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I also made gesso today. It is so expensive, but the recipe on the net worked. Someone had given me several gallons of bubblegum pink paint, yuk !!, but it made wonderful gesso. It will be a good ground to work on.
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Comment by Darlene Prater on April 30, 2010 at 12:43am -
Lol, you should see my attic!!!! I don't let my sons see it. They think I am a "hoarder" now. It is organized chaos tho..
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Comment by Joan Anne on April 29, 2010 at 5:23pm -
Hi Darlene Next Monday I am taking my friends to an auction viewing day. This is usually when my purse tries to make a run for it, so the money I don't have can stay in the purse!! Its a general auction of house clearance stuff, so you never know what is going to come up. Also it's boot sale (yard/junk sale) time and so far I've managed to steer clear of those as my place is bursting at the seams already.
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Comment by Darlene Prater on April 29, 2010 at 1:28pm
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I don't remember where I saw the recipe, but it was 3 parts paint, one part plaster of paris, and some white glue. This batch is the consistency of cream. I will probably make the next batch a little thicker,'cause I like to use a pallet knife to put it on with. You can use any color of paint, just be sure it is water based. I didn't have one of the gizmos that you put on your drill, so I used a whisk. Worked great.
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Comment by Janet Stevens on April 29, 2010 at 10:16am -
ooooooo what a fun day! I love your sentence: "It is so amazing what makes some of us happy." I think that all the time.. Such a little thing and so much happiness.... I always think this when relationships do not work out. What was the problem? When you get down to the basics of happiness it oughta be a snap to work it out with others.. but its isn't a snap at all.............
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