Just Paint It Blog

  • Facebook
  • Pinterest
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Home
  • About
    • My Stuff
      • My House
      • My Hubs
      • My Paintings
        • Illustrations
        • Murals
  • Projects
    • How To/PIY
      • PIY – Paint It Yourself
      • Quick Stuff
      • Tutorials
      • Videos
    • Techniques
      • Antiquing & Distressing
      • Blending Colors
      • Color Wash
      • Decoupage
      • Drawing
      • Dry Brushing
      • Faux Finishes
      • Glazing
      • Highlighting
      • Shading
      • Stenciling
      • Transfers
    • Home Decor
      • Accessories
      • Furniture
      • Holiday Decorating
      • Seasonal Decorating
    • Crafts
      • Dollar Store Crafts
      • Holiday Crafts
        • Christmas Crafts
        • Halloween Crafts
      • Kids Crafts
      • Seasonal Crafts
    • Paint Types
      • Chalk Paint
      • Chalkboard Paint
      • Glitter Paint
      • Metallic Paint
      • Pearl Paint
      • Specialty Paints
      • Spray Paint
      • Watercolor Paint
    • Paint Surfaces
      • Paint Canvas
      • Paint Fabric
      • Paint Glass
      • Paint Metal
      • Paint Paper
      • Paint Plastic
      • Paint Walls
      • Paint Wood
    • Submit Yours
  • Shop
    • A.R.T. – Art Related Things
    • Original Art
    • Pet Portraits
    • ClipArt & Printables
  • Portfolio
    • Pet Portraits
  • Contact

How to Simply Paint Birch Trees with Watercolors

January 4, 2016 By Colleen 5 Comments

paint birch trees

This is a fun and simple way to paint birch trees with watercolors for beginners to advanced painters.

Filed Under: Color Wash, How To & PIY, Paint Paper, Paint Surfaces, Paint Types, Tutorials, Watercolor

Chalk Paint Colorwash on Thrift Store Tray

April 14, 2015 By Colleen 3 Comments

chalkpaint-wash-tray

Mix a little water into paint and you get a color wash. But sometimes that won’t give you the color you thought it would.

Filed Under: Accessories, Chalk Paint, Color Wash, crafts, Home Decor, Markers & Pencils, Paint Surfaces, Paint Types, Paint Wood, Techniques

Antiquing Ceramics – glaze, colorwash or dry brush?

March 26, 2015 By Colleen 7 Comments

How to antique ceramic

Here are three methods to antique a thrift store ceramic bunny using craft acrylics.

Filed Under: Antiquing & Distressing, Color Wash, crafts, Glazing, holiday crafts, How To & PIY, Techniques, Tutorials

Painted Floor Screen with Modern Masters Metallics

April 14, 2014 By Colleen Leave a Comment

painted-floor-screen

When the wonderful people at Modern Masters asked me if I’d like to review some of their products, I knew exactly what I wanted to paint – a floor screen I got at the thrift store a while back. I’ve always loved floor screens, or room dividers as they’re often called. I couldn’t believe my […]

Filed Under: Accessories, Color Wash, Home Decor, How To & PIY, Metallic Paint, Paint Surfaces, Paint Types, Paint Wood, Techniques, Tutorials

Glossy Wood Tone – My “Secret Weapon”

September 28, 2012 By Colleen Jorgenson 4 Comments

Glossy Wood Tone Spray

I’ve been using Glossy Wood Tone by Design Master ever since I had my flower shop a long, long, long time ago. It’s one of my ‘staples’ for floral design, which I tend to do every year around this time. More on flowers later. The other day at Michael’s I picked up my annual can […]

Filed Under: Color Wash, crafts, Glazing, Paint Types, Spray Paint, Techniques

Transforming a Bathroom with Paint

July 29, 2011 By Colleen Jorgenson Leave a Comment

Bathroom Trellis Painting

I totally understand that wall murals aren’t for everyone. I do. But I think one of the reasons more people don’t add decorative paint touches to their walls is because they think it’ll overwhelm the room. It doesn’t have to, though. Just some simple painted elements here and there can transform a plain white box […]

Filed Under: Color Wash, Highlighting, murals, my paintings, My Stuff, Paint Surfaces, Paint Walls, Shading, Techniques

Painted Tray Ceiling and Color Wash

July 26, 2011 By Colleen Jorgenson 1 Comment

tray-ceiling-mural

We finished painting the tray ceiling last week. And, I’m sorry to say, J-Lo has nothing to worry about in the booty department. It only felt like my backside was gaining muscle. Which means I’ll have to rely on step aerobics and squats to gain some shape back there, ‘cause I won’t be painting another […]

Filed Under: Color Wash, murals, my paintings, My Stuff, Paint Surfaces, Paint Walls, Techniques

Becoming Bootylicious . . . painting a tray ceiling

July 20, 2011 By Colleen Jorgenson 1 Comment

Painted Tray Ceiling

Forget about step aerobics, which I happen to take three times a week. Forget about squats. And those panties with butt pad inserts? You don’t need those either. I’ve got the surefire way to build and tone your butt – paint a tray ceiling. You know, the ceilings that have insets that are screaming to […]

Filed Under: Color Wash, Glazing, murals, my paintings, My Stuff, Paint Surfaces, Paint Walls, Techniques

Next Page »
    About Me

    Hi there! I'm Colleen, a self-taught artist, writer and blogger, among other things. You don't get to be old enough to order off the Denny's senior menu without accomplishing a few things in life. Read More…

    Recent Posts…
    • Patriotic Fourth of July Printables June 25, 2019
    • Camping Coloring Pages June 15, 2019
    • How to Paint Purple Iris January 28, 2019
    • How to Paint a Teddy Bear January 24, 2019
    • How to Paint Tulips January 21, 2019
    Comments…
    • Colleen on How to Paint Easy Leaves & Vines
    • Sunny on How to Paint Easy Leaves & Vines
    • Tape and Float on Painting Red Gingham
    • Abir on My Dream Art & Craft Studio
    • Colleen on Frosted Branches – The Right Way This Time

    Subscribe via Email

    Get updated delivered directly to your inbox!

    Art Digital Downloads

    Archives

    Pretty Handy Girl Fun DIY Gifts!

    PHG_zazzle-banner

    Videos

    Error type: "Forbidden". Error message: "Method doesn't allow unregistered callers (callers without established identity). Please use API Key or other form of API consumer identity to call this API." Domain: "global". Reason: "forbidden".

    Did you added your own Google API key? Look at the help.

    Check in YouTube if the id muralmaker1 belongs to a . Check the FAQ of the plugin or send error messages to support.

    Instagram

    Google+

    Facebook

    Pinterest

    Etsy

    Copyright © 2025 Just Paint It!/Colleen Jorgensen · website by Houndstooth Media Group