I'm Naomi, your Aussie guide through the colourful world of chalkpaint artistry and upcycling.
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I really loved how this turned out. You've given me some really great ideas for making my own trim pieces for projects I'm doing. Might I ask what piece of music you were playing? I really enjoyed it. Thanks and amazing end results. 💖😍
I'm glad you liked my video and it inspired you to make your own trims. The music used was provided by RU-vid and it was called: Josef Suk, Serenade, Op 6.
Love this. have just come across it. Have you done the follow up video has i can not find it,? Would love to see how you painted it and what paints you used Will be having a go. Thank you.
With the upmost respect to you and your obvious talent I feel that I must emphasize that I much prefer the use of voice-over technology as opposed to music playing. I very much want to learn from you, so what I need from you most is your voice and direction. I appreciate that you are taking the time to hold up products as you are about to use them, however for those of us who are vision impaired, the added step of including them with attached links into a Product List within the Comments section makes crafting that much easier. 😅 As well, having access to the Transcript is a wonderful help for a multitude of reasons. With many thanks, Julie Canada
Hi Julie, Thank you for your comments. I'm still learning the ways of RU-vid, but have thought about the points you mentioned, so I have started talking in my newer videos. I'm not sure my accent will be appreciated though :-D I do not stock some of the products I use, but have considered adding links to the items I do, and direct where to buy for the products I don't. I will look into the transcript idea. I hope you are enjoying your crafting journey, and thank you for watching my videos. <3 Naomi.
Hello, Yes it is water that I use to help move the paint and stop it from setting too soon. The powder would have been a product I created called Matte Minerals that I use to create my own chalk paint. I have since improved the recipe and rebranded to be called Matted and Tattered. Good luck with your creative journey :-)
Hello from The Netherlands, i really enjoyed watching you create this wonderful piece. If i may ask, did you used a kind of structurepaste for creating the raised stencil? I,m excited to try this sometime but i don,t know what product to use. Greetings❤
Hello, thank you for your question and I'm happy you liked my video. I used joint compound (I think it is called gezamenlijke verbinding in Dutch) to create the raised stencil, you can buy it from any home renovation store. Cheers, Naomi.
Okay, this popped up in my feed, I'm not a subscriber. What are you putting into the mould? Butter? Plaster? Cakes frosting? Metal clay? What will you do with it once it's out of the mould?
Very happy to find this video.. I’ve been searching for a practical way to update old stretch canvases. You layer colors and accents like a pro! So you have other similar videos? 🌻
But this one really needed a voice. The speed was so very fast that it started to look like you were flipping in & out between different stencils. I could not focus because of the exceptionally high speed along with the music. So, unfortunately I was unable to learn anything from you.😢 A voice over for this video (and all, hopefully) would be so appreciated 😊 Please understand, this comment is in no way a criticism. I very much so, want to learn from you ! You do incredible work. I hope you take these requests into consideration as I would indeed race back to this video again in a heart beat if you re-posted it with voice over. Sincerely, Julie Canada
Hi Kori, Thank you, I ended up changing the music to what it is now as I had so many complaints :-) When pulling up the stencil you do it while it is still wet, so pretty much as soon as you have finished laying down the putty, you lift. Cheers, Naomi.
Hi Jan, in the longer version of this video, you may have seen me add a powder to the paint, that would have been a product called Matte Minerals that I add to sample pot paint to make my own chalk paint. I don't generally add it to the compound unless the compound is a bit runny and I need to thicken it up . I hope this helps. Cheers, Naomi.
