Sharing my art, and professional Wall Finish applications from my 30 years of experience in the industry. ( I am still working in the field and will often take you to my current jobsites! ) I will show you how to execute a multitude of finishes, share tricks of the trade, tell you which products to use and where you can get them! I will also delve into many other decorative art techniques such as mosaic, air dry clay sculpture (fairy houses!),working with mica, stained glass, beads, crystals .....the list is endless! It will be fun !..C'mon! Art Around with me!! * full disclosure ~ I'm from WisCAHNsin... be prepared for my Midwest accent ! Also, I am in menopause.. I stutter and have brain fog, but I try my best to share my passions with you, so you can learn what I’ve learned over the course of my life as an artist and professional wall finisher ♥️
I love this Mindy. This is exactly what I have been trying to find. I do not want to cover my beautiful stone but it needs refreshing. My question is what tint did you use to make the different colors?
I used several brands of Universal tints that I have in my studio, but I recommend Mixol universal tints as you can get them in small quantities in many colors online. Add the tints (by the dropful, they are very saturated) to the concrete stain base. Play around with the colors until you are satisfied with have made a few shade that will work for you ! You won’t need much! Depending on the size of your fireplace you will only go through a fraction of the gallon . Maybe make a cup of each color . Good luck! ❤
Hy i order venetian plaster but its lime based venetian plaster so it cant be burned and pokished without soap,right?Im confused also have acril and is great.explain me for lime based venetian,please
@@snakes111b there are many types of lime based Venetian plasters available, some can be burnished and some cannot. For you know which type you bought?
@@snakes111b the grain or aggregate in different plaster are different sizes, and basically the grainier plasters aren’t able to be polished or burnished. Many of those are exterior rated. The more delicate plasters can be burnished or polished,and then sealed with “soap” or wax to protect the finish. I know, it’s confusing. Lime plaster is quite different than acrylic, and the rules aren’t the same at all. The best thing to do is buy from a distributors who can walk you through it. I recommend the Plaster Center in Minneapolis. (I know they are actually having a free two day seminar very soon! )
Try to put layer of ordinary PVA and on the top of wet glue very delicately layer of paint . Very good result, much better than mod podge crackle. Thank you for sharing now I know what not to buy. Very informative and truthful review, thank you so much 😅
I think this is slightly more advanced, but having said that, taken step by step,it is doable and I encourage you to give it a go! Refer often to images of rabbits to get the head shape and feature placement as accurate as possible 🩵🩵🩵
awesome...just the kind of help I was hoping to find.. I found I already have a small bottle of golden acrylic retarder which I hope will be perfect. thanks for your great instruction!
I've tried this with chalk paint and it didn't work very well at all. Very few cracks. And after waiting a full 24 hours to seal with wax, it bubbled and pulled the paint off. What did i do wrong. Any help appreciated
I think using chalk paint must have been the problem. Chalk paint is pretty strong stuff and,additionally there maybe there was chemical reaction. I wish I had better insight for you, but I’ve never used chalk paint to try to crackle.
@@artinaroundwithmindy well thank you for responding. I got it to crackel. The only thing i did different was to gently shake up the crackel medium and applied it pretty thick. Kinda crazy because it don't tell you to mix at all in the instructions. I noticed it still seems tacky after a full day of drying time so im just going to let it cure for a few days before i try waxing and hope the paint doesnt pull up
Mindy, you and I are alike! I make a mess also anytime I paint crafts, or my walls! lol. You are the best at what you do and I enjoy watching you so much! Thank you! The volume was perfect this video!❤️
Haha yes!! Art is messy! I wish I had a little helper that followed behind me and cleaned up the chaos! 😂🍄 Thank you so much for your sweet words! ♥️♥️♥️
I have been so looking forward to this video. Dorothy turned out so stunning! I am in awe of your talent, and the decorations and her necklace you made are just gorgeous. I'm so excited to see what you do next 💗 P.S: I'm very sorry to hear about your Aunt.
Thank you!! I think there were long pauses in my narration because I was concentrating. But I’ll definitely review it and make sure I didn’t overlook a problem. Again, thank you my friend! ♥️🐇
Now... I'm all for experimenting and I can only appreciate you showing how you went about it. BUTT... from the start, you seem to have done almost the exact opposite of what it says on the bottle. Which reads: [Apply a thin even coat in one direction with even strokes. Do not apply a second coat. Avoid over-brushing. Let dry completely 1 hour. Cracking shows when the medium is dry. [...] Full cure time 4 weeks.]
Ah! Fair enough! I notoriously don’t follow directions well and work intuitively. During this process is when I discovered that there was a difference between crackle medium, which I have lots of experience with, and a medium that crackles! So yes, it was a video of discovery! 😁
