Horchow again!

While driving through my neighborhood I noticed

a rummage sale that looked like it had some interesting things -

so I pulled in.

Here was a little "cupboard" type thing

that was stained dark brown.

They were asking only $12!

I painted it "Lambs Wool" (Behr)

- a creamy white that is my favorite.

And that was that - done! It stayed that way

for quite a while.

Then, just recently, I was looking through my new Horchow catalog and

saw these beautiful turquoise pieces, one with a crackle finish

and some hand painted details. Beautiful!

I had heard that

you can use Elmer's Glue to create a nice

crackle finish. I knew it would be a terrible mess

if it didn't work, but I decided to give it a try.

Here's how I did it:

1. Paint a base color - I used tan. (let it dry)

2. "Paint" on a thick, globby coat of plain old Elmer's Glue (let it dry just until a little tacky)

3. Next, paint it with your favorite color (I used "Birch Forest")

4. Now, be patient and wait for it to crackle as it begins to dry.

It was amazing! As it dried, the crackle finish started to become more and more

apparent! The final finish was exactly what I'd been hoping for!

SAVINGS - $560.00

This project is linked up with

The Power of Paint @ Domestically Speaking
and
Miss Mustard Seed's Furniture Feature Friday