Hey Friends!
I am becoming totally addicted to painting with chalk paint! These days as I wonder around my house I look at stuff and think “I need to paint that!”
So why did I go out and buy a couple of wood trays to paint, you ask? Because One Kings Lane asked me to participate in their Tray Chic campaign! You can see Part 1 and Part 2 of the campaign in my previous two blog posts. And, yes, I did have trays before the ones you see here, but I: a. wanted to do something really creative for the campaign; and b. wanted to have an excuse to paint with chalk paint.
I also wanted to try my hand at achieving a chippy paint layered look with chalk paint. (It’s also referred to as “crackle paint”, but I like the sound of chippy paint better.) I thought it would be hard, but it’s not hard at all- it’s actually really easy and a lot of fun! 🙂 So much so I had to make a tutorial and share it with you!
Here’s what you’ll need:
- Walnut Hollow Unfinished Wood Serving Tray, 10 by 12-Inch where to buy
- Walnut Hollow Unfinished Wood Serving Tray, 15-inch x 11-inch where to buy
- Americana Décor Chalky Finish Paint in Refreshing where to buy
- Americana Décor Chalky Finish Paint in Remembrance where to buy
- Americana Décor Chalky Finish Paint in Carbon where to buy
- Folkart Home Décor Chalk Paint in White Adirondack where to buy
- Folkart Home Décor Chalk Paint in Castle where to buy
- Americana Décor Crème Wax in Clear where to buy
- Elmer’s Glue-All Multipurpose Glue where to buy
- Petroleum Jelly (like Vaseline)
- 1″ paint brush
- soft rag cloth
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Please note: The Americana Décor Chalky Finish Paint in Carbon was used to darken the Remembrance and Refreshing colors. I will be posting a tutorial this Friday on how to do this!
Instructions:
Paint trays using the base color, which is a darkened version of Remembrance in the example below.
Paint on your layering colors randomly as shown below. I used White Adirondack and Castle.
Paint on the Elmer’s Glue. I chose to paint the glue entirely over both trays because I wanted the chippy paint look everywhere, but you can just want the effect in certain spots, just paint the glue on in those spots.
Rub petroleum jelly on the spots you want to appear “worn off.” You can apply the petroleum jelly over spots that have glue on them.
Allow the glue to get tacky (but not all the way dry) and then paint the top coat over everything. You want the glue to be tacky when you paint over it because it will cause the paint to get the chippy look as it dries. There has been much debate on how long you should wait to paint after you’ve put on the glue, but it really depends on how thick a layer of glue you’ve put on (the thicker the glue layer, the bigger the chippy look) and what the current climate is in your neck of the woods. Just test it every few minutes and paint when it gets tacky to the touch.
Wait for everything to dry entirely (overnight is best) and then remove the paint over the petroleum jelly areas with a soft rag. You want to make sure the paint is entirely dry before you do this, because if it isn’t the wet paint will smear over the parts that are supposed to look worn and chippy. When the paint is dry, it will coagulate over the petroleum jelly and rub off easily without smearing.
Finish with a layer of crème wax. I really like the crème wax because it is very thin and applies smoothly and dries quickly.
Now you have two gorgeous trays to decorate with!
Close up of one of the tray bottoms!
I used them to fill up with flowers for the One Kings Lane Tray Chic campaign!
I hope this tutorial will inspire you to do some chippy paint chalk painting of your own! 🙂
Please let me know what you think!
Until next time!
Michelle
I am so glad you gave instructions on how to get the chippy look. I had no idea how to go achieve the look or where to buy the paint. I have several items I have been wanting to paint for some time.
Thank you Jeanie! 🙂 I’m glad this tutorial was helpful to you!
Thanks for the tutorial! The trays look great!
Thank you!!! 🙂
Wow that tray is so pretty and thanks for the tutorial. Thanks for sharing this at Cooking & Crafting with J & J!
You’re welcome Julie! 🙂 Thanks for hosting the link party!
This is great! I’ve never seen this method used before, and I really like the end results. Great tutorial!
Thank you Carol! 🙂
Hi Michelle! What a fun project! You made it seem so easy to do with your clear instructions. I can’t wait to try it! Pinning! 😀
Thank you Vashti! 🙂
Beautiful job! Really really like the color you picked. And excellent tutorial, easy to follow along.
Thank you Audra! 🙂
Oh wow…I totally love this!
Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!
Thank you Jess! 🙂 And thank you for hosting an awesome linkup!
I LOVE the colors you chose for your chippy trays! Great tutorial too! Thank you so much for sharing at The Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop! A definite PIN!!
Thank you C.D.! 🙂
Very pretty!! Thanks for showing me how!! I seen they have started caring these paints at walmart…at least in my neck of the woods!! Going to try them!! Found you on Mama Buzz!! Hey I would love it if you stopped by my place and shared your stuff on My 2 favorite Things on Thursday – Link Party!! I would love to have you!!
Thank you so much Elaine! 🙂 And thank you for inviting me to your link party- I shared this project and added your link party to my link party list! 🙂 Have a great weekend!
Thanks for linking up on My 2 Favorite Things on Thursday!! I loved having you!! Hope you can join us again tomorrow!! Pinned to My 2 Favorite Things on Thursday Pinterest page!! 🙂
Thank you Elaine! 🙂 And thank you for hosting the link party!
Such an interesting technique! Thank you for sharing it with us at Brag About It!
~Laurie
Thank you Laurie! 🙂 And thank you for hosting the link party!
Great tutorial and it looks lovely! Thank you for sharing at the Thursday Favorite. Please watch for your feature on Monday xo
Thank you so much for featuring me next week! 🙂 I’ll be sure to swing by on Thursday to check it out!
Out of all the tutorials I’ve seen on chalk paint this one rocks it. I love how detailed you went and now I’m thinking I might need to try this. Thanks!
Awe thank you Carole! It’s always great getting that kind of feedback about a tutorial I put together! 🙂
I’m loving this! Pinned and tweeted! I always love your creations, thanks for sharing this with us at our party! I hope to see you tonight at 7 pm, we love seeing what you have been working on! Lou Lou Girls
Thank you so much! 🙂 You Girls rock!!!
These look great.
Thanks Trish! 🙂
I love chalk paint too. Thank you for the tips for chippy painting things.
You’re welcome Kathi; and thank you! 🙂
This is is a great tutorial, Michelle! The trays are fabulous! I’ll be featuring these tonight at Best of the Weekend! Hope you will stop by again tonight!
Thank you so much for the feature Amy! 🙂 And I will most definitely stop by tonight!
Thanks for sharing your gorgeous project and fabulous tutorial at Inspire Me Monday at Create With Joy Michelle – I’m delighted to feature you this week! 🙂
Look forward to seeing this week’s creations.
Have a fabulous week!
Thank you so much for featuring this project this week! I’m really flattered you would choose this from all the other amazing linkups shared last week! I’ll be sure to hop on over to see it! 🙂 Thanks again!
Your trays look great! I love that paint. I used red chalk paint on my desk and dresser in my craft room. Thanks for sharing at Submarine Sunday!!!
Thank you! 🙂 And thank you for hosting!
This is hands down the most detailed tutorial I’ve seen on getting the ‘chippy layered look’, but would this work with any chalk paint, or just this type? I use waverly chalk paint a and tha Paint out loud brand. I’m wanting to do this look on a coffee table my husband built me out of an OLD wooden door with oak legs!
Hi Shea! Thanks so much! 🙂 This should work fine with any kind of chalk paint. Email me a picture when you’re done with your coffee table – I’d love to see how it turns out! 🙂
Sooooo…I guess this debunks the golden rule that Milk Paint is the ONLY paint to use for that “chippy” look.
Hi Tom, I’ve never heard that rule and I’ve always used chalk paint for the chippy look (I’ve never tried milk paint), so I guess that would be a yes 🙂
Thanks for responding Michelle!
Trying it now. I’ll let you know how it turns out!
It turned out awesome! See my Pintrest pictures. https://www.pinterest.com/deeharwood/doors-and-brass-updates/my-dining-room-door/
VERY nice! Great job! 🙂
Awesome – can’t wait to see it!