How to do the Paint Pour Technique on a Jewelry Box {VIDEO}

Turquoise Paint Pour Jewelry Box Makeover

• 5-7 colors of paint – I used Treasure for the body.
• pouring medium
• small cups (2-4 oz)
• 1 larger cup (6-10 oz)
• tongue depressors 
• paint brush
• varnish
• sanding block
• metallic wax

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First, I painted the jewelry cabinet (except for the top of the lid) with chalky finish paint in a dark turquoise.  I used Treasure.  When that was dry I added a coat of varnish.

Later I decided it was too dark and plain so I went back over it with a white wash.  I used Everlasting.  When that was dry, I sanded it lightly with my sanding block.

Now for the really fun part!  I taped off the part I had already painted ’cause I knew this was gonna get messy.  

Now to prep the paint for the paint pour.

You’ll need a small cup for every color.  Mix an equal amount of paint and pouring medium.  You may have to adjust this depending on the thickness of the paint. I was using chalky finish paint and a couple of them I’ve had for a while.  They were thicker so I added a bit more pouring medium.  Just play around with it ’til it pours smoothly.

Mix each color individually with a tongue depressor.  

Next, the part that still terrifies me.  Pour all the colors into one big cup!  This is called a dirty pour.

I didn’t have my tripod set up and I definitely couldn’t hold the camera while I was pouring so take a look at this short video showing the process.

See what a mess I made?  Even my arms were covered in paint.  But it was a LOT of fun.  

I put that canvas under the jewelry box as I let the paint drip off the sides.  Then I poured all the extra paint on and spread it around the canvas.  Now I have a piece of art that matches my jewelry box!

The handles needed just a little freshening up to, so I used some metallic wax.

And here’s how the top turned out… what do you think?

This was a lot of fun so I’m sure you’re gonna see this technique again.

If you enjoyed this paint pour thrift store makeover, check out what everyone else did this month:

‘Til the next project,

 Ann @ Duct Tape and Denim

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