Thank you Lisa so much for this very helpful video. Since I have moved way UP north the nearest Hobby Lobby is around 150 miles, one way! I have been working on my lists of stores and items to purchase when I go to the Big City when spring springs. 😁 and I will have to hit them hard again in the fall before that first snow falls. I have been looking for chalk paint, but no luck. It is nice to know that I can make it now. Hope you are doing well. 🤗🤗🤗
You are so welcome! You can totally make chalk paint! The finish with the calcium carbonate is wonderful - truly a 'chalk' like surface. 150 miles away from Hobby Lobby - oh dear! We are both well - and I hope you are enjoying WAY up north!
Not sure what im doing wrong. I got the same calcium carbonate off amazon. When i mix my paint its absolutely gorgeous but i have to use it right away, if not it all dries up. I do have it in a airtight container
I think it worked fairly well? Just for the finish coat, I switched to a wash style brush. And I bought a box of these brushes on Amazon - they are 'chip style brushes' meaning they have a more ragged end. I'm not a paint brush maker, so I am not sure of what defines a chip brush. But it has been my experience that they give a different type of stroke than say a wash brush. I may not have the names correct, or the styles correct. But I try things to see if they work. Sometimes they work, and sometimes they don't. But if I don't try, I'll never know.
@DIYDiva31 thankyou I wasn't trying to be critical I really was curious!! I always hear you and other commentators say chip brush I wasn't sure what it meant ; so thankyou I love your projects and idea's!!!❤️
Thank you for showing how to make chalk paint. Where do you get the calcium carbonate pure powder? I would love to make some or at least try. Thank you so much.
I’m going to try borax.
Thank you Lisa so much for this very helpful video.
Since I have moved way UP north the nearest Hobby Lobby is around 150 miles, one way!
I have been working on my lists of stores and items to purchase when I go to the Big City when spring springs. 😁 and I will have to hit them hard again in the fall before that first snow falls.
I have been looking for chalk paint, but no luck. It is nice to know that I can make it now.
Hope you are doing well. 🤗🤗🤗
You are so welcome! You can totally make chalk paint! The finish with the calcium carbonate is wonderful - truly a 'chalk' like surface. 150 miles away from Hobby Lobby - oh dear! We are both well - and I hope you are enjoying WAY up north!
@DIYDiva31 I forgot to thankyou for the paint trick as well!!! Thankyou for all you do!!
nothing to use to seal the paint? how do you maintain it? cleaning ??
Not sure what im doing wrong. I got the same calcium carbonate off amazon. When i mix my paint its absolutely gorgeous but i have to use it right away, if not it all dries up. I do have it in a airtight container
Did you not give the vase a coat of protection after?
May I ask why you used chip brush if you knew it wouldn't work? Also what do you consider a chip brush?
I think it worked fairly well? Just for the finish coat, I switched to a wash style brush. And I bought a box of these brushes on Amazon - they are 'chip style brushes' meaning they have a more ragged end. I'm not a paint brush maker, so I am not sure of what defines a chip brush. But it has been my experience that they give a different type of stroke than say a wash brush.
I may not have the names correct, or the styles correct. But I try things to see if they work. Sometimes they work, and sometimes they don't. But if I don't try, I'll never know.
@DIYDiva31 thankyou I wasn't trying to be critical I really was curious!! I always hear you and other commentators say chip brush I wasn't sure what it meant ; so thankyou I love your projects and idea's!!!❤️
Can you give us the exact measurements for the calcium carbonate and water please?
How much paint did you use in the jar? Thank you.
Thank you for showing how to make chalk paint. Where do you get the calcium carbonate pure powder? I would love to make some or at least try. Thank you so much.
Can't find the answer to my question above or the one from below. Please answer. Thank you.
It's like $12 something
Thanks for sharing your recipe 😀. Great video!
Whats the actual recipe? Guess I missed it