskets on display at Pottery Barn and I LOVE Pottery Barn (or the look of pottery barn, I'm too cheap to buy from them right now). What's missing from this picture are my two favorite pieces, a white chippy cabinet and a white chippy picket fence. Yes, that's right, I got a picket fence today. But, the fence won't fit in my car. My amazing mom is supposed to help me pick it up tomorrow, so pictures will come soon!