Annie Sloan ~ no sanding !!

At long last I’m trialing  paint I bought last Summer………..mmm

Our visitor last week said….’Did you ever try out that paint you bought ?’

She’d been with me on the Annie Sloan stockist hunt while we were in Somerset last year.

No,  I said ashamedly…….er not yet…..mumbles under breath………

I’ve  new products for sale on the 6th so I hauled out this unsightly whatnot stand…..ugly isn’t it   !

I thought it might do the job to display a collection of the new things.

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If you’re unfamiliar with the Annie Sloan range of paint then here’s a quick rundown   ~   Objects require NO sanding….I was sold at that point !  there are light and dark waxes which you can add to the paint finish in whatever depth of colour you wish , the paint colours can be mixed with the waxes giving you even more choice.

So far I’ve given it 2 coats with Chalk White , next comes the wax, this will give it the aged look I’m after………more photos another day  🙂

Something I’ve been doing lately is dyeing paper flowers it’s been great fun and I’ve enjoyed creating something from scratch…here’s a before , sorry about the focusing.

Here’s some I’ve dyed………I’ve still to get the hang of mixing the colours to achieve the antique look I’m after but I’ve learned so much about the process already and have hopefully created some time saving  techniques  🙂

Make a note to self……..look at camera settings before blindly snapping away.

Anyhoo , that’s a bit of what I’ve been up to…….will be back soon with the finished stand and some photos of what I’ve done with the flowers.

Toodleoothenoo   xxx