Can you paint terracotta pots with Chalk Paint? Can you paint terracotta pots with Chalk Paint?Can you paint terracotta pots with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint?

Yes, Annie Sloan Chalk Paint works beautifully on terracotta pots! It sticks to almost anything.  I would recommend to allow it to cure a bit before putting it outside if you live in a wet climate.  

Chalk Paint will also work on a metal mailbox, but personally- I would prime the mail box with a product called STYX.  I will also add that you will want to seal the Chalk Paint once all done with Annie’s Lacquer which is made for outside and has a UV protectant.

I do NOT recommend using Annie’s Lacquer over the terracotta pots though since the  terracotta is porous and is meant to allow moisture to pass through – basically breathe.  If you apply Lacquer over the terracotta pots it will trap the moisture and fail. Chalk Paint is porous and will allow the moisture to pass without harming the paint.

And now that we are on a roll regarding porous, breathable surfaces….Chalk Paint is an excellent paint for over plaster walls. Have you ever seen little bubbles form beneath Latex painted walls? That is because moistuire is coming through. Right or wrong – moisture causes the bubbles. Chalk Paint is breathable and that will not happen. Now, what and why you are having moisture issues is another topic and should be professionally addressed.

XO,

Trish  

Iron Orchid Designs 2026 Spring Release is Happened on February 5, 2026 at 1pm Eastern

WOW! What a beautiful release! My favorite out of the 20 new items was a mould called Les Lapins with adoreable bunnies!


💐 5 Moulds

💐 1 Paint Inlay

💐 5 Transfers

💐 1 Gilded Transfer 

💐 4 Stamps

💐4 new wood block shape/sizes

These have been uploaded to our shop and are available for purchase now!

 As always with IOD releases, The Purple Painted Lady will offer:

* Discounted Items: An additional 20% off select items to take advantage of and add to your order!

* Bundles: Meaning, with one click of your mouse you can select the 2026 Mould Bundle and purchase all the new Moulds at one time. This applies to Transfers, Stamps, Moulds, and the Everything Bundle. This just makes for a convenient and easy shopping experience.

* Same Day Shipping…. If your order is received by 3pm Eastern on Thursday, February 5th (the day of the release)…and actually maybe even by 4pm………. Your package will ship out that SAME day to you. That means you will get it sooner!!

Friends don’t let friends miss out on this so……. Please feel free to share this with your fellow crafters.

XO~ Trish

Nothing Crazy New but….

I made an awesome dinner last night. It is extremely low in calories but incredibly tasty!!!

Totally not paint related but I am still creating over here. Yesterday I took eight Roma tomatoes, put them in a frying pan with olive oil and covered them. Place that on the stove top and cook for a good 25 minutes on medium heat. Once done, I peeled the skins off the tomatoes by literally just pinching the top and pulling the skin off. So easy to do! Then I took a masher and mashed the tomatoes, added a little chicken broth, Parmesan cheese, some Italian seasonings, tomato paste, and a little half-and-half. Yesterday this tasted good, but I stored it overnight in the refrigerator in a Tupperware container and today, the sauce had thickened quite a bit and tasted soooo much better.

When I reheated the sauce today… I added a can of cannellini beans and some cottage cheese and cooked it down. Then added one whole bag of “it’s Skinny” Fettuccine. If you have never tried this stuff/ you are missing out. The entire bag has only 9 calories. No joke!!! And… you don’t boil it. Just add the pasta directly to your sauce from the bag so it get’s hot and absorbs the flavors. Almost no caloires and super fast to prepare!!! We love ity. And no, I am not an affiliate for the brand either. Just plain ole’ good word of mouth sharing.

After heating it up together so that the pasta absorbs the sauce and the flavor, I put that in a dish with some more Parmesan cheese and fresh ground pepper. It was so delicious. Steve went to a historical discussion this evening, so I’m saving this bowl for when he gets home.

Making your own sauce is so incredibly easy. So much easier than you think. But I think one of the biggest secrets, is making it the day before you want to serve it. That gives it plenty of time to thicken up and really have the flavors blend together.

Look at me…. I’m a chef!

The Purple Painted Lady 2025 Festival!!!

September 20 and 21, 2025 for us!! For all details, visit the Festival website HERE or read details below!

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350 artists, makers, 100+ volunteers, 25+ food trucks & 4 bands all in two days!

Saturday, 9/20 from 9am-5pm

Sunday, 9/21 from 10am-4pm

And The Purple Painted Lady’s retail store at 2620 State Rt 31 Palmyra NY 14522 will be open on Saturday from 6 AM till 6 PM in our coffee shop will be up and running the whole time. We will also be open on Sunday, September 21 and have the (Rochester) regional health mobile mammography truck in our parking lot taking reservations for free mammograms

Please note, however, the Festival happens at ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

💟880 Yellow Mills Rd., Palmyra, NY 14522

♿️If you need access to handicap parking it is only accessible when entering from Route 31 heading south on Yellow Mills Road. Your permit must be displayed***

💟There’s TWO entrances to parking. And the fastest entrance to parking is coming from the SOUTH to Yellow Mills Road….avoiding coming from the North…..which is the intersection of Route 31 to Yellow Mills.

💟Let us know if you plan to attend by clicking on the event link below which has dates, times, and location!

💟There is a $10 admission which benefits various charities and organizations, but the primary charity of choice for 2025 is Embrace Your Sisters!

💟This is a no smoking event on private property. Additionally, while we are all avid animal lovers, no pets are allowed at this event.

Let us know https://www.facebook.com/share/15E5fTMZ6D

We hope to see you the Purple Painted Lady Festival 9.20 & 21.2025

#ThePurplePaintedLadyFestival#MacedonNY#PalmyraNY

IOD’s 2025 Holiday Release happening NOW……. 8.26.2025 at 1pm Eastern!

The 2025 Iron Orchid Designs Holiday Release is LIVE!

FREE SHIPPING WITH PRODUCTS IN YOUR CART TOTALLING OVER $50 that is AUTOMATICALLY APPLIED AT CHECKOUT til midnight on 8.26.2025.

Easy purchasing of all items in any one genre with our one click “bundles”

ALL orders placed by 3pm Eastern on 8.26.2025 will ship out from our shop that same day!

Click on the IMAGE below to access the Transfer Bundle


Do you wish you could just add all of these Stamps to your cart with a click of a button? We got you…Click on the image below to access the Stamp Bundle


We won’t even ask… Here’s the Bundle ♥




Now that you have seen it all… would you like the entire release?

Here is the Everything Bundle!

This Bundle includes one of EVERYTHING that you saw above.

Or maybe you would like Everything EXCEPT the Inlays? No worries… we have that too!