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Creating a glaze using Frenchic products
How to mix and apply a glaze over painted furniture If you want to give your creative projects a little something extra, another layer, depth and dimension, then a glaze is a great way to achieve that goal. You can do this easily by mixing together the colour of your...
: Evoking Emotions With Paint Colours
While you might not realise it, colours and emotions are closely linked. Colours have the power to trigger emotions in us, and these reactions are rooted in psychological effects, biological conditioning and cultural imprinting. That’s why it’s so important to understand colour psychology and choose colours wisely when it comes...
Upcycling your furniture
A lick of paint is one of the quickest and easiest ways to update your home’s interior. That’s no different for furniture, which can be truly transformed by high quality chalk paint brushes. Whether you’re looking to revamp an old pine chest of drawers, an end table, bookshelf or a...
Using Iron Orchid Designs Decor Products
IOD Décor Stamps For anyone who hasn’t used the IOD Décor Stamps, they are essentially what they sound like. A stamp. Similar to a stamp that you might’ve used as a child- but magical. The IOD Décor Stamps have the power to transform an item that you found on the...
Getting started with chalk paint
Once your furniture is prepped and ready, what's next...let's do this!
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Prepping furniture for chalk paint painting
How to prep your furniture for chalk painting. A quick tutorial on what to use and how to do it!
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Yes you can now paint tiles with Frenchic Al Fresco!
* NEWS * <3 <3 <3 We have the go ahead to be able to advise you that Frenchic Al Fresco can now be used to update those horrid old tiles you've been loathing but can't afford to replace! Hell yeah...get the brushes out!! Our wonderful chemists at the factory have been running...
Creating texture & raised stencilling with cornstarch.
How to create texture and raised stencilling using cornstarch (cornflour) mixed into Frenchic Chalk Paint.
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IKEA Lazy Susan hack!
Ikea Lazy Susan makeover using IOD Decor stamps and Frenchic Paint Take one plain lazy susan from IKEA and see how you can make it into a unique home accessory using Frenchic Paint and IOD decor stamps. Create the paint effect of your choice as a background using Frenchic chalk...
Using IOD stamps to revamp coasters
DIY coaster makeover I had a few Christmas coasters left over in the shop stock so decided to revamp them using Frenchic Paint and IOD decor stamps. I chose Wedding Cake as the background colour and the Bohemia stamp with black ink for the print. Here's a quick video of...
Reducing brush strokes with chalk paint
The main reason you get brush strokes on your work are: Brush quality Too much paint on your brush Using too much pressure when painting. Here's a quick video talking through technique whilst painting with chalk paint: If you have any further questions please do join my Facebook Page Doodledash...
Image Transfer with Frenchic Finishing Coat
Doodledash Image Transfer Tips - using Frenchic Finishing Coat Firstly, paint your project with the colour of your choice from the Frenchic Chalk & Mineral paint range. Seal your piece, with Frenchic Finishing Coat, and allow to dry. Sealing first will allow you to complete the image transfer process...
Preparing your furniture for painting
Before you paint with Frenchic: One of the beauties of Frenchic is that you don't need to use a primer before painting but you DO need to prep! By that I mean that your item needs to be clean and keyed, be it a PVC door, kitchen cupboards, Grandma's old...
New Product Announcement - Frenchic detailing brushes
⭐️⭐️NEW Detailing Brushes! ⭐️⭐️ Our Frenchic Detailing Brushes are a set of 4 smaller brushes for the decorative painter to reach the parts that other brushes cannot reach! ⭐ Handcrafted in Italy, they are ideal for using on ornate carving and finer detail when Frenchic'ing your furniture. ⭐ Made of quality, soft synthetic...
Frenchic Finishing Coat
Frenchic Finishing Coat - The Magic Potion! Did you know that water resistant Frenchic Finishing Coat (FC) is nicknamed 'The Magic Potion'? Why? Because it has a multitude of uses! Yep, it serves as a Finishing Coat that can be applied over painted or unpainted pieces by using sponge...
2019 A Review
Looking back at photos on my camera of 2019 makeovers and these ones in particular were a lot of fun. Using Frenchic Chalk & Mineral paint throughout my upcycling projects (I'm a stockist, of course!) has made it a pleasure. Adding Iron Orchid Design products into the mix now is...
DIY handmade wrapping paper
Want to create something special for your friends & family this Christmas? How about some hand printed wrapping paper! Brown kraft paper is cheaper than shop bought and also recyclable so not only are you being creative but also helping the environment. All the goodies you'll need, bar the paper,...
Kitchen Makeover using Frenchic Al Fresco
Our kitchens are the one room in the house that gets used and abused on a daily basis. It's the hub, where we all congregate and share food, drink and stories.
It's the one room that estate agents will tell us can help sell a house and it's the one room where it's common place to spend thousands.
But what if you haven't got thousands to spend? Does that mean that you have to put up with an outdated kitchen space? Not any more!
It's the one room that estate agents will tell us can help sell a house and it's the one room where it's common place to spend thousands.
But what if you haven't got thousands to spend? Does that mean that you have to put up with an outdated kitchen space? Not any more!