MISS BLOOM!

I LOVE THIS PIECE I DID...

SHE WAS SITTING IN THE

GARAGE FOR A YEAR JUST WAITING

TO BE LET OUT! 

I USED MY DIY CHALK PAINT 
RECEIPE AS I HAVE ON SEVERAL PIECES
AND I DID NOT SAND OR PRIME-EXCEPT
FOR THE IVY LEAVES AS THEY WERE 
RAISED UP AND WOULD HAVE SHOWN THROUGH- 

ALL I DID WAS CLEAN HER UP!

I USED 2 COATS OF MY DIY MIXTURE
TO GET THE COVERAGE.

BE SURE TO MIX THE PAINT AND CALCIUM

CARBONATE UP WELL TO AVOID ANY LITTLE

WHITE CLUMPS ENDING UP ON THE PIECE.

OVERALL THE PIECE DRIED VERY QUICKLY

AND THE FINISH LOOKS FANTASTIC, I 

DID USE A REALLY GOOD BRUSH ON THIS

PIECE AND IT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE

IN THE FINISH.

I THINK ITS VERY COMPARABLE TO

ANNE SLONE PAINT, MAYBE NOT 

AS SMOOTH IN THE

BOWL BUT AFTER ITS PAINTED 

IT'S VERY SIMILAIR.

YOU CAN EVEN GIVE IT A LIGHT 

SANDING IF YOU

WANT. I FINISHED THE PIECE WITH 

SOME STAIN TO ANTIQUE AND WAX. 

DISTRESSED IT UP A BIT AND STAINED THE

INSIDE A DARKER COLOR.

HERE SHE IS IN THE

BEGINNING WHEN I FOUND HER...

DON'T YOU JUST LOVE THE IVY
LOL!


AND AFTER...

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO INTRODUCE 

YOU TO MY NEW ASSISTANT MUGZIE,

HE IS A 4 1/2 MONTH OLD

FRENCH BULLDOG- AND IS THE NEWEST

MEMBER OF THE FAMILY!

HOPE YOU LIKE MISS BLOOM!
I LOVE THE WAY SHE TURNED OUT,
I THINK MUGZIE LIKES HER TOO!