Tuesday Tutorial

Marilyn is a member of the Old Farmhouse Gathering and the owner of Harvest Moon Primitives. Stop by and visit her shop today. She is a very talented artist!!! We appreciate her sharing the tutorial for:

Aging Wooden Pieces

Start with raw wood...I sanded it to smooth the finish of the wood. I then added a coat of sealer because the wood I used was very pourous. I made my wood 1" larger than the stencil, but you can make it any size you choose.

Next is the basecoating of the wood

Once that is dry...I did the stencil. Make sure you measure carefully so it is centered on your wood. I cut the wood 1" larger than the stencil. I like to use a sea sponge when applying a stencil like this because it is very thin and I don't want to bend the stencil. Once that happens it is never the same.

 

  The finished stencil looks good huh?

Next comes the sanding...I used my mouse sander, but if you don't have one, regular sandpaper will do...just takes longer, and more time.

Once sanded the way you like...then it's time to add the stain/antiquing. I used Briwax in Black to stain them both, however, on the mustard board I added minwax stain first...and used the black lightly around the edges

THE FINISHED PIECE

Lots of time, and work, but well worth it...when you have your finished checkerboard.! You can use this technique on all your wood pieces you want to "Prim" up...and they come out wonderful!