Bolder In Blue

In the middle of getting all the primitives around here cleaned, painted, and ready for the shop.

I do not paint all of them.

Just the ones I think might benefit with a little paint wash of color.



I mixed some blue craft paint with water (2 to 1).

Dug out the hard-scrubbed washboard and the tool caddy.

The front of the washboard shows how hard someone used it to wash clothes - It is rubbed almost flat.

The backside was just plain - all painted labels if there ever were any are long gone.

I had to dig out soap-crusted lint from around the edges.

This woman actually wore a hole right through her washboard.


Can you imagine what her hands looked like?

After cleaning it, I stood it up on a chair and put different bottles of paint next to it until I decided two things.

One, the details would show better with a paint wash.

Two, I wanted blue.

Surprised?



I did consider turquoise - my usual paint choice - but settled on a blue.

Okay, I know it is barely out of the turquoise range of colors, but it is a softer shade than here.

Slightly.

Next up on the paint bin was the tool caddy.  

It was not really old so I aged it with some hammer dings and scrubbed it with a wire brush.

I love how it has three compartments.

Same color wash, but I went over some parts with two coats.

Used tung oil over each piece and may decide to add some wax later.

I did remember to style the two pieces for the grand finale.

I know why I do not do this with projects very often.

I want to keep them.



Look how perfect for my farm animals.

Think Easter chicks.

Can't you see a little ...

No, wait a minute.  I think I will keep these for my Easter mantel.




I need to paint something in a color I do not like.

Do you do that?

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