Today I wanted to share with you a quick little story about this vintage Syroco wood frame I purchased at a local flea market. For this piece I had to dig around in order to find it. What caught my eye was that it was gold and has pretty bows.
So to prep, I wiped it clean with a damp cloth and then removed the frame backing with a butter knife since I didn't have a flat head available at the time. What you saw in the picture above is actually a phillips head. And I'm sure you're noticing that I'm working on top of the same shabby mirror I posted about.
I primed the frame with white primer spray paint, since I love to spray paint and let it dry out in the sun. And yes this time I'm using a drop cloth, no more spray painting the grass.
For a second I thought about leaving it white and shabbying it up a bit, but I felt this pretty frame needed more than that. It needed some color, so I chose a pink acrylic and mixed it up with some of the Valspar bronze metal glazing and what I came up with was a pinky pearl color, it was absolutely beautiful while I was mixing it and painting it. However, I needed to add a few coats because the glaze is not a paint and its not meant to coat as thickly as paint should. So sometimes with every brush stroke I would remove paint instead of painting the frame.
I let it dry and bake in the sun. So glad the weather was cooperating that day.
So this is the finished product, I put a piece of scrapbook paper to boost its color and until I can find a purdy ol' picture for it. Its also going to need a piece of cut glass since it didn't come with one.
Pretty nice, right? I think so. Tell me what you think and leave your comments.
did you use acrylic like in spray, or would any spray paint would be fine, or does it have to be primed? thank you
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