Category Archives: Missouri Limestone Paint Company Projects

It’s All About the Home (Show)

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We are getting ready to introduce our paint at our local home show. We will be demonstrating and selling our paint through Gift Emporium and Cafe’s booth.  Sullivan Eagles Hall, March 12, 2016, 9 am until 2 pm. Michelle Conrad sells our paint in her store so be sure to stop by there sometime, too. We’ve been busy painting items to show off our paint. Here is a sampling of things you can purchase at the home show.  Stop by and enter to win a basketful of goodies Michelle has put together. Hint:  the basket includes a sample of paint and wax, a starter kit, and a bunny jar you can paint yourself!



A Wicker Mirror Makeover

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My friend Cindy and I found a great mirror at Encore Resale  for her daughter’s apartment. The original color was a light pink with light blue trim.  Not a good color for today’s world, but at $39 it was a great price and the mirror and wicker were in great shape!  Armed with several different choices of Missouri Limestone Paint, we color-coordinated it with her bedspread.  “Trading Post” turned out to be the perfect color and we dry-brushed distressed it with just a little bit of “Rural America”.  I actually had an empty jar of Rural America that still had some dried color in it.  We added a little water, stirred it up, and it worked perfectly, giving us just the right amount of paint we needed for distressing. This jar was definitely good to the very last drop!

 

 

January Make & Take It Class

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Another successful Make and Take It Class was hosted by Mickie Watkins.  Mickie has the perfect place for these classes.  It is always so much fun to check out what others are painting and seeing the variety of colors on the projects.  I thought I was getting pics of everything, but missed a few.  Hopefully, everyone sends us pics of their finished projects and we will post them on the site.

Each participant gets a starter kit with a sample of paint of their choice, brush, sponge, and rags.  The host will be provided with a starter kit and is not charged for the class.  The host provides some appetizers (because painting makes a person hungry).  Participants bring their beverage of choice and it is best to wear old clothes.

These classes are so much fun!  If you are interested in hosting a Make & Take It class, please don’t hesitate to contact us!

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Give a Nightstand a New Life

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I decided my nightstand(s) I bought at a resale store were in good enough shape I really didn’t need to repaint the whole thing, so I decided to just add a little bit of color to them. No sanding or priming needed. I just painted right over the finish. Two coats covered just fine. I used Missouri Limestone Paint’s “Something Blue” and then tried out American Paint Company Clear Vintage Refinishing Wax. I love how they turned out! This wax is awesome. I’m working on getting it available for those wanting a no-odor, completely natural wax. This wax did not lift paint at all. I was able to wax a couple of hours after painting and then buff it out after about an hour. It takes hardly any buffing at all to give it that luster I love. Since I was waxing in my dining room last night, the no-odor thing was really nice. I just wanted to try the American Paint Company brand on a piece of furniture. I still like the Briwax toulene free wax, too. It is a little less expensive, but has an odor much like shoe polish, and you do need to wait a little longer for the paint to cure well, and sometimes I’m impatient. : ) They both go on smooth and buff out easily.

Things We’ve Learned about Chalk-based Painting, Waxing, and Sealing

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We put together this list of tips and tricks on things we’ve learned when painting, waxing and sealing.  These are our opinions and what has worked and not worked for us.  Others may have had different experiences.

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SharSum Paint’s Guest Program at Sullivan’s January Rotary Meeting

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Karen Largent invited SharSum Paint to present at today’s January Rotary meeting to introduce our new company and the paint we are selling, explain chalk-based paint and share ideas for painting with it.  We thoroughly enjoyed the experience and hope everyone left with a little more knowledge of chalk-based paint and maybe left thinking of projects they could paint.  You can view our Google presentation here.

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metalflowerpotWe explained how you could paint and distress a metal flower pot and pointed out the right half of the pot is waxed and has a slight sheen to it.  The other half shows the chalk-like matte finish without wax. Passing this piece around the group gave them a hands-on look at the finish once waxed and they could see how the wax deepens the color and enhances texture.

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We also discussed repurposing thrift store finds.  We created a hanging photo holder (Capture Memories in Time) and brought this piece to show.

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A Re-purposed Table Decoration

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I’ve been on a painting frenzy lately it seems.  Today, when I put a Christmas tablecloth on my dining room table, I decided it needed a Christmas table decoration. I had painted a pint size Kerr jar with “Farmhouse Green” earlier.  As I was rooting around in a box of Christmas decorations, I came across a small glass plate and a small votive candle holder.  I’m pretty sure both of these items came from the dollar store at one point.  What do you know, the votive holder fit right into the top of the Kerr jar.  I tied a burlap ribbon around the neck, and “Voila!”  My re-purposed table decoration was complete. I lit the candle tonight and it looks so pretty!  I LOVE being able to just go to my basement and pick and choose from my stash of paint jars and make new things from old – quick and easy.  Danny thinks I’m my own best customer.  LOL  It is just as much fun as having a stash of yarn.  : )

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Christmas Mystery Gifts

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Update:  Scroll to the bottom to see a completed Mystery Gift!

We were shopping in Kohl’s last week and Danny spotted an item that we could do!  It was a shutter painted and prettied up and is used for displaying Christmas cards and/or photos.  So, off to the resale/flea markets we went!  We found exactly what we were looking for in the first flea market we visited.  That doesn’t happen often!

We now had what we needed (except for prettied up part, but that will come later) to make some great Christmas gifts for 6 lucky family members and friends.  LOL

We decided to make a contest out of it for our facebook page.  It took less than an hour after posting the contest for someone to guess what Danny was making and to win it!  molimestonepaint_ruralamericaThe winner will receive a 6 oz. jar of “Rural America” the color we used on the shutters.

Here’s Danny working on the mystery Christmas gifts.  You’ll notice that with chalk-based paint you can paint anywhere without worries…..even in a remodeled basement!  We will dry brush distress the shutters with “Sunday Silver” and will post a photo of the finished projects when complete.

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Good job, Danny!  Love the one that is now hanging on our wall.  ; )

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SharSum Paint’s First Make & Take It Class was Fun!

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SharSum Paint conducted their first class, November 2015, in a friend’s awesome shop area at her home.  Nine “students” were there and had a great time learning more about chalk-based painting and actually painting a project they brought. They had so much fun, they are ready to attend another in January.  In January, we will explore more with waxing and distressing techniques.

We will also be conducting classes at Gift Emporium in Sullivan.   We will plan on starting these classes around noon, so be sure to bring not only a project to paint, but an appetite, too.  Class sizes are limited to no more than 6-8.  Please check the Painting Classes link on our website menu for the next class.

Are you interested in hosting a painting class party in an area of your home with you and your friends?  In winter, do you have a heated garage or a basement just crying out for a paint party?  We can paint just about anywhere so you can be the judge on the best place and the number of friends (no more than 10).  Contact SharSum Paint (sharsumpaint@gmail.com)  for more details.

The biggest lesson to learn when first painting with chalk-based paint is paint in thin coats.  This will help your paint dry quicker and make a nice smooth chalk like finish.  The projects for our first class didn’t have time to dry enough for waxing, but as soon as they have waxed their projects and sent pictures of them, I will post their finished projects here.  For the next class, we will have hair dryers available for speeding up the drying process.  And remember, apply chalk-based paint in thin coats. This process is different than trying to cover an area in one coat.  You may need several coats, but the end result will be beautiful.

In the meantime, enjoy seeing this first group’s re-purposed objects come to life in the beautiful colors offered by Missouri Limestone Paint.

 

 

Some quick Friday projects

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I’ve been playing with painting projects today using my chalk-based Missouri Limestone Paint. I tried out a distressing technique I hadn’t tried yet called dry brushing. I like how the “French Roast” color breaks up the flatness of the “Rural America”.  The candlestick was an old Home Interiors piece with a white glass center and a design painted on it. I got it for $.50 at a resale shop. I got the shelf at a resale shop, too. I’m loving doing the “junking” that comes along with painting. I love the candlestick with my Thanksgiving display. I also made a dry erase board by painting the back side of a picture frame. I used “January” for the glass and “Farmhouse Green” for the frame.  Who knew you could do this? This lady did. And the sharpie really did come off with hand sanitizer. Makes you wonder what’s in that stuff, doesn’t it? Here’s my inspiration for the dry erase board.http://www.thepurplepaintedlady.com/2012/06/3362/

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