Glazed and confused... Except not confusing at ALL!

This is going to be a short post because I am

TIRED!

Today we had our newborn photo shoot.

We also tried to get some family pictures done with a newborn and a one year old..

On just a couple hours of sleep..

With two mini hell doxi dogs getting in the middle of EVERYTHING!

So here it goes.

One of the biggest projects I worked on in 2011 was

Z-baby's big girl room.

EHHH!!

I can't wait to show it to you!

But

For now...

I am just going to show you one project I worked on.

I decided to try my hand at glazing.

This is not the best picture.

I meant to take a finished project picture before my sweet girl went to bed

But

of course...

I forgot!

So I will add it later.. I promise!!

I am going to give you a quick tutorial on my glazing technique.

If you have ever looked up how to glaze you know that there are TONS of different techniques out there.

I read a lot of different blog tutorials before I began...

Some were VERY complex.

I decided to just use what I had and see how it turned out.

Well it turns out that I loved the finished product and it was SUPER easy!

I started with this mirror my grandmother found at a yard sale years ago.

I LOVED the ornate design

But I was not so wild about the white and gold paint.

Step one:

I painted the frame a bright turquoise and let it dry.

Step two:

I got my glazing supplies ready.

water

black paint

sponge brush

paper towel

Step 3:

I squirted a small amount of black paint into the cup with the water.

The ratio is 1/3 paint to 2/3 water.

You do not need much.

I painted a layer of the watered down black paint using the sponge brush.

Step 4:

I used the paper towel to wipe off the black paint until I got the look I wanted.

Then I simply let it dry!

SO SIMPLE!

I hope you like it!

You should totally give it a try!

~happy glazing

P.S. It REALLY sucks when you accidently sit on your finished mirror and crack it... Trust me, I know!