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Wood Icing Recipe

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Silhouette & Cork

Tools:

Wood Icing Textura Paste
tape
black paint
silhouette stencil
Stain and Seal Van Dyke Brown
chip brush
rag
plastic bag
a putty knife

1.) Paint door black and allow to dry

2.) Tape off the areas that you want the black to shine through and apply the silhouette insert where you want it.

3.) Spread the texura base over the entire area and then place plastic over the wet product and pull off to leave peaks and craters.  Make sure to remove the tape immediately.   Pull out your silhouette stencil.

4.) Allow to dry over night and then sand down so the product has smooth edges.  Remove Dust.

5.) Apply stain using a chip brush and then wipe off remaining stain with the rag.

6.) Seal the door after it has dried with c500

All of these products are available at the Plaster Center!!!

10 things that make buyers bite…

For those of you trying to sell out there in this..well….we will call it an interesting market, here is a great feature to keep you motivated and inspired.

http://www.frontdoor.com/Sell/10-Things-That-Make-Buyers-Bite/64

I’m smitten with the Entry way photo.  I can’t begin to tell you how many entryway transformations my team and I have done.  This serves as a multipurpose change.  If you’re trying to sell or not, your entry way  is one of the first ways you can welcome folks into your home.  I’d really love to see people painting their front doors a little more artistically.  Perhaps some Damask stenciling, or flavorful artwork.  Why not?

An entry should say: “WELCOME” !!!  This is most easily achieved with something as simple as glorious, magical PAINT!!!  Check out how these folks added some good welcoming vibes to their entry way with some little fluffy clouds…

10-things-buyers-bite_1_entryP.S.  We adore painting clouds…so if you’re in the market for some dreamy ceilings… do call!!!

with painty love, lulu

Paint It Green!

Next Thursday, April 2nd, Peg, Terri and I with Patina Designs are going to be conducting a seminar called “Paint It Green” for the MAFCS annual conference.  Here is the invitation for you!!!  I’ll hope to see you there. xo LULU

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Minnesota Glazing

This past week Terri, Cindy and I were all hard at work in Eden Prairie, Creating two different Decorative Glazing techniques in a family room, foyer, and hallway.  The job was intense, but we we couldn’t have been in a better atmosphere.  The clients are a wonderful and loving family, with a great appreciation for color.  They have the most beautiful and zesty green in there kitchen.

Terri put together some warm and rich finishes for them and we spent the week climbing up and down 25 ft scaffolding, moving the chandeliers, and basically performing a circus act.

Here are some photo’s from this past weeks project!

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Ta da!  Terri and Cindy showcase the scaffolding

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Helpful hint:  to de-fuzz your new rollers.  Stick a piece of tape under your shoe and extend the tape so you have a long strip.  Then you can roll the roller up and down the tape to get all the little fuzzies off.

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The main finish in progress

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Accent hall final step

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Close up, final product on accent hall.

Good times, my arms are still sore though.

xo LULU

LULU Painting feature in the NTA Newsletter for January

I was featured in the January Newsletter for NTA and SALI.  K Rauworth from Paint to Pixels puts it together every month.  You can view her website at www.PAINTtoPIXELS.com.  Here is what K put together…  enjoy!  with valentines day love, LULU

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