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Oh, how I appreciate your precise and complete instructions, without being wordy!!! Thank you!

@OurUpcycledLife

3 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

I love that you put all these in a book and video! I have struggled to make my own for years with so many different recipes but this just brought it home. Thank you for taking the time to help those of us who don’t have time!

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

You're so welcome!

Deidre, thank you so much for sharing your vast knowledge of diy content and all your tutorial videos. You are a wonderful creative and a true inspiration to me! I definitely think of you as an upcycling soul-sister! Your passion definitely shines through ❤

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Glad you are enjoying ❤️

Thanks so much for sharing all these recipes together again! About to work on some projects for our spring, summer craft fair.

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

Love the texture of the coffee grounds vase. And now I know what to do with my leftover popcorn ceiling mix. Thanks! :)

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Thanks so much for this video. Bought your recipes from Etsy but seeing you make them, the consistencies you achieve and the effect of the texturising paints is perfect. It makes choosing the right recipe for any given project so much easier too. Particularly loved the coffee grind paint and the resulting brown speckle

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

Brilliant..love this Napkin graphic method...i can't wait to try it!

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much 😊

i am in love with the baking powder paint. i never used this before and thankyou

@OurUpcycledLife

4 ай бұрын

My pleasure 😊

Instead of sawdust I'm going to try pine pellets hydrated then dried on my mini garden pots👍👍👍

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

Great idea

WOW!!! so many thanks for this great help to us the crafty people

@OurUpcycledLife

9 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

Thank you so much for sharing all these wonderful recipes. I love your channel!!! You are so incredibly talented and a great teacher. Thanks again!

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

I really love all your videos. Thank you for sharing all your ideas with us ❤

@OurUpcycledLife

5 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

I LOVE ALL OF YOUR VIDEOS! I already commented on a different video about the class I teach once a week at my local domestic violence/sexual assault shelter and your videos have been such a FANTASTIC resource for me! I supply all the materials needed each week, so it’s awesome to find ways to offset those costs! Thanks again for taking the time to share your knowledge in such a clear and understandable way! My “girls” just LOVE you! I am doing a craft fair this coming Saturday in hopes of raising enough $ to buy a few pieces of equipment that I can leave at the shelter so the girls can make things during the week without having to wait for me to show up with all of my stuff lol I’m taking 2 of the ladies with me so they can get a feel for working with the public, craft fair set up and break down, and so they can REALLY see that their creativity in whatever area, CAN generate an income for themselves and their children if they’re willing to put in the work and to consistently look at things from a fresh perspective! AND THAT is what I love MOST about your videos; your content challenges me to see life through a different, fresher lens! So, thank you again and May God richly bless you and your family!

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

What a wonderful program! ❤️ glad you are able to organize this for them sending love 🌸 xo

Well i love the music. And your voice is lovely to listen to aswell

@OurUpcycledLife

3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed

Great video showing all the different paints. Really glad to have the recipes. Thanks

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure 😊

Wow, so much good info & video to show process & results. Thanks!

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Deidre, thank you so much for sharing I just realized I've been watching your videos for 3hrs lol

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

You're the best!

I’m so happy I found you!!!

@OurUpcycledLife

Ай бұрын

Glad to have you following along enjoy

Many thanks for this tutorial on making paints of all kinds. I appreciate you showing us how to save and still get a good product. My budget is small and this helps me to continue my crafts without breaking the bank or not buying anything at all. You did all the hard work for our benefit, thanks so much.

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

I keep watching all your videos and with your own recipes. So I had to support and buy your recipes book on your Etsy store. I love your idea and making things complete DIY.

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for your support here on my channel in my Etsy store. I hope the booklet is helpful for you.

I’m new here but I’m so in love with all your great ideas. I was in a hurry to get started with the chalk paint but it’s going to be a couple of days until my Amazon order comes in. So I improvised. I had some paint leftover from having our living room and kitchen painted. I also had some sheet rock plaster that was left over from another remodel. So instead of using plaster of Paris, I used the plaster instead and mixed it with my paint. I’m not sure if it was supposed to look this good or not but it is fabulous. Just wanted to share it with you.

@OurUpcycledLife

9 ай бұрын

Oh fantastic!!!

I think I will now use the coffee grinds to finish up my mini planter pots now👍👍👍

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

Perfect!

I can't wait to try so me of these. Shared with several of my more talented crafting friends. Great video.

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

So glad you’re enjoying thanks for watching

I tried Plaster of Paris recipe w store sample on cheap plastic plant pot. WOW it dried beautifully HARD! TQ😘👍👍 I have lots of colored LATEX paints for future projects❤

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

Oh wow!

I love all of them can’t pick a favorite.

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed.

This video is awesome! Thank you I love and learn so much from you.😊😊😊

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

First time I’ve seen you, I am very impressed with your paint mixture. I have always been an artist and mixing oil paint is one part I loved. New to acrylics. I have watched so many crafters do so many things but none have ever mixed saw dust with the paint. ( loved it ) I am hooked on your program. My name is JoAnn Robinson from Dallas, N.C and will be hanging out with you.

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

So glad you found my channel and hope you find all kinds of great contact. I love new crafting friends.

Love love your videos thanks

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed.

Thank you!

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

I'm going to buy your recipe book. Thank you for sharing

@OurUpcycledLife

10 ай бұрын

Hope you like it!

Interesting. Ty

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

If I use white, I'm wondering if the vibrant colors would show

2 other sources to make chalk paint- talc baby powder. And also calcium carbonate. Thank you so much for sharing these! I have tons and tons of saw dust 😆 I'll be trying the saw dust.

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

That’s a really fun painting technique with sawdust. Give it a try.

Hi My name is Esther. I've been watching you and I love it!! Do you have a recipe for glow in the dark paint??

@OurUpcycledLife

4 ай бұрын

Not yet!

I've made your chalk paint recipe and kept it for months. I stored it in a wide mouth mason jar with a plastic Ball lid. I just finished using chalk paint that I made in January.

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

Wonderful!

Hello neighbour, from Hamilton Ont. Love watching your work.

@OurUpcycledLife

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

THIS IS A MUST WATCH VIDEO EVERYONE👀🎨🖌️🧐🤯🔥❤️ I am not someone who normally comments on videos however this video was AMAZING!!!! SO well explained and your examples ect were AMAZING!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

@OurUpcycledLife

8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

You are just amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU for sharing your knowledge!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will definitely buy the BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

When applying your graphics at the end did you use a laser printer? Also did you print on tissue or a white napkin? Thanks for all your great recipes and hints and tips!

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I love used my LaserJet printer, and that was done on one ply of a napkin

Hi Diedre, can you give us more detailed information on using napkins in your lazer jet printer? You said it has never jammed for you, right? I just bought a Brother Lazer jet printer and eventually, I want to try this method so I am just wanting to confirm with you the necessary steps and process, etc. Thank you!

@OurUpcycledLife

11 ай бұрын

Get Creative with Decoupage / Make Your Own Custom Napkins with This Simple Hack kzread.info/dash/bejne/iJ9_qM2joMeXZLA.html

TY so much! 👍✌🖖

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome

I am in love with using napkin graft but how do you print them on the napkins.

@OurUpcycledLife

4 ай бұрын

Make Your Own Custom Napkins with This Simple Hack kzread.info/dash/bejne/iJ9_qM2joMeXZLA.html

Great tutorial! ❤🐞

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊

Hi Deidre, this is more of a question than it is a comment, but can I make the same recipe to upcycle a dresser for the amount that I need? Or is it just limited to small projects?

@OurUpcycledLife

9 ай бұрын

You can double or triple this recipe for a bigger project

This is such a fun video. Thank you so much for sharing all of these paint recipes and paintings tips with us. I can't wait to try them. On the dust one.. If I had to go to Home Depot to bag up sawdust off their floor and bring it home.. that might be the last straw for my husband.. Is the textured paint alot like the puffy paint or the faux snow recipe? With the faux snow if you heat it with heat tool or blow dryer puffs more.

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

Thank for watching!! The husband saw dust make me giggle 😂❤️

@beckyrumery6928

Жыл бұрын

@@OurUpcycledLife 😂

Thank you. What is the best way to cleaning the stencils?

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

I just use hot soapy water

Which of these would you suggest for an outdoor birdbath to give it a concrete look? Thanks!

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

I’m not sure if any of these techniques would hold up outside on a birdbath I think the elements would affect the finish

I have this and it's so very awesome!

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

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GREAT VIDEO!

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Good morning, I thot you mentioned one time that you had a white wax recipe but I can't seem to find it. Could you re-post please? Thanx Love your projects and recipes and tips and tricks!!!!!

@OurUpcycledLife

11 ай бұрын

I don’t think I have a recipe for white wax, unfortunately

I would love to know where your paint trough came from? I would love one. 😊

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

Actually found at a yard sale

Wow! Thank you! That was a great video! I am looking for the screenshot, but can't find it. LOL

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

I think it may have gotten edited out. Sorry

What do you use to seal crackle (glue) so it doesn't lift if we use it in the bathroom because of moisture or would it?

@OurUpcycledLife

8 ай бұрын

Polycrylic sealer

One way to add some extra time to these paints is to add some floetrol. I've used it in a variety of paints (water base), You only need to use about a tablespoon in small amounts of paint, but it can extend the working time by a couple of hours to a couple of days, in certain recipes of paint. Been binge watching your videos, awesome.

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

Great tip!

Thank you for the excellent execution & explanation ❣️

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

You’re so welcome. Thanks for watching.

Hey….loving all your videos and graphics! Question: when I made the paint with POP, it turned gray and no matter how much white paint I added, it stayed gray? What did I do wrong? Help!

@retroredo9850

Жыл бұрын

I did a lot of research trying to make chalk paint myself. I opted for just plaster poweder. It looks gray but doesnt stay that way. Maybe the one you bought or the POP if you bought in USA is different. Im in California and some I saw using POP here said it harden weird. Maybe they have that cement element in it. POP is actually 3 calcium products. Only found outside of Paris. Most other calciums in nature are 2 ingredietns, one calcium product and one other element to make it chalk like. Gypsum is. Drywall is chalk but it has a glue in it. We used scraps as side walk chalk

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

I have heard this before and I think it is just the colour of your plaster of Paris ours here in 🇨🇦 is quite white

Ok so can use acrylic paint like the Apple barrel with plaster Paris ?

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

Yes you can

Hi there. Can colored sand b used from sand art in the project used

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I think that would work fine. Thanks for watching.

Hi, Great video! I would like to try your sand paint recipe on a flat piece of plywood. I have various colors of BEHR PREMIUM PLUS Flat Interior Paint & Primer. Could you tell me the significance of the Plaster of Paris, can I just mix the paint and sand?

@OurUpcycledLife

4 ай бұрын

By adding the plaster of Paris, it makes it much more durable and you don’t need to do any prep work to your project before I have a downloadable printable booklet with all of my paint recipes in it that might be helpful for youChalk paint video Quick And Easy Chalk Paint Recipe With Only 3 Ingredients! kzread.info/dash/bejne/gGaXxJuxlbqqprA.html Paint recipe booklet website www.ourupcycledlife.com/digital-graphics-store/p/11-crafting-paint-recipes-booklet

Q. What volume are the little paint pots you purchase please

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

8 oz

Excellent video! Can the paste paint be used on ceramic tiles?

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

You would want to put a primer on a ceramic tile first and then paint on top of it so you would ensure that I would adhere really well

@terrimckeighen7154

Жыл бұрын

@@OurUpcycledLife I wondered about using them for a back splash in my kitchen. Would that work with a sealer? Thanks for responding to my first question!

if I can't find PoP, can I use simple gypsum instead? and btw, red and turquoise are the colors of my business: logo, wrapping, products 😹 I think I was meant to see this vid!! thanks for sharing!

@OurUpcycledLife

8 ай бұрын

I’m unsure what that product is sorry. Glad your enjoying it

For the chaulk paint recipe...PoP with white flat latex, is there anything i can add to the mixture to change the color? I have an abundance of flat white latex. It would be helpful to use it first before buying colored latex paint. If i start with the PoP/white latex and let it dry completely, could i then do a layer of acrylic paint? I would prefer to add the color to the PoP mixture. Thank you for all these amazing tutorials. I enjoy learning from you.

@OurUpcycledLife

4 ай бұрын

If you were to add acrylic paint into your chalk paint recipe, I think it would take an awful lot to change the colour and you could definitely put the acrylic paint on top of the chalk paint but I’m unsure of what technique you’re going to do then, because if you’re going to do a transfer, I find the chalk paint surface works the best not acrylic paint

@yvonnewsd

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!❤

If you have white latex paint to make chalk paint, how can you make different colors?

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

You can just substitute a colour latex for white

@suecassel-ballhorst7774

Жыл бұрын

@@OurUpcycledLife but there is no way to color the white that you already have?

Question: Can the paint be used in a sprayer to effectively paint an athletic field?

@OurUpcycledLife

27 күн бұрын

Sorry unsure never done that

How do I get the recipe pages? Ty

@OurUpcycledLife

4 ай бұрын

Chalk paint video Quick And Easy Chalk Paint Recipe With Only 3 Ingredients! kzread.info/dash/bejne/gGaXxJuxlbqqprA.html Paint recipe booklet website www.ourupcycledlife.com/digital-graphics-store/p/11-crafting-paint-recipes-booklet

Hit, go to a thrift store, get a old mixer whip put in drill, have a empty container to clean the shop after incorporating into paint

@OurUpcycledLife

2 ай бұрын

Great tip

Could you make a black or white salt wash paint? Not a fan of the chippy, multi-colored paint.

@retroredo9850

Жыл бұрын

You can use any color paint as a base for any of the paint methods. I only buy white, black, red, yellow and green paint for decades. I buy paint samples. Mix my own colors. So I mix the color I want first then do the methods. Not actually done the salt wash yet. But I mix my own colors for chalk paint which I use plaster poweder for.

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

You can use any colour combo!❤️

I love your videos! But I cannot find the link for the book to print for paint recipes. Idk why but my phone will not show me everything Can you send it to me.

@OurUpcycledLife

3 ай бұрын

You bet here it is www.ourupcycledlife.com/digital-graphics-store/p/11-crafting-paint-recipes-booklet

You could of fix that piece missing with clay…. I done it…..just an idea…😊❤❤❤

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

Yes, that would work. Perfect, thanks so much for watching.

Can you substitute calcium carbonate for the calcium sulfate (plaster of paris)

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

Sure can

Awesome video! Thank you ❤️❤️❤️ I don't have any pickling salt on hand, but we have a salt grinder that has big chunks of salt in it before you grind it. Would that work?

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

Yep sure would

Thanks for the baking soda (actually all of them) recipe. Now I know what I did wrong ( 3x) last summer when I painted a planter and the paint just kept peeling off. lol

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

Happy to help!

I made the chalk paint and was not happy with the texture. Is it suppose to be grainy? It's not smooth and the P of P settles to the bottom of the container. Nothing like what you buy in the store.

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

Some plaster of Paris can be a bit grainy depending on brand unfortunately

I ordered your book of paint recipes and I didn't get. I don't have a computer.

@OurUpcycledLife

9 ай бұрын

The book will be sent to your email from Etsy and you can download and print from there ❤️

Don't see the link for the napkin tutorial

@OurUpcycledLife

9 ай бұрын

Get Creative with Decoupage / Make Your Own Custom Napkins with This Simple Hack kzread.info/dash/bejne/iJ9_qM2joMeXZLA.html

Help, I've followed your instructions twice. The black paint turned out great, the white paint turns into cottage cheese. I'm using flat paint. What am I doing wrong?

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

Try cutting back on the plaster

I wouldn't use this gesso on a canvas that I would paint something I really wanted to keep a long time, or put a lot of effort into, or treasured, because school glue can rewet if it is in moist environments (humidity). You probably wouldn't want to put glass over it either.

@OurUpcycledLife

11 ай бұрын

Great tip!

do u have a recipe to paint bathtub and tile in bathroom ?

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

No sorry I don’t

the music is not necessary

@jeannettelavoie9829

3 ай бұрын

I find the music turns into an earworm that I just can't get rid of for the rest of the night LOL

@hypnotalker26

2 ай бұрын

I love the music!

Hello I just wanted to let you know that I had to cancel my Patreon account because I just cannot afford it right now just things are crazy and I’m on Social Security so I know it’s only 699 but just can’t do it for now I will rejoin it sometime thank you so much

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

No worries at all Karen you’ve gotten the discount code when you signed up. Use that to buy any graphics that you like and if later on it works out for you you can just re-join.

Can you do colors other than Terra cotta?

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

Of course you, can you can use any colours

How do you clean your stencils of the adhesive?

@OurUpcycledLife

Жыл бұрын

Goo gone works great