Thursday 16 December 2010

The Sweet Shop Exterior Part 2


With my camera batteries now fully recharged, here are more photos of the exterior walls of the sweet shop for you :) After swirling white acrylic paint on the side walls, I used a wet, scrunched up piece of kitchen roll to smudge the white into the grey. The walls were then left to dry fully before I 'teabagged' the whole lot! I didn't apply too much of the tea wash to all areas, just enough to give it that older look in corners. I then left it all to dry overnight.



I also painted the steps with a black/grey palette. I put a dab of black and a dab of grey on my palette and then just lightly took up a bit of each colour and applied it to the step without mixing the colours together. The colours then mix in a streaky manner as the brush is moved over the surface.


Finally, I varnished everything when it was all really dry and I had finished adding green acrylic, speck by speck... that takes sooo long to do LOL 

I use normal Interior Matt Clear Non -Yellowing Varnish to seal it all.


Here are the pillars either side of the door. I'm a bit stuck as to what to put here... I don't like the over door mantle, it is too low and I don't want to hide too much stonework, so what can I put on the top of the pillars? Some sort of sweet jar maybe?


And I finally decided on the name! I played around late last night with the lettering and Maple & Pear Confectioners fitted the window bays perfectly...
















So with just the front door to paint and age now, I can move onto decorating the inside..... another day! :)

Julia xx



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11 comments:

  1. It looks lovely, especially the shade of green you've chosen. I really enjoy these step by step transformations.

    I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with the interior now.

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  2. Golly Gosh...you guys works fast! I really like the way you have worked out the stone & plaster. Yes, I think a big jar of sweets on top of each pillar would be great...and quite unique! It would finish it off and one would never know that something was there first.

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  3. Lovely paint work, Julia! I like the lettering, too :)

    I can't get the brand of acrylic paint I used to buy, and the pigments are different in the new brand even though the colour names are the same, so when I mix my tried-and-true recipes, the results are quite unexpected. Still,it's fun testing...

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  4. It's a great colour combination and I like it lots and lots! The walls look great too! :o)) I'm hopeless at applying that type of lettering as I can never get the spaces between the letters right nor straight! I leave to someone who can do it. lol

    I love the stencils (wall), again not something I think I could do that well and you make it look easy! :o)))

    glad you have recharged some batteries!
    Michelle xxxx

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  5. Wow it looks great! your name is perfect and fits so perfectly. I will be emailing you for advice when I do my walls. I can't wait to see the sweet jars.

    Victoria ♥

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  6. Great work as usual Julia, the wash on the brick work is so good. I really struggle with this technique.
    The gold lettering is fabulous. Did you paint it yourself free hand? So effective.

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  7. Hi Irene,
    The Craig and Rose paints are great, you can get them in most large DIY stores and at £2 a pot they are a bargain,they last ages xxx

    Hi Tabs, I've nothing else to do all day, hence the fast work LOL I think a big jar of sweets will look on the top of each pillar, I've just to find the right size jars now! :)
    Hywel is responsable for designing and applying the look of the stone and plaster, I just paint it :)

    Julia xxx

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  8. Thanks Glenda :) Thanks for the email too, I will give that a go on the shingles :)

    Oh Michelle, I applied that lettering just after midnight last night with tired eyes, I re-did it umpteen times LOL I'm really pleased with it today :) I can't do the stencils, they all smudge when I take it off, hubby uses the stencil on parts, freehand on parts and then a large spatula for the applying the 'plaster'. I just wouldn't have the patience! LOL

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  9. Your very welcome Victoria, hubby will give you loads of tips, you can't shut him up once he starts LOL
    I haven't started the sweets yet, I am hopeless at making fimo food, I get lucky results very rarely LOL Prepare for many disatrous attempts at sweets showing on my blog LOL xxxx

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  10. Hi Janice, the lettering is gold outliners from Hobbeycraft. I could never paint them so neatly freehand, they just peel off and stick on :) xxxx

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  11. I am amazed Julia, they look simply perfect. You have a very good eye for style and measurements obviously.

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