Painting silver is very scary at first…you are thinking, “Should I really do this? There might even be a law against it, it feels so wrong!” I started slowly by spraying the inside of a small silver tray with black chalkboard paint~
I used masking tape to tape off the center and crunched some tin foil over the edges
Chalkboard spray paint
and I have a brand new tray~I added a row of silver dots around the edge. I always use the other end of a paint brush for easy dots, works great.
The police didn’t show up and it was actually really fun! The next piece was a little scarier
I didn’t even have a plan, just decided to paint the different areas different colors, sorta like the old coloring book days…
To paint a checked pattern you will need a flat square brush. Practice on a piece of paper or foil. I use foil when working out my glass designs because the surface is similar to glass
Paint the whole desired area with the lightest color first, then begin adding the checks by painting squares, leaving the same sized spaces between them, and alternating the colors every row
It’s kind of fun to just let go and see what happens
I call this my Alice in Wonderland tray
Next I decided to try chalk paint on some candlesticks
I thought these were silver until one day HH polished them so hard we discovered they were really brass
They looked awful anyway so it was easy to pull the paint brushes out for this
I used ASCP Old White, and finished with the dark wax. The one on the left is before the dark wax, and the one on the right is after
Then I added a black check border around the base with a few gold dots
I repeated this again near the top of the candlestick
I predict I will be having a lot of fun with these now
This dish had some marks on the bottom that I couldn’t get off but the pearlized sides and golden rim were still pretty so I just painted the bottom
I used my new favorite turquoise
and added some gold checks
and some white and gold dots
This silver plated wine coaster was tarnished beyond polish so it got a couple of coats of white paint with a checked rim.
In case you haven’t noticed, I have a major thing for black and white. When in doubt it’s a great choice because it will work with just about anything and any color. I often finish pieces with black accents because it adds a touch of drama and sophistication.
Look around and see if you have an old something to put a little paint on~it’s lots of fun and you won’t get arrested, I promise!
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