Crackle paint diy

Learn my technique for the perfect DIY Crackle Paint. This is a great way to crackle paint furniture and many other projects. #DIY #Cracklepaint #paintingfurniture

Crackle paint is a fun decorative finish that does not require any expensive specialty paint, although there are many companies that will charge you a lot of money for their specialty crackle paint. Adding a crackle finish to an object will give it an aged look that is very popular in vintage interiors, especially the vintage, farmhouse, or shabby chic styles. You can crackle finish furniture, an old wooden box, kitchen or bathroom cabinets, a picture frame, ceiling fan blades, a door…

How to crackle paint - quick and easy using just elmers school glue and some paint.

Learn How to Crackle Paint Easily, with this simple and inexpensive recipe! Such a fun crafting technique, by Rebecca E. Parsons, that any crafter can do!

While you can purchase crackle glazes, a more affordable alternative is to make crackle paint with a bottle of glue. Here’s a quick guide on how to do that.

Back in 2010 I posted this technique on my blog after finding it on the Elmer's website. Cheap and easy and one of my favorite paint effects EVER. This is also…

Create a chippy paint finish for any DIY project big or small with this technique. It uses candle wax to give an authentic aged appearance!

Make your own crackle-paint finish without a special crackle medium by using one simple ingredient before you paint: glue. Wood glue or school glue, even a bargain brand, serves as the crackle medium. Painting it while it's tacky creates the cracks.

Welcome Back If you love the texture of crackle but would like a fuss free way to create it, check out this video tutorial for creating texture with gesso. This is a dimensional paint effect so not…

I needed to make a new door, look old. Really old. The only dilemma was the underlying "new" door surface. I couldn't simply paint and distress. The look had to…

How to make your crafts look weathered and old with the Crackle Paint Technique; distressed, antiqued and shabby chic

Learn how to distress your wooden furniture using glue and paint to get that antique shabby chic look you are aiming for!

How to Create an Acrylic Crackle Painting. Creating an abstract painting for your home or office is easy. There is no need to be a professional artist to make a colorful and attractive painting.

How to make your crafts look weathered and old with the Crackle Paint Technique; distressed, antiqued and shabby chic

Faux Old World Chippy Crackle Paint Finish This will probably be the longest post you will ever see written by me! First, let me admit a deep dark secret to help you connect with me. I, Jessica Wooten, am a Pinterest Junkie. There, it's all out in the open. If I'm not tending to my son, husband, dog or home you'll probably find me there. It's sad really...all the time I spend staring at my hand, LOL. I rarely sit and watch t.v. so I need something to kill time. Along my journey there I have…

Hey y’all! I found a barrel while thrifting and made a top for it on a recent live. Click here for the blog post and video! Today I decided to give the top and the barrel a chippy, crackle finish. I love how it turned out! Here’s what I used: Debi’s Design Diary DIY Paint: […]

the tips and tricks of how to crackle paint with elmer's glue - and the different results you can get!

Chippy and crackled paint finishes are very popular right now - especially when the finish comes from natural age and wear, but sometimes you've just gotta fake it, if you want to make something that looks old. Since I was impressed with Valspar's chalky paint (read my review here), I decided I would test and review Valspar Weathered Crackle Glaze and share my findings with you, along with some comparisons to other products that give a crackled paint finish. I was not paid

Acrylic painting techniques How to Make a Painting Look Old 1. Allow the painting to dry if just completed. Apply clear acrylic to the painting to act as a base for the crackle paint application that will give your painting some age. The clear acrylic should be applied evenly to the surface of the painting following the original brush strokes. Allow the clear acrylic to dry before moving forward. 2. Prepare the crackle paint by adding the colors to it that closely match the areas you are…