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daffodil dreamer
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jayne
Hamilton
Victoria
Australia
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 Posted - Sep 20 2006 : 9:25:18 PM
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Hi all,
I was just wondering how you all grunge or grubby your primitives? I use a few methods - tea and coffee staining, paint then sandpaper, Parisian essence (I think you call it gravy browning), cinnamon rubbed in. Anyone have any other methods? The grubbier, the better!!
Best wishes,
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abbasgurl
True Blue Farmgirl
1262 Posts
Rhonda
USA
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Posted - Sep 21 2006 : 9:05:08 PM
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Jayne, I do exactly the same. And I'm with you, the grubbier the better! I was excited to read of the Parisian Essence (Sounds so exotic!)...until I realized it was brown gravy! Haven't tried that one! LOL
Oh! I also like using walnut ink stain. Have you tried it? It gives a rich dark stain, but without the smell of coffee. I personally LOVE the cofee smell-but some of my customers don't. Adding a bit of vanilla helps tone down the coffee smell too.
I've used some products made especially for aging things, also watered down acrylic paint. I just do whatever it takes to get that grubby look. Hmmm I will think about this...
Rhonda
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