Im an impulsive person. When I think of something, I must do it.
And then, when I think of something else, I must do that as well.
That leaves me doing a lot of different things and sometimes at the same time.
And then, when I think of something else, I must do that as well.
That leaves me doing a lot of different things and sometimes at the same time.
So, where am I going with this? Well, I find that my impulsivity affects my painting. When I want to start painting a new piece of furniture, I want to start painting.
I gather my brushes and other supplies, open my paint can and begin. And this, lack of planning has led to some problems, particularly with chalk paint.
You see, I like to paint directly out of the can. In my flurry to begin my project, pouring paint into another container would slow me down, it would be messy and I am certain it would interrupt my creative process. So, I paint out of my can, dipping and wiping my brush along the side.
But...this is what I end up with.
But...this is what I end up with.
The paint that I wipe along the sides ends up drying along the lid. The lid never fits tight after that and eventually, the paint remaining inside thickens. At almost $40 a quart, this is a waste! So, I figured if I wanted to enjoy the spontaneity of painting out of a can,
I had to come up with some ways to preserve my chalk paint.
I had to come up with some ways to preserve my chalk paint.
3 Ways To Protect, Preserve and Store
Your Precious Chalk Paint
1. Create a temporary and reusable lid with an old or new Ziplock twist lid...they fit perfectly!!
Creating a temporary lid gives me a lip to catch the paint on,
without getting any paint on the actual rim of the can.
Here, I used a hot tool with a blade to cut a circle
leaving about a half inch rim to catch the paint.
You can also use scissors if you carefully drill a hole in the center and cut outwards.
Just eyeball the circle. It does not have to be perfect.
Now, no more dried out paint:)
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