I used to use that crackle technique years ago and had forgotten it. I believe I first learned it on Aleene's Creative Living when she was on TV. Thank you for the reminder. What a lovely bottle! Very shabby chic!
Thank you Sophie. Didn't Aleene make a crackle finish? I found this out by mistake when I painted over the glue too quickly one day. I find it to be a lot easier than the products I find in the stores. Patti
Loved this video!! It's a beautiful piece and I love your creativeness with the way you did the names In the beginning. Just like you would a movie. The atmosphere along with the music, background, etc. was perfect!! You're a natural for this as well as setting the scene for It.
really beautiful. I think this would look great done on full wine bottles for birthday /anniversary parties or weddings. think I'll try this for my daughters 21st birthday. thank you for the inspiration ☺
You are so talented. I've been looking at tour videos as inspiration for my wedding centerpieces using wine bottles and decoupage. I love this technique here. would I be able to decoupage pictures on this technique? Thank you for all of your beautiful work!! you're an inspiration!
Oooh, boy is THAT gorg-juss!!! Love the way you crackled the bottle and left the green glass to show thru. Great job!! I just went into the kitchen and grabbed a wine bottle........... (Let's see how I can screw this one up! lol)
I am excited for you Monique! Aren't there some beautiful liquor bottles out there too? Good luck with your move. They say when you change your address you change your life. Cheers to a new beginning! Patti
Hello,I love your work,Its fantastic, i have also started my own decoupage, and i will definitely try out your jar and bottle. Very nice! :)thanks for the videos. With patience i will be waiting for the next videos, good luck!
Hello there Sunshine Gorgeous bottle. I love the pinks and glitter and that paint you used to outline is fabulous. I never saw that done with the glue and paint. I am actually going to try that today. I love the way the crackle looks. Also those butterflies made from paper towel. oh my gosh*** I am going to try those too. By the way, you don't have to reply to my comment Girly, we'll talk later :) deezie
Another gorgeous bottle. I saw all 3 butterflies no problem. They call it feng shui, and I also agree odd number of items looks more appealing :-) I have 2 Mississippi Mud Black & Tan Beer bottles---946 ml and would like inspiration on decorating them or any kind of bottle with a handle like them pleas if possible. Thank you
not sure what I'm doing wrong :( :( I'm using school glue, and Folk Art Chalk paint with a sponge applying it, and it either doesn't crack or makes a lot of tiny tiny bubbles. The sponge is a torn piece from one of those sponges to wash the car :) Thank you so very much for any suggestions please please :) :)
hola patty hermoso. me encanto su trabajo. solo q me cuesta un poco el ingles...necesito ayuda y deceo saber el nombre de los sprays q ud. uso y el papel q ud puso al horno muchas gracias .....
¡Hola! Estoy utilizando el " traductor Google " para escribir a usted así que espero que estoy haciendo sentido . :) Estoy utilizando pegamento decoupage servilleta , y puse las cosas en el horno para ayudar a eliminar las arrugas , pero se puede dejar secar al aire . Luego agregar un barniz o capa superior . Espero que esto ayude y gracias ! Patti
I have tried to do this crackle technique using Elmer’s school glue and chalk paint. I can’t get it to crackle. Could it be because I am in Arizona and it was 100 degrees? What am I doing wrong? Help! I followed your steps and can’t get it to crackle!
Hi Patti, love love it, congrats. In my country I there s no the chalk paint, and didin t underestand what happened if I use acrilyc paint. Can you explain me please? Thank you again for share your creativity, A lot of kisses from Paraguay
Hello Susana and thank you! Big hugs from the USA. Do you have a bottle that you can practise on? I am wondering if this will also work with acrylic paint. The chalk paint dries faster than the glue which is what causes the crackling. If you can find a matte paint (no shine) you may have more luck with that crackling. Follow these same steps but use your acrylic paint and see if it works. A problem I have had with the acrylic paint is that it sometimes bubbles when you heat it to dry it faster. If you try this could you tell me how it turns out for you Susana? Thank you! Patti
Hi Patti Help please.I tried to do this project with PVA glue on a green bottle but did not use chalk paint on top instead just some emulsion paint i thought i would try to see how it would turn out.Welllll......absolute disaster.....the finish came out like an artex stippled finish not the crackled look i had hoped for.Where did i go wrong? Was it the paint i used? I dried it with a heat tool and not a hairdrier as you used was it that? Many thanks in advance for your advice on this.....Helen.
any clue to what went wrong? i was thinking of trying the crackle finish with the normal acrylic paints instead of chalk paint or color emulsion. Do let me know if u could find what went wrong in the project u tried
hi, I couldn't find the Liquid Pearls on your website, I browsed 100 pages in your website, still couldn't find it, there are too much stuff in your website, it's not easy to look for something that i like to buy, can you tell me which page it is in? thanks!
oh no....I wonder why that didn't work. Here's the link to them but if you don't want to buy this set, just do the search at the top of the page once you click on the link. amzn.to/2dQAAS8 This is a brand new website so I have been working to make it easier, thank you for telling me and sticking with me, I am now starting to add the exact product links on the blog posts to make it easier. Thanks again! Patti
yes Stephanie, though I would make sure to use a plastic liner inside the pot if you're going to use it. The water will seep through the terra-cotta from the inside and ruin the work on the outside. (or you can waterproof the inside) Thank you! Patti
This is beautiful! I'm so excited to try this! Quick question, is it ok to do this project in stages (wherein the steps are stretched into days) rather than completed all in one day? Also, I can't find the micro fine glitter that you used in this video (I looked it up on your website) but there are so many variations of 'micro fine glitter. Help! ;)
Hello Caroline and thank you! Yes, you can do this in stages on different days except for the painting. The glue has to be wet when you apply the chalk paint. Everything else can be done in days - I have to do that for my videos, I usually start them a week earlier. :) Stampendous makes a few beautiful micro glitter kits (about 3 colors in each) and they are lovely. You can try that. Thanks again Caroline! Patti
Hi Georgina, gesso was originally used over canvas to smooth out the surface a bit more and to be used as a nicer base for the paints that are going over top of it. :) Patti
