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My Summer “A” Team

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Have you met Ellen & Adrienne?
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You probably have received a hand written note from them if you have ordered product through The Purple Painted Lady or have met them if you stopped in my Macedon location.

Well, these 2 are my awesome and cute summer crew.

I will be away from my shop this week. I am off to get inspired and recharged! Thankfully, I can leave my shop knowing all will be taken care of and that Ellen and Adrienne will take wonderful care of you. Both are very knowledgeable, and will be shipping your paint orders the same day as they are placed.

Adrienne has helped me on kitchen cabinet painting jobs, and knows what it is like to paint and wax 40 cabinet doors in one week. Ellen, a sign language college graduate is extremely sweet and also- very helpful and knowledgeable.

Feel free to continue to email us at thepurplepaintedlady@gmail.com or call us at 585.750.6056 when needed- because they have my back and I trust them to provide the best level of customer service to you. (and if you know me, being the “A” type personality that I am- that says a lot about the quality of these young women!)

Have a great week ladies being in charge of The Purple Painted Lady!

FREE Wax Clinics at The Purple Painted Lady in Macedon

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Hi all!

I know how much you love using the paint that we sell- but I often hear that waxing is not the easiest thing to do for you.

How much do you apply?
How should you apply it?
When do you wipe it off?
How much do you remove?
And….what about Dark Wax?

Well, we will be offering TWO FREE Clinics on How TO USE SOFT WAX on Thursday, August 15th. One event is from noon till 1pm (may go longer) and the other is later that night from 6 to 7pm. The clinics are FREE, but please register through our Facebook Event page HERE.

You must be registered to attend since it will help us plan and accommodate for all who would like to attend!

Hope to see you there!
wax brush chalk paint transfer

Please arrive on time as a courtesy to all others since we will be building on the information we share as we progress through the hour and will not be able to catch you up if late.

Clinic to be held at The Purple Painted Lady ~ located at 77 West Main Street, Macedon, New York 14502

Plenty of parking around back of building.

The Purple Painted Lady Barn Sale & Junk Jubilee ~ happening on 9/21/13

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Hope you will save the date for us! We are hosting our 3rd annual Barn Sale & Junk Jubilee on Saturday, September 21st from 10 – 5pm. This will be a great artsy event with 50 unique artisans, bakers, junkers, wineries, cheese business, bee keepers and………

All are welcome to come – NO INVITE necessary- but if you RSVP on are Facebook you will be kept on announcements: (and feel free to share this link)=> https://www.facebook.com/events/138381982990230/

If interested in applying to be a featured artist at our Barn Sale- click on the image below to get directions on how to contact us!


Barn Sale SAVE THE DATE 2013

Chalk Paint® Transfers onto my Brush or Rag when Waxing

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When you are applying Annie’s clear wax – having some Chalk Paint® transfer onto your Ultimate Wax Brush or rag is totally normal!

chalky paint transfer

Chalk Paint® has a powder or “chalky” feeling to it at first. This “powdery” feeling goes away as the Chalk Paint® cures however. But that is why when you wax your piece of furniture or cabinets, some Chalk Paint® transfers onto your Ultimate Wax Brush or rag.

I always recommend to clients when applying clear wax- to have paper plates and plastic spoons on hand. Take wax out of the tin and place it on a paper plate to pull from with your Ultimate Wax Brush or rag.

I would not want to get any of the Florence Chalk Paint® on this brush back into my tin of clear wax and then have to complete a Pure White Chalk Paint® piece.

If wanting to learn more about applying clear wax- please read the post and watch the quick video I made to help you by clicking HERE.

Mixing Chalk Paint® – Pretty Aubergine Custom Color

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Mixing custom colors using Chalk Paint® decorative paint by Annie Sloan is so easy. Annie’s colors are pure and make mixing a creative adventure. Today I played a bit with Florence and Primer Red Chalk Paint®.

FLroence Primer Red Paint Cans

First, I mixed equal parts of both and the result was a sea green puddy color. (I did not love it)

Primer Red Florence Puddy color

Then I mixed an additional spoon of Primer Red Chalk Paint® and I loved the outcome. I would describe the custom color as an Eggplant or Aubergine….and since I do love purples- this will be a color I will have to paint a piece in.

Aubergine heart another view

Again- the recipe to creating this “Eggplant” custom Chalk Paint® color was 2 parts of Primer Red and 1 part Florence.

Here is another view of the “Eggplant” custom Chalk Paint® color.

Aubergine Heart with recipe

I then added 1 spoon of Old White Chalk Paint® to the Aubergine mixture and thought the muted color was gorgeous also!

Aubergine recipe

SLIDESHOW Color BookAubergine 2 hearts light dark

If interested in purchasing Florence- click HERE.

If interested in purchasing Primer Red- Click HERE.

The Purple Painted Lady offers the lowest flat rate shipping and ship everyday!

And if you are looking for a custom color- feel free to write us and we will do our best to experiment for you and then post the results!

Thanks for following our Facebook and website/blog!!!
Trish