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Hi There!

Hope you re all having 

a truly lazy Sunday

sitting in the sunshine and

recharging the batteries

ready for another week........

............here's some easy 

reading to keep you in your

seat................

The question of the moment

is whether or not another paint

is required

So I asked Helen Chilton to put the 

new DecoArt Extreme Sheen Metallics

 to the test .....

"Hi Helen here with an article on the 

new DecoArts Extreme Sheen Metallic 

paints which retail for 2.99 a bottle

 and come in 16 delicious colours.

I wanted to show you the difference

 in finish between the Dazzling Metallics

 and the Extreme Sheen paints. 

The Extreme Sheen paints have a

 finish almost like the metallic paint 

on a car. 

You can see how the sheen reflects the light.

Here the Metallic Sheens are 

rubbed over DecoArt Crackle Paint

 to give a fabulous finish.

Here I've layered the paint on 

quite thickly and then heated it. 

It bubbles and blisters to produce a 

textured sheen.

I tried it out on all different sorts of

 surfaces to show you the different 

effects. 

It's great for altering your embellishments.

My favourite embellishment has to be

 this name holder which was originally

 a grey metal.

Next I'm going to make an assemblage

 using these paints. 

I've painted half of a wooden box 

(don't know where the other half went - 

I probably wanted the hinges for something!) 

No need to prep the wood - just brush 

the paint straight on. 

I've used a mixture of Antique Bronze, 

Aquamarine, Sapphire and Pewter.

Then I scraped on some Crackle Paint.

Dab colour onto your Crackle when it's dry -

 same colours as before and a touch of 

Pink Tourmaline.

Add stencilling to the uncrackled sides.

Then stick on all your bits and pieces.

The writing's done with rub-ons.

This is made with a Martha Stewart clay mould and air dry clay.

I've stuck some tiny painted 

fabric flowers in the glass bottle. 

The burlap shimmers in the

 background.

A painted wooden heart with rub-ons.

Materials used:

DecoArt Extreme Sheen Metallic paints:

Wooden Box: 

Martha Stewart clay mold:

Air dry clay:

Metal Label Pull Handles:

Burlap:

DecoArt Crackle Paint:

Great introduction there Helen and

an absolutely lovely project too

Many thanks and enjoy what is 

left of your day

Think that settles it.  The answer

to the question is, of course these

paints need to be added to the

paint collection ..................

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx