Dixie Belle Wooden Crock Redo

The rusty and neglected call to me. They must be repurposed to a life of tangible value yet again...
This is why I have a growing stash of other's castoffs.
Time for a Christmas Season DIY redo:

I loved this wooden crock when I first spied it at a tag sale.

I mixed some Swamp Mud and a bit of Gulf chalk paint.

I scraped it across a snowflake stencil I created last year. 

**Remember NOT to wash the Swamp Mud into your plumbing. Wipe off with paper towels and dispose in trash.

Using a chip brush I covered the outside of the crock and lid with Fluff chalk paint... 

No perfection required, very forgiving products.

I let it dry and painted another coat.

Using a fine grit sandpaper I sanded back to some of the Gulf color on the snowflakes and distressed back to the wood in other areas.

Taking a dab of the clear paste wax I rubbed it in all over the painted areas and then buffed with a soft, lint-free cloth.

Finally a thin coat of the gold glaze over the wax coat adds just a bit of shimmer; it floats the glaze color.

So easy peasy and yet looks like you spent hours on it. Fill with cookies or other treats to give as a hostess gift or display on your table with greenery in a tablescape.

Let us know what DIY you have created this season, we'd love to see it.
Ciao for now,
-Trish Alger

Christmas Tree Card Hanger

Christmas is on its way and a DIY Christmas card holder was in order. 

Using the following you too can create a cute and easy-peasy project to use or to gift.

Wood and Chicken Wire Tree  
Dixie Belle Chalk Paint in Fluff  
Dixie Belle Glaze in Gold  
Dixie Belle Best Dang Wax in Clear  
Tiny Cute Clothespins

I  taped off the chickenwire, painted the wood portions of the tree with the Fluff paint, and let dry.

Then I lightly sanded-down the small bits of wood that swelled and splintered from the paint and added some gold glaze.

After the glaze dried I used a soft cloth to rub on the clear wax in a small layer and after letting it set for an hour I came back and buffed it with the same cloth.

Such an easy project with a cute utilization.

There is so much more you could add yourself to personalize it. Let us know what you create!
Ciao for now,
-Trish Alger