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Faux Gilded Easter Eggs

March 6, 2013 By Colleen Jorgenson 6 Comments

Faux Gilded Easter Eggs

I wanted to try something a little different this year for Easter. The funny thing is, gold wasn’t even on my radar. Browsing thru Pinterest and Google, nothing really intrigued me. Oh, there are plenty of cute egg decorating ideas, but nothing that challenged me. After last years’ faux alabaster eggs I was looking for […]

Filed Under: crafts, Faux Finishes, holiday crafts, Metallic Paint, Paint Types, Techniques

Paint Faux Fireplace – Mural on Canvas

December 10, 2012 By Colleen Jorgenson Leave a Comment

painted faux stone fireplace

Some of you know I’ve been doing Google+ Hangouts on Air recently – live video broadcasts. Turns out, they’re pretty fun. So much so that I’ve scheduled them for every Tuesday night (except for Christmas & New Years Eve, of course.) I’m nowhere near a ‘pro’ or anything, but I do enjoy sharing how to […]

Filed Under: Blending Colors, Faux Finishes, Highlighting, How To & PIY, Paint Canvas, Paint Surfaces, Shading, Techniques, Tutorials

Easy “Faux” Stone Dollar Store Platter

September 14, 2012 By Colleen Jorgenson 7 Comments

faux-stone-platter

I promised myself I wasn’t going to buy anything new for Halloween this year. I wasn’t going to decorate here at the house either. I have a few plans for my grandson’s house, but not here. Nope, not gonna do it. Then I went to the Dollar Store, just to kill time while Mom was […]

Filed Under: crafts, Dollar Store Crafts, Faux Finishes, Halloween, holiday crafts, Paint Plastic, Paint Surfaces, Paint Types, Spray Paint, Techniques

Faux (paw) Finish Alabaster Eggs

March 16, 2012 By Colleen Jorgenson 5 Comments

Faux Alabaster Easter Eggs

I should probably call these faux ‘foil-wrapped chocolate eggs’ but that isn’t what this faux finish is. It truly is a finish that would mimic alabaster, IF I had used eggs with a smooth finish. Which I didn’t. Let me explain. I got all excited when I heard Young House Love was hosting a Winter […]

Filed Under: crafts, Faux Finishes, holiday crafts, Paint Types, Pearl Paint, Techniques

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