My Summer “A” Team

Posted on 07/26/2013 by Tricia

Have you met Ellen & Adrienne?

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

Posted on 07/19/2013 by Tricia

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!

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.

English Yellow Is Here!

Posted on 06/20/2013 by Tricia

English Yellow Is almost Here!

We are so excited to welcome our newest color, English Yellow next week! (week of 6/24/2013)

Pre-orders for quarts only are being accepted now HERE.

Again, English Yellow is expected to arrive the week of 6/24/2013. If ordering English Yellow, your entire order placed will ship next week after we receive our truckload of English Yellow.

Annie Sloan explains English Yellow as, “This clean yellow was particularly popular in English 18th Century decoration inspired by hand painted Chinese wallpaper and the development of Chrome Yellow pigment. It was the first non earthy yellow and at first would be very expensive. In the 1950s this yellow became popular as a strong primrose. It can be mixed with Antibes Green to make lime green.”

Don’t forget when purchasing Chalk Paint® Decorative Paint by Annie Sloan- to consider purchasing her Clear Wax also. Annie’s paint and wax were created to partner perfectly together! The paint itself will harden but the wax will truly protect it! The wax does completely harden and it becomes hard and is water repellent. It is a wonderful protective finish that you can buff once dry- to the sheen you desire.

Distress Before OR After Waxing…. that is the question.

Posted on 06/13/2013 by Tricia

Distress before OR after waxing, that is the question.

You can distress prior to waxing or after. There are reasons on when you might want to distress after, however, I typically distress before. >br>

If you sand before waxing- it will be less work since you are not sanding through the wax application. If you sand before waxing though- the Chalk Paint® that you are removing with the sand paper will turn into a fine powder and settle down on the floor…put a drop cloth down to save on mess. AND never- use a damp mop to clean up the particles! The moisture will turn the powder into a wash and you will get the color all over your floor.

If you sand AFTER waxing- it takes a bit more elbow grease, and you will probably want to add another layer of clear wax to protect the raw areas you sanded…but if this is your first time ever painting and distressing…by having a wax application on the painted piece first- you won’t accidentally take off too much paint, as you learn how to finesse the sand paper with the right amount of pressure.

Also-(and for example) if you painted a piece in Graphite while it is sitting in an all white room that has white carpet, I would still put a drop cloth down and distress after waxing. If you sand after waxing, you will see you have less dust since the wax and paint removed seem to stick more onto your sandpaper.

Can Chalk Paint® go over a previously crackled piece or freshly painted Milk Paint that is chipping?

Posted on 06/09/2013 by Tricia

Painting Chalk Paint® over a previously painted surface that has some type of effect – will most likely pass through to the Chalk Paint® or Milk Paint.

This would probably be the case no matter what type of paint you were using.

So for example—– if you paint Chalk Paint® (or Milk Paint…or Latex) over a previously crackled surface- it will most likely cause the Chalk Paint® to crackle in some spots, if not all over.

Painting Chalk Paint® over a piece that was recently painted with Milk Paint that is chipping- will still cause the Chalk Paint® to chip since the foundation beneath …the “Milk Paint” is still chipping since it has not “bonded” with the base surface.

My suggestion for the crackle – would be to sand all of the crackled surface off as so to remove it.

With the chipping Milk Paint, sand it back lightly to accelerate any loose paint to come off.

Then in both examples, blow off the surface of any dust and use Zinsser Clear Shellac to as so to seal the surface (I like the aerosol cans- but you have to use the spray outside) and apply a thorough coat of shellac over the whole piece. Possibly two coats. Shellac is very inexpensive and can be a life saver depending on the piece you are working on.

I have a post HERE on my website that I suggest you read.

And don’t forget that The Purple Painted Lady sells both Chalk Paint® & Milk Paint on-line and ship same day at a low flat rate price….and it is the sales of paint that allow us to be here to answer questions. Visit our on-line store HERE.

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