Annie Sloan Chalk Paint

Tonight was the night!  Krysten and I attended an Annie Sloan Chalk Paint class at Sisters Unique, located in City Center.  Joy was one of our instructors, and is also one of the "Sisters."  I mentioned that we were striving to be like she and her sister.  We shared our story about starting our own business and how we came up with our name, what our parties entail, and just our passion for crafting.  It was pretty cool talking to Joy and learning more about her store.  

Onto the paint, paintbrushes, techniques, etc.  This paint pretty much lived up to all of the hype I have seen on Youtube and read about on blogs.  A little does go a long way.  We took a tour of Sisters Unique and learned about washes and techniques that transform pieces from old, beat up, well loved dressers and tables to shabby chic masterpieces!  Take a look at two of my faves!!

 

We worked with some of the colors: Paloma (a purple), Graphite (very dark gray/black), Old White, Duck Egg (greenish), French Linen (gray) and Florence (turquoise). We learned to add texture with color and with brush strokes and we learned how to do washes with colors. We experimented with soft wax and dark wax.  Here are some examples:

 The left side is called the "Smooth Modern" technique with Florence.  The right side is the wash technique with French Linen as the base coat and Paloma as the wash, and clear wax on one side and dark wax on the other.

 The top is a "Rustic" finish using colors and sanding.  The bottom is the "Distressed" look with Graphite as the base color and Duck Egg as the top coat.  This is what I am proposing that we do with our bottom kitchen cabinets.  I don't think Albert, my husband, should care...right???  Should I do it and see if he notices?  Haha

 This is part of a picture frame that I distressed with Florence paint, wiping off some paint, sanding, and waxing with soft and dark wax.  

So...after the class, we all went shopping.  Smart Smart ladies.  Fresh off of our paint class we are let loose to roam back and forth in front of their wall of paint and paint supplies.  Well, with so many projects and ideas floating around in our heads, this is dangerous!  I'm sure you can imagine that Krysten and I had a hay day and we are coming home lighter than we left - well our wallets at least!

Stay tuned - I have a dresser that I am planning to paint with Old White, and as a punch, I am going to paint the inside of the drawers with Florence (remember - the turquoise color!!!!).  Check back next week!