Sheena Douglass - PAINT FUSION

How about paint fusion on an old piece of furniture to give it a new lease of life, yeah !   I picked up this little piece for about £12.00 from my local ECCO shop it was old and not wanted in dark varnished wood. I painted the whole thing with chalk paint (on one of Sheena's shows she explained how to make your own using plaster paris mixed with some water and added to some old white emulsion paint) and this is what I done.  When paint dried after a few coats I sanded down and stressed round the edges with some sand paper. Next used one of Sheena's paint fusion stamps to stamp out my design and then paint fusioned over the top .  Well, not bad for first go and I am very pleased with it hee hee. Never done furniture before this was a whole new thing for me but I can honestly say, much enjoyed and have a little buzzy bee in my head to do another !   I still need to finish a few leaves at the bottom and when I get a few mins I will finish it off.  Oh, waxed over the top, this seals and protects the whole thing and comes out super soft with a happy shine !  Have a go, you will love :) :)

Finished (sort of)  Just a few leaves round the tiny bud at the bottom and stems.

Sheena Douglass - Paint Fusion

Right, paint fusion, looks fantastic but no way can I do that - out of comfort zone , WRONG !!! Honestly,  I have seen so many beautiful designs from the girls it would have been rude not to have a go lol  If I mess up, its just paint and paper ;)   Well, Sheena designed the stamps to make it easy and that is exactly what it does, easy peasy !  Stamp your design, use the practice sheets to get use to the different strokes and then using the pebeo paint, choose the colour pallet you wish to use.  Its addictive !!!!  lol   The results from using simple brush strokes are stunning and what I am dying to do is combine this method with other stamps which I have laying about, you know, other flowers, leaves, swirls etc.....once you have mastered the technique it can be applied to most things and you could even use the technique without a stamp ;)   Just remember, you don't have to stick to the stamp design completely, its a guide.  Here are a few that I done, hope you like...and Oh, the sunflower was done with chalk paint, and that worked just great !   Happy Days :) xx