Cassie

Somerset Gold Dresser with Glaze Effects Finish by Cassie

by Cassie May 21, 2013

Hop on over to my blog, Primitive and Proper, today to see how I transformed this dresser from this…. to this…. using Wunderfil…. General Finishes Milk Paint…. and General Finishes Glaze Effects. (All products from Rockler) Head over to check out all the details!

Horsing Around with Toy Box and Rockler

by Cassie May 7, 2013

I found this sweet little toy box at the flea market. The creepy eyed horse kind of freaked me out though, so I decided to simplify! With the help of General Finishes Milk Paint in Antique White from Rockler…. And (“non-toxic and safe for toys”) Liberon Black Bison paste wax from Rockler…. I got the [...]

The Most Wonderful Wood Filler, Wunderfil from Rockler

by Cassie May 3, 2013

I have tried so many different wood fillers in my time painting and refinishing furniture (about 6 years), and I can honestly say that my absolute favorite to use is Wunderfil from Rockler. It sands smoothly and dries quickly… it gives the smoothest feel of any filler I have used. Today you can find [...]

Cassie’s Sophisticated Coastal Blue Sideboard

by Cassie April 30, 2013

I am such a huge fan of General Finishes Milk Paint from Rockler! I love its fabulous adhesion and great finish! My go to black is their Lamp Black, and my go to navy for furniture is their Coastal Blue. Both can typically be applied to a piece that has just been lightly sanded and [...]

Creating a Girly Glam Antique Look with Briwax Golden Oak

by Cassie April 29, 2013

Today you can find me on my blog, Primitive and Proper, sharing how I used Briwax Golden Oak from Rockler to help me create a romantic champagne look on this feminine dresser. Hop on over to Primitive and Proper for all the details!

A Weathered Finish with Briwax

by Cassie April 25, 2013

Hi guys! Today you can find me at my blog, Primitive and Proper, sharing a fun bench redo! I used my absolute favorite two in one weathering and finishing wax, Briwax in Golden Oak from Rockler. The bench started out like this… and here is a little peek of where it ended [...]

Liberon Black Bison Paste Wax

by Cassie April 15, 2013

Today, you can find me over on my blog, Primitive and Proper, sharing one of my absolute favorite furniture finishing waxes, Liberon Black Bison from Rockler. I use several different waxes, but this is one of my absolute favorites to use, especially in conjunction with a chalk based paint. It give s a beautiful finish [...]

Cassie’s Red Pepper Vintage Table featuring Rockler

by Cassie April 12, 2013

See that table all the way over to the left there? Well, thanks to General Finishes Milk Paint in Red Pepper from Rockler, it got a fun little makeover! Want to see what it looks like now? Well, you will have to head over to my blog (Primitive and Proper) to see [...]

An Accidental but Cool Finish with Briwax

by Cassie March 29, 2013

Today you can find me on my blog sharing how I accidentally discovered a favorite finish on painted furniture! Armed with chalk paint, sunshine, and Golden Oak Briwax from Rockler… I took this table from this…. to weathered perfection (at least if you like that sort of thing!)…. Head on over [...]

Loving Lamp Black (A Desk and a Sofa Table)

by Cassie March 13, 2013

Happy Wednesday! While the site was down recently, I shared a sofa table I redid with my FAVORITE black paint- General Finishes lamp black milk paint from Rockler. In my 6 years of painting furniture I have tried a few black paints, but nothing has been as perfect as this one. It has a gorgeous [...]

Antiquing Chalk Paint with Briwax

by Cassie March 12, 2013

Today I am over on my blog, Primitive and Proper, sharing my favorite technique for one step antiquing and finishing…. My favorite product to use for this trick is Briwax in Golden Oak from Rockler! I was able to take a table from this… to this…. Here’s a closer look at the finish the wax [...]

Cassie’s Black Cottage Sideboard Featuring Rockler

by Cassie January 14, 2013

Happy Monday! Today you can find me on my blog sharing how I used some of my favorite products from Rockler! I used General Finishes Milkpaint in Lamp Black and Minwax Wipe-on Poly….. to take this….. to this… Hop on over to Primitive and Proper for all the details and more detailed pictures!

Cassie’s Swedish Christmas Chair

by Cassie December 11, 2012

A couple weeks ago at my weekly link party there were two Christmas themed chairs linked up, both with a different version of Santa. One was done in brighter fun colors by Lake Girl Paints, and the other one was more vintage looking by A Vintage Fairy. They were so fun and left me wanting [...]

Upcycled Tree Topper Featuring DISChangers

by Cassie December 6, 2012

This past Monday on my blog, I shared a tree topper I created for a Jingle Bell Junk Swap I participated in. We had to create a Christmas decoration from whatever our swapmate sent us. I was sent a chicken feeder and created this tree topper…. What I didn’t share on Monday was how I [...]

Rustic Red Dresser with Open Shelving

by Cassie October 10, 2012

Back in early September when I had injured my leg, I had a little more time to sit on the couch and peruse craigslist. While searching I found a local woman who had a few antique pieces of furniture. This little dresser was one of them…. My husband had picked it up for me since [...]

Easy Jack-o-lantern Pillow by Cassie

by Cassie September 20, 2012

In getting the porch ready for fall, I decided to create a new Halloween Jack-o-lantern pillow. It was ridiculously easy since I had a round canvas pillow cover from Canvas Corp. Aside from that, all I needed was black acrylic paint and textile medium (you could just use black fabric paint, but I had these [...]

Creepy Crawly Spider Magnets- a Kid Craft

by Cassie September 20, 2012

If you read my blog, you know that I have been bitten by the Halloween bug (pun intended) and have been happily crafting and decorating for the upcoming holiday. I have also been getting the kids involved when I can. Last weekend, my neighbor had a banquet to attend and her husband was out of [...]

Cassie’s Coastal Blue Vintage Desk

by Cassie September 13, 2012

I recently found this sweet little secretary desk on craigslist- it was a little weathered, and needed some love, but I loved its sweet shape and had to work on it! I removed the knobs, lightly sanded it, and then applied two coats of General Finishes milk paint from Rockler in Coastal Blue, which is a [...]

Beat Up Dresser Becomes Beautiful Sideboard featuring Rockler and Gorilla Glue

by Cassie September 5, 2012

A couple months ago, the kids and Chris and I headed out with the dogs for a little evening family walk. My neighbors had a yard sale that morning (which I missed) but they had this dresser in the street with a “free” sign on it. I knocked on their door (this particular neighbor is [...]

The First Ghosts of the Season

by Cassie August 29, 2012

As August rolled in, and it was back to school time, I couldn’t help myself from getting Fall Fever!!! I absolutely love Autumn; it’s my favorite season…. I love the smells, the skies, the colors, Halloween, Thanksgiving…. all of it! Even though it was still 90 and sunny, I was already thinking Halloween in my [...]

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