Nooky Gossip 39! How to Blend Paint Guest Blog with FAFF Designs, Cling On Brushes, Spring Sale Continues, Autentico Aged Copper Powder Transformation!

April 12, 2021
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Beautiful Blending!

Want to know how to get a gorgeous blended look on your next painted furniture makeover? Then you’re in luck! Member of the Shabby Nook Family and Dixie Belle Ambassador Connie Clarke from FAFF Designs wrote a guest blog for Shabby Nook on exactly this!

Connie gives a step-by-step guide on how to achieve a subtle mottled look using Dixie Belle Chalk Paints, a Mister, and a Palm Wax and Paint Natural Bristle Brush (psst... this one is currently on sale at Shabby Nook!) Rough blending is a fun technique where you don’t need to be too precise or perfect. Read the full blog post here to see how Connie does it and her top blending tips!

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Spring Sale Continues!

Our Spring Sale continues, additional products are being included and even further discounts added! It's not just painty products, tools and accessories, the sale also includes homeware and giftware products.

This is your last chance to get your hands on these products at Shabby Nook! Once they’re gone, they’re gone! There are some huge discounts on these items so treat yourself or a loved one to a bargain!

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In the Spotlight this week is Joanna Pierpoint Aikins with these fab drawers with a faux aged copper effect created with copper patina powders! Just look at the transformation in the before and after pics! Joanna prepped the drawers with Fusion Ultra Grip as they were a bit shiny and painted the whole unit in Autentico Nocturnal. She mixed saltwash with Autentico Ancient Copper and stippled this onto the drawers with the drawers lying on their back to aid application. Whilst they were still wet Joanna sprinkled the drawers with Autentico Aged Copper Powders in Mid Green, Dark Blue and Light Blue and then stood the drawers back up to allow the excess to fall off. She lightly sprayed some areas with water to encourage a drip effect.

Once dry she used some more copper paint and splattered on some of the Nocturnal Paint using a toothbrush adding flecks of colour. Finally, she sanded any sharp edges and add a spray lacquer to protect it.

Thanks Joanna for sharing your photos and technique with us! All that hard work certainly paid off – they look gorgeous! For more paint inspo join our private Facebook Group today and see what our members are up to!

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