I have been busting my butt to get
some projects done. Well, sort of. I did use yesterday's storm as an excuse to
get out of working but at least I picked up a few things at the hardware store
so I can get back to busting my butt this weekend. Well, today and tomorrow
anyway, I hear there's another storm brewing up for Sunday. Supposed to be 93
degrees!! If it's not too crazy outside, I might have Jody set up the old AC
unit sitting in the garage to see if that helps.
Anyway, back to this, that and the
other. I’m still working on the window screen/jewelry hanger for my friend. I
painted the bottom coat in Espresso Bean by Behr, a left over sample paint I
bought when I glazed the Antique White window mirror. I really like the look of
the darker color underneath the main color and since it was a paint and primer
in one I didn’t have to prime the frame. Then I painted it with two coats of Rivulet by
Sherwin Williams. I love that place by the way.
I was super scared about how it
would turn out since this was my first time using a darker paint underneath so
I sanded the frame by hand rather than using the electric sander. I wanted to
distress it enough to show the brown and not too much that it just showed the wood. I think it turned out pretty well. And since the Rivulet I bought was
a sample paint, (a mighty fine quart sized sample thanks to SW. See why I love them
so much.) I thought it would be a good idea to seal it with a clear coat. This
was my first time using Polycrylic and I’m not sure I fancy the idea. After the
first coat I noticed that the paint crackled. I was a little upset at first
because I don’t think it’s supposed to do that, but it actually looks kind of
cool and more “antiqued.”
Remember that other smaller screen I
showed you a picture of in the last post? That’s what I’m also working on. It
was quite a pain to try and strip it so I skipped that step and just sanded the
crap out of it. For this one I used primer (not sure why), then one coat of
brown and now it’s waiting for its second coat of Rivulet.
And the other thing I’m working on
is another window mirror to make sure I have something to post on Etsy since I
sold everything a couple of weeks ago. My poor little etsy shop, it’s empty!
Which is good and bad. Good because I actually sold EVERYTHING (YAY!) but bad
because there’s nothing left to buy (boo).
I’m so anxious to get home and get
to work. I have one hour left until I’m free! Hopefully by Monday I'll have two new things to list on Etsy and my friend will be receiving her handmade jewelry screen.
