Dixie Belle Sea Spray (A Texture Additive)
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We asked one of our retailers, Virginia, with Artsyvava to test our new textured paint additive that creates a fun weathered, chippy, sun-kissed look. Keep reading for tips and tricks using Dixie Belle Paint!
Sea Spray is a texture additive in the form of a powder. You add Sea Spray to Dixie Belle Paint to add texture to the piece you're painting. Virginia loved this old shutter but wasn't crazy about the color. So, when we asked Virginia to test out our new product, Sea Spray, she knew that it would be perfect for the shutter makeover.
Sea Spray is a powder you add to paint to add texture to the piece you're painting. Following the package directions, I added the Sea Spray to the color Hurricane Gray, also from Dixie Belle.
Once thoroughly mixed, (you really want it to be more of a brownie dough consistancy) Virginia painted it onto the shutter using a chip brush
Even though Virginia wasn't crazy about the green color, she still wanted a little of it to show through, so she didn't cover the shutter completely. She dragged the chip brush lightly across the Sea Spray after the shutter sat for a few minutes and had started to dry. This knocked down some of the peaks and also added more texture.
Once the Sea Spray had dried completely, Virginia painted the entire shutter with the color Drop Cloth (another Dixie Belle Paint color).
When the Drop Cloth was dry, she sanded the shutter to reveal the Hurricane Gray and the original green color.
Virginia then stenciled a French logo onto the shutter and sanded over it.
To add even more "age" to the shutter, she added Dixie Belle glazes Grunge and Black.
The shutter looks as though it has been painted many times over the years. we all love the result of the Sea Spray!
Achieving that weathered sun-kissed look with not a lot of $$ and not a lot of time...its the "easy-peasy" way to do things.
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Want more details about this and other DIY projects? Check out my blog post!
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Teri thanks for adding the Seaspray technique to youtube:) Dawn a fan of Dixie Belle forever :-)
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Wow this is stunning where can I buy seaspray and can whe make it self if so can I have the recipe thank you
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You can buy sea spray on our website!
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Just found this demo! How do you seal the sea spray!
I tried this project and I love it !!! One question though.. how do you use the black glaze with out it being so much black ?