Come see us and 300 amazing artisans (no one is selling solar panels, or insurance at this show!) and 22 bands& musicians, 16 food trucks and more!!!!!
$5 parking and $1 entrance….money to benefit Pal-Mac Rotary and Camp ONSEYAWA (camp for kids with disabilities).
This is a family friendly, NO smoking event.
See the website for directions, map of all vendors, and every other detail you are wondering about. AND don’t forget to print your FREE raffle ticket to win some of the 300 raffles donated by the artists!!!! Thanks everyone!
Hi! If you have have refinished your cabinets using Chalk Paint® by Annie Sloan and her wax ….. I bet they look awesome! Congratulations!
I want to help you keep them looking great!
NIGHTMARE: First- let’s address the worse situation. Meaning, something VERY BAD happens- (queue the scary music in a horror film now) ……like a black sharpie was taken to the front and there is a “permanent” mark….or Crayola Crayons were used, or the black from the rubber bumper around a vacuum left a scuff …or a scuff from a kids shoe…..or for that matter……anything that does not come off with a gentle cleaner/dish soap and warm water.
Grab your tin of Annie’s clear wax (in fact- always leave it under the kitchen sink.)
Take a soft towel and get a small amount. Like less than a single green pea.
Lightly rub that on the abused area until you see the stain lift off.
You might need to re-wax the whole door to get a uniform look- but this should have done the trick. The reason this works is – there is a component in the wax that keeps it soft and spreadable. This component will also soften the top micro layer of existing wax on your cabinet door (or dresser, or table, etc) When it softens that layer- it also allows you to lift any serious dirt or stain.
If your cabinets were painted a while ago- you do not realize this…but dirt and dust will land on them. By cleaning only one spot….it may acknowledge that the rest of the door needs to be cleaned also. So, a nice once over with the clear wax will do the trick.
NOTE- if you have applied a tinted wax all over your cabinets- such as Annie’s Dark, Black or White wax. You will probably need to use Clear Wax over the entire door, and then re-apply the tinted wax.
Another option is using Odorless Mineral Spirits on a rag- to wipe off all of the surface wax, in hopes- it also removes the problem area. Using a little odorless mineral spirits on it and wipe off some of that wax build up. Your rag should be damp only, not dripping! I like to use “real” Mineral Spirits..meaning not the environmentally “green” Mineral Spirits that has a milky white appearance. I feel it does not work or perform nearly as well as the original Mineral Spirits. Take your rag and place it on the opening of the Mineral Spirits container. Flip the container a couple of times in different areas of the rag. (the image I want you to think of is how a person would put nailpolish remover onto a cotton swab or ball!) With a tiny bit of Mineral Spirits on your rag, rub the area you are trying to remove the wax. The mineral spirits on the rag will remove some of the wax. You do not want to be aggressively scrubbing in any one spot- you want to have uniformed removal of the build up. If the stain or problem area disappears- then – take a rad lightly moisten with water, Wipe the cabinet down again. Let it completely dry. Finish with a fresh coat of wax over the entire surface.
Lastly- Annie Sloan’s products are amazing- but they are not a miracle. If for some reason- you can’t remove the “nightmare” of a stain – you may have to repaint and then wax. This is why I always tell people, to keep some of their leftover paint and a tin of Clear Wax in the back corner under their kitchen sink. And know this- a touch up probably will not work. You may need to repaint the entire door.
ON GOING CLEANING of Cabinets painted with Chalk Paint® and have Wax as a top coat:
Cabinet Care & Cleaning
From regular dusting to cleaning splatters and spills, you can help maintain the beauty of your cabinets by following these recommendations.
CLEANING GUIDELINES (HOW TO CLEAN YOUR PAINTED AND WAXED CABINETS)
A soft cotton cloth dampened with warm water is usually sufficient to clean your cabinets. If more thorough cleaning is required, please use a fresh solution of mild hand dishwashing liquid mixed with warm water.
After cleaning, wipe all surfaces with a clean, damp cloth. Dry immediately using another soft, clean cloth.
Do not aggressively scrub in any one spot.
CLEANING PRODUCTS TO AVOID:
The following cleaning products are to be avoided as damage may occur (this would apply to brand new cabinets from a big box store too):
Harsh detergents, strong soaps, abrasive cleaning products such as tub and sink cleansers, scouring powder, scouring pads, steel wool or self polishing waxes.
Sponges or dish cloths. They may contain particles that could scratch your cabinets, or they may contain food and oil residue or remnants of harsh cleaning solutions.
Solvent-based or petroleum-based products such as mineral spirits, nail-polish removers or paint thinners.
Ammonia or cleaning products that include ammonia.
Bleach or cleaning products that include bleach.
Silicone-based cleaning, waxing, or polishing products.
Soaps that are a “de-greaser.”
SPLATTERS AND SPILLS
Clean spills and splatters immediately. Prolonged exposure to spills, including food, water or other liquids, or to oil and grease splatters, can cause permanent discoloration or damage to your cabinet’s finish.
REGULAR DUSTING
Use a clean, soft lint-free cotton cloth for regular dusting.
Packaged dusting sheets are not required or recommended. Do not use pre-moistened dusting sheets, and do not use aerosol products made for dusting.
POLISHING
Over time, polishing compounds may build up on the surface of your cabinets and cause a hazy, streaky or yellowed appearance. Never use Endust or Pledge on cabinets.
DO YOU PAINT CABINETS FOR OTHER PEOPLE?
I recommend that you add or embed to your painting quote ….the cost of one new tin of clear wax by Annie Sloan. Leave it with the customer under their kitchen sink. Explain to them and leave a document on how to use it.
Provide them with TWO copies of a documented “CARE TAG” regarding on the proper way to clean their cabinets and have them sign off on your job – acknowledging that you left it.
If you do not have a care tag…MAKE ONE NOW! Just copy and paste what is above and tweak it to fit your style!
If you transform a project and would like to share it with The Purple Painted Lady® via your Facebook or Instagram page, please use our hashtag!!! #thepurplepaintedlady We love seeing what you are all working on!
First- if you have a local stockist- go visit them and build a relationship with them. Go to them with your questions and project issues. BUT- if you do not have a local stockist- we invite you to try our customer service!
As for buying any of the products we mentioned earlier in this post- I hope that you select The Purple Painted Lady® to be your one stop resource! We have two locations in western NY. Check out our Information tab and come and meet us! Otherwise- if you are not located near me- the following information may apply to you.
This information is directed to those who do NOT have a local stockist. Because if you do – go and meet them, shop from them and build a relationship with them. The guidance, information and knowledge they share with you – will be invaluable. Get inspired by their shop that they lovingly curated – just for you! Enjoy that one on one experience! But for those who are in a location where there is no one selling paint products- and you must buy on-line- consider us. With that said, visit www.anniesloan.com to find a stockist near you.
We are here to help you, our customers! We want you to be successful!
SOME OF THE REASONS WE THINK THE PURPLE PAINTED LADY® CUSTOMER SERVICE IS THE BEST:
* We love our customers and it shows!
* Ordering online? If you order before 3 pm EASTERN TIME any day Monday thru Friday – we will ship out your package that SAME day. We ship orders out every since week day all over the US. (THIS IS DIFFERENT than SAME DAY DELIVERY. We do not offer that)
* We offer low flat rate UPS shipping cost so if you are one town away or 10 states away- the shipping cost is the same.
* We have awesome follow up customer service, too!
: ) And I will be here to help you as you progress through your future project! And if I do say so myself- we offer the BEST customer service that you will ever experience! Lastly- if I was helpful to you- ….please consider leaving a positive review on my Facebook business page sharing your positive experience or thoughts about The Purple Painted Lady®. Here is a link to my Facebook page=> http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Purple-Painted-Lady/291882785710 This really helps me! (wink, wink!)
XO
Trish
The Purple Painted Lady® ~ the serial no. is 86/641,416 with the US Trademark Office
Before and After photos are always the best to showcase what is possible with a can of paint! But not just any paint… we are referring to Chalk Paint® decorative paint by Annie Sloan because it is both an interior paint and exterior paint!
Anne, who is part of team at The Purple Painted Lady® has a young family and she and her husband Zack are serious DIYer’s. From renovating their basement, to gutting their kitchen and bathrooms…they do not shy away from any project!
This is Anne…isn’t she beautiful?
One smaller project she is currently in the process of doing – is giving her front entrance a face lift.
Anne wanted to tone down the red of the brick. She chose Chalk Paint® in the color Old White.
Old Whiteis the quintessential color to have in your painting pantry or toolbox! It is the perfect color, in that it plays perfectly with every other color! Old White out sells every other color in Annie’s suite. NOTE though – that Old Whiteis a very soft cream….. in my opinion. I think it looks literally like cream. Something also to note….it does have the slightest hint of yellow.
If debating between this color and Pure White or Old Ochre Chalk Paint®, visit this link here => http://www.thepurplepaintedlady.com/2014/04/difference-between-annie-sloans-white-chalk-paint-colors/
Anne started with adding about 20% of water to a small portion of the Old White, but it wasn’t laying the way she wanted. So, being that Chalk Paint® is an artisan paint- she started to dip her brush straight into the paint can, brushed it directly on the brick- and then dipped her brush into a cup of water and used the damp brush to spread the paint.
Some things to consider when doing this project:
If painting over concrete – place a drop cloth down. If you drip paint on the sidewalk- it will leave a mess that you will not be able to wash away. (even with a powerwasher)
I would suggest doing this project on a day that the temperature is reasonable. Meaning in the 60’s, 70’s or low 80’s.
Check the weather forecast to make sure no major rainstorms are expected in the next 24 hours. After that- you can have a Monsoon and not worry one bit about that paint!
Start out with the paint thinned more versus less with water. Remember – you can always apply another coat of the “wash” to make the white pigment heavier.
Experiment with painting some random bricks in more of a solid to give dimension. Or consider painting some random bricks using Paris GreyChalk Paint®. You could even use the Paris Greyto cut in the mortar joints …if you have the patience.
Here is the “almost” finished outcome since Anne still has the top left corner. Anne has not decorated her front stoop yet, but she always is working on different seasonal decorations to make her house a beautiful and inviting home! Once she does- we will add a final photo.
DO I NEED TO SEAL IT?:
Chalk Paint®️ by Annie Sloan is also an exterior paint. Absolutely no topcoat is needed over the brick. Bricks are extremely porous and they pull that color in. As you know, chalk paint®️ sticks, grips and adheres to virtually any surface. Once it is dried and cured …..it is almost impossible to remove it. We just recommend checking the forecast before beginning a project like this and making sure that it’s not going to rain for 24 hours.
If you transform a project and would like to share it with The Purple Painted Lady® via your Facebook or Instagram page, please use our hashtag!!! #thepurplepaintedlady We love seeing what you are all working on!
First- if you have a local stockist- go visit them and build a relationship with them. Go to them with your questions and project issues. BUT- if you do not have a local stockist- we invite you to try our customer service!
As for buying any of the products we mentioned earlier in this post- I hope that you select The Purple Painted Lady® to be your one stop resource! We have two locations in western NY. Check out our Information tab and come and meet us! Otherwise- if you are not located near me- the following information may apply to you.
This information is directed to those who do NOT have a local stockist. Because if you do – go and meet them, shop from them and build a relationship with them. The guidance, information and knowledge they share with you – will be invaluable. Get inspired by their shop that they lovingly curated – just for you! Enjoy that one on one experience! But for those who are in a location where there is no one selling paint products- and you must buy on-line- consider us. With that said, visit www.anniesloan.com to find a stockist near you.
We are here to help you, our customers! We want you to be successful!
SOME OF THE REASONS WE THINK THE PURPLE PAINTED LADY® CUSTOMER SERVICE IS THE BEST:
* We love our customers and it shows!
* Ordering online? If you order before 3 pm EASTERN TIME any day Monday thru Friday – we will ship out your package that SAME day. We ship orders out every since week day all over the US.
* We offer low flat rate UPS shipping cost so if you are one town away or 10 states away- the shipping cost is the same.
* We have awesome follow up customer service, too!
: ) And I will be here to help you as you progress through your future project! And if I do say so myself- we offer the BEST customer service that you will ever experience! Lastly- if I was helpful to you- ….please consider leaving a positive review on my Facebook business page sharing your positive experience or thoughts about The Purple Painted Lady®. Here is a link to my Facebook page=> http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Purple-Painted-Lady/291882785710 This really helps me! (wink, wink!)
XO
Trish
The Purple Painted Lady® ~ the serial no. is 86/641,416 with the US Trademark Office
Has your paint separated within seconds after applying it to a piece of furniture?
Often people immediately jump to that cleaner was left behind however, that is not always the case. I will often look at the whole piece. If it was the cleaner, it would typically cause the paint to repel all over or in random areas, versus only on some of the sections of it – and where the problem is, it covers that entire surface totally. So, if the sides of a piece are fine, and only the top or the front is having this issue, it most likely is based on the material used there. Think about it, often in the construction of furniture, multiple materials are used. Think how often end caps of kitchen cabinets are a composite but the cabinet doors are all wood.
Sometimes certain materials – like laminate is coated with a topcoat that can cause the paint to separate. If I see this happening after my first brush stroke, I usually will wipe the paint off and lightly sand to scuff the surface. Sand in the same direction you plan on applying the paint or that the wood grain goes. Don’t waste your paint by having to use extra coats to get it to cover.
This issue may be more common when painting a piece from IKEA, or Target or …for me (The Purple Painted Lady®) – it was an old piece from The Bombay Co.
Another possibility from fellow Chalk Paint® stockist Gypsy Lovell shared that this could because the furniture is made with silica …..which is similar to Annie’s Mix Mat. Notice when you put paint on the Mat, it will also do this.
The paint literally separated and no mater how many coats you apply- it keeps doing this! (So, don’t waste paint and stop after applying the first coat on the first section)
To remedy this from happening- you can lightly sand it to scuff the surface. Sand in the same direction you plan on applying the paint or that the wood grain goes (if it has a wood looking surface). To fix the cheap pressboard furniture that may be causing this issue – you can also sand it lightly and put multiple thin coats of Chalk Paint® on waiting at least 12 hours between each.
According to Barb S.- who was a Technical Resource for Annie Sloan stockists, she stated,
“For years now we have been recommending to a customer to first thoroughly sand their IKEA piece (and Formica too) to break the surface tension (unless it’s been finished with thermafoil, which cannot be painted).
Then apply a thin coat of Chalk Paint®. Let paint dry and then wait 48 hours to allow the paint to bond.
Finish with proceeding painting in whichever manner you like.”
The Purple Painted Lady® recommends adding a little water to your Chalk Paint® also. No more than than 20%.
So, if you have one cup of Chalk Paint® – take a 1/8 measuring cup and fill with water and add to the paint and mix well. Remember – you can always add more water- BUT don’t waste your paint by adding too much and making it too thin!
First- if you have a local stockist- go visit them and build a relationship with them. Go to them with your questions and project issues. BUT- if you do not have a local stockist- we invite you to try our customer service!
As for buying any of the products we mentioned earlier in this post- I hope that you select The Purple Painted Lady® to be your one stop resource! We have two locations in western NY. Check out our Information tab and come and meet us! Otherwise- if you are not located near me- the following information may apply to you.
This information is directed to those who do NOT have a local stockist. Because if you do – go and meet them, shop from them and build a relationship with them. The guidance, information and knowledge they share with you – will be invaluable. Get inspired by their shop that they lovingly curated – just for you! Enjoy that one on one experience! But for those who are in a location where there is no one selling paint products- and you must buy on-line- consider us. With that said, visit www.anniesloan.com to find a stockist near you.
We are here to help you, our customers! We want you to be successful!
SOME OF THE REASONS WE THINK THE PURPLE PAINTED LADY® CUSTOMER SERVICE IS THE BEST:
* We love our customers and it shows!
* Ordering online? If you order before 3 pm EASTERN TIME any day Monday thru Friday – we will ship out your package that SAME day. We ship orders out every since week day all over the US.
* We offer low flat rate UPS shipping cost so if you are one town away or 10 states away- the shipping cost is the same.
* We have awesome follow up customer service, too!
: ) And I will be here to help you as you progress through your future project! And if I do say so myself- we offer the BEST customer service that you will ever experience! Lastly- if I was helpful to you- ….please consider leaving a positive review on my Facebook business page sharing your positive experience or thoughts about The Purple Painted Lady®. Here is a link to my Facebook page=> http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Purple-Painted-Lady/291882785710 This really helps me! (wink, wink!) XO
Trish
The Purple Painted Lady® ~ the serial no. is 86/641,416 with the US Trademark Office
Again Duck Egg is a greenish soft blue reminiscent of Rococo French and Swedish interiors. It looks wonderful and fresh with Old White. We also love it distressed when it is used over Chateau Grey.
This color is definitely a color you would want to add to your suite of colors if you love French Country. Pair it with Arles, add some Dark Wax and you have a killer combination!
First- if you have a local stockist- go visit them and build a relationship with them. Go to them with your questions and project issues. BUT- if you do not have a local stockist- we invite you to try our customer service!
As for buying any of the products we mentioned earlier in this post- I hope that you select The Purple Painted Lady® to be your one stop resource! We have two locations in western NY. Check out our Information tab and come and meet us! Otherwise- if you are not located near me- the following information may apply to you.
This information is directed to those who do NOT have a local stockist. Because if you do – go and meet them, shop from them and build a relationship with them. The guidance, information and knowledge they share with you – will be invaluable. But, if you are in a location where there is no one selling paint products- and you must buy on-line- consider us. With that said, visit www.anniesloan.com to find a stockist near you.
We are here to help you, our customers! We want you to be successful!
SOME OF THE REASONS WE THINK THE PURPLE PAINTED LADY® CUSTOMER SERVICE IS THE BEST:
* We sell Chalk Paint® for $34.95
* If you order before 3 pm EASTERN TIME any day Monday thru Friday – we will ship out your package that SAME day.
* We ship orders out every since week day all over the US.
* We offer low flat rate UPS shipping cost so if you are one town away or 10 states away- the shipping cost is the same.
* We have awesome follow up customer service, too!
: ) And I will be here to help you as you progress through your future project! And if I do say so myself- we offer the BEST customer service that you will ever experience!Lastly- if I was helpful to you- ….please consider leaving a positive review on my Facebook business page sharing your positive experience or thoughts about The Purple Painted Lady®. Here is a link to my Facebook page=> http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Purple-Painted-Lady/291882785710 This really helps me! (wink, wink!)
XO
Trish
The Purple Painted Lady® ~ the serial no. is 86/641,416 with the US Trademark Office
