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WhipperBerry Market + GRAND OPENING

0 · Mar 5, 2015 · 2 Comments

+ This post brought to you by the WhipperBerry Market +

I am over the moon excited… The WhipperBerry Market is finally OPEN for business!!

This has been a dream of mine for some time… I have been such a big supporter AND inspired by handmade businesses and I’ve always wanted to open one of my own. It has just taken some time to find the right product for my handmade shop and after years, I finally stumbled upon the perfect product line!

The WhipperBerry Market tote was born out of a love of the classic French market tote. I adore the classics. I adore bags. I adore baskets AND I adore when my love of totes and my love of paint come together in a perfect marriage.

These bags/totes/baskets are perfect for day-to-day use. They are whimsical and fun, yet very practical. I’ve been using one of the JANE totes for several weeks now. I LOVE it!

They are all named for people who I love and admire… Let me introduce you to the GRAY COLLECTION, a combination of classic black & white makes… The GRAY Collection and it’s perfect for Spring. Not to mention the fact that GRAY is my maiden name, so it’s perfect!

All of the bags/totes/baskets are hand painted with my other love, BB Frösch Chalk Paint Powder and protected with a special finishing process that protects the design along with softening up the bag. They are fantastic!

First up we have the CLAIRE…

Isn’t she a stunner?! The CLAIRE is a large stylish tote that would compliment any outfit. Visit the shop for more details on this bag.

JANE

I’ve been carrying this beauty around for several weeks now. I LOVE it!! She’s named after my Mom and my daughter and she also reminds me of something Audrey Hepburn would carry don’t you think? Visit her profile in the shop.

HALEY & JORDAN

These two are just too cute! They are both smaller market tote baskets that are fun for a visit to the pool or the farmer’s market. With their stylish pom pom embellishments they will certainly turn heads!

HOPE

The HOPE is a large work horse… This beauty is perfect to dress-up any room. Fill her up with blankets, pillows, toys, wood for the fire… You name it, this basket will make any room look inviting! Visit the HOPE profile in the shop.

That’s the crew for now, I will be adding more totes to the shop as we go on. Come back often to see what’s in stock!

If you are here in Lincoln, NE… I am hosting a fun trunk show with a few talented friends. It’s called the White Cottage Designs Market. I will have a few of the WhipperBerry Market Totes there, so come grab a bag for yourself or a friend!

You can visit our Facebook page to see some of the other goodies we will have available at the market!

NOW for the GRAND OPENING DEAL!!

To celebrate the GRAND OPENING of the WhipperBerry Market, I am giving everyone…

10% off their purchase for the rest of MARCH!!

Just enter the code HELLO at checkout to receive your discount.

So come on over and visit the shop, it’s pretty darn cute if I say so myself!

BB Frösch Chalk Paint Powder Workshops

8 · Feb 18, 2015 · 7 Comments

+ This post brought to you by WhipperBerry & BB Frösch Chalk Paint Powder +

This piece painted by BB Frösch Master CorieAnn a.k.a Chalk it Up Paint Gal

I’m sure you may have noticed things have been a little quiet around here lately. There has been a very good reason for that… Together with a good friend of mine, Kristin Smith, we have launched a new line of paint products that we are pretty proud of.

It’s called BB Frösch Chalk Paint Powder and it’s a game changer in the chalk paint world. It’s a more economical way to get the fantastic chalk paint finish!

Why is Chalk Paint fantastic?

NO Sanding, chemical striping or priming of your piece
It dries SUPER quick so you can finish your project FAST
It’s taking paint back to basics without all those nasty chemicals
Chalk paint is very durable and very forgiving

Those are all pretty fantastic features, but wait… it get’s better!

BB Frösch is roughly HALF the cost of traditional Chalk Paint not to mention YOU get to pick your color!

As you can tell, I love BB Frösch. There are some other great chalk paints though. I wrote about the top 5 chalk paints here.

Those are all pretty good reasons in my book, but I may be biased. Here is my BB Frosch chalk paint powder review.

Another thing that I LOVE about BB Frösch is that we are here to teach you how to turn your old tired pieces into masterpieces. Kristin and I have been teaching BB Frösch workshops in several different markets AND teaching others how to be BB Frösch Masters. BB Frösch Masters have been trained to teach our workshops as well.

We have workshops regularly available in,

Las Vegas, NV

St. George, UT

Lincoln & Omaha, NE

Phoenix & Mesa, AZ

Southern California

Highlands Ranch, Fort Collins & Castle Rock, CO

For information on class in these areas, email me heather @ whipperberry.com and I can directed to the BB Frösch Master in your area.

AND, I will be hitting the road soon to VIRGINIA!! I’m super excited about this trip. I will be painting with some dear friends Kristi from Barn Owl Primitives & Linda from Craftaholics Anonymous

Here are the details…

These workshops are March 9th and 10th in Leesburg, Virginia. It’s close to Washington D.C. and we even have some ladies driving in from Pennsylvania for the workshop. We only have one more space for March 9th and a couple more for the 10th, so if you’re interested… Sign-up QUICK! Email me heather @ whipperberry.com and I’ll give you all the deets.

These workshops are March 12th and 13th with Linda in the Richmond, Virginia area. These workshops are filling up FAST so email me heather @ whipperberry.com to reserve your space TODAY!!

BB Frösch Workshop Details

BB Frösch Workshops are a hands-on technique class. We keep the classes small so everyone gets one-on-one time with the instructor. You will learn all about the magic of BB Frösch Chalk Paint Powder and then practice several techniques to then use to dress-up your outdated pieces, transform your kitchen/bath OR just do some fun craft projects!

We recommend that you wear old clothing or bring an apron as this is a hands-on class. We don’t want to BB Frösch your outfit!

BB Frösch Masters Program

If you are passionate about painting and would like to learn more about the BB Frösch Masters program email me and we can chat! heather @ whipperberry.com

How to Paint the Perfect Stripe

11 · Jan 26, 2015 · 4 Comments

Raise your hand if you have ever tried to paint a stripe on furniture or any project.

Now, raise your hand if your painters tape miserably failed you!

No matter what they promise, I have yet to get a perfectly clean line from the current painters tape out there. Believe me, I’ve tried them ALL. Yes, some work better than others, but 100% of the time I will have bleeding issues. Nothing can kill your day worse than your tape failing you.

I have discovered the secret… Want to know what it is?

How to Paint the Perfect Stripe

First, I use BB Frösch Chalk Paint Powder for all of my painting projects. You can use other types of paint for furniture that may be better than chalk paint for longevity, but I don’t mind painting things every few years.

Why? Well, I LOVE it!

You don’t have any prep work… No sanding, priming or striping. Sometimes it can be good to use stencils but not this time. I get all of the wonderful properties of chalk paint, plus I get to select my own colors! Also, it’s a fraction of the cost of boutique brands of Chalk Paint. Yea, total SCORE!!

You can learn more about BB Frösch Chalk Paint Powder HERE

Here’s your checklist…

+ Select your piece

I found mine at a local Eco Store. It’s an old desk that they had pulled out of a sorority house. Kinda funny!

The desk was nice solid wood, just with some cosmetic issues. All it needed was a little paint love.

+ Select paint colors

I’m using Toasted Marshmallow and Saffron Strands, both are stock paint colors from Behr Paint found at Home Depot. When I’m painting with BB Frösch Chalk Paint Powder, I use Flat paint without primer if available. I’ve been using Toasted Marshmallow quite a bit. It’s a nice warm white that I’ve fallen in love with. I used it on my kitchen table makeover as well. I’ll be sharing that one soon!

+ Paint base color

Paint the base color of your piece and take it all the way through your finial finish.

My typical routine when painting furniture is..

+ Paint one light layer followed by one to two more coats if I’m wanting a nice smooth modern finish.

+ Next, using a sanding block, I lightly sand my entire piece creating a nice SMOOTH finish. Some people have been turned off from chalk paint because they don’t like a rough finish. What they are missing is that you don’t have to have a rough chalky finish. Just with a light once over with a sanding block will get you that smooth feel we all love.

+ Then I vacuum the dust and give it a once over with a damp (not wet) cloth to remove any dust.

+ Finally, I wax my piece. This is quite frankly my FAVORITE PART! This is when your piece starts to come alive.

If you are planning on distressing your piece, do that now before you add your stripes. Also, I HIGHLY recommend waxing your piece as well BEFORE you start working on your stripes. I use BB Frösch Premium Finishing Wax. It is a revolutionary wax that cures within minutes rather than weeks! That’s a huge deal in the chalk paint industry. No one wants to work hard on a piece and then have to let it sit for a month (with an armored guard) trying to keep hands off while the wax fully cures.

The wax is the final process to help the paint fully adhere to your piece. By waxing first you won’t have to worry about the tape accidentally pulling paint off your piece when you remove the tape. Again, no matter how gentle the tape says it will be with your piece… My experience is that without the wax, it will still pull paint off.

+ Tape the stripes

This is where it gets FUN!!

Decide how you want your stripes to appear and tape your piece. For this one, I wanted a large center stripe with two thinner stripes on either side. I would love to say that I’m one of those people who measure things to the T, but I don’t. I eyeball it. I tend to trust my eye more than I trust my math skills!

Think about your piece, notice the curves and lines and plan accordingly.

My desk has a curvy cutout on the side of the desk, so I used that as my guide for creating my stripe pattern.

Side note… I paint most of my pieces on top of a card table. It’s just so much easier to for me to tackle those hard-to-reach spots at the bottom of the piece just as well as the easy-to-reach spots at the top.

+ Paint another layer of the base color

Now, all you need to do is paint another light layer of your base color just along the tape lines.

This will seal the edge of the tape and any bleeding that will occur will just blend right in! Let this layer dry and prepare your stripe color.

+ Paint your stripes

Now all you have to do is paint your stripes!

For this piece, I painted two coats of the Saffron Strand stripe. I wanted the color to be nice and rich. Sometimes, you will want a more subtle stripe and you will only need one coat.

Once I have finished painting, I let the paint settle for a few minutes, then I carefully pull the tape while it is still slightly wet. This will help avoid accidentally pulling the dry paint off when removing the tape.

Don’t sit around too long though. Paint that is treated with BB Frösch Chalk Paint Powder dries pretty quick. So, I would only wait for 5 minutes or so.

For this desk, even though I wanted a nice deep color for the stripe, I still wanted it to be distressed. I again used my trusty sand paper, for this I use a 400 grit, fine sand paper. With flat fingers or a flat hand, I work with my sand paper to get the distressed look that I like.

Don’t ever use the tip of your pointer finger to roughly gouge your piece. At that point, you are just scratching your piece (not naturally distressing) and that’s not the look you are going for… I promise. Unless you want your piece to look like your son took his soccer cleats to it, then by all means… scratch away!

+ Final Wax

Now, all you have to do is your final wax with the BB Frösch Premium Finishing Wax. Wax the surfaces where you added your stripes and you are finished!

Isn’t it FUN?!

Now that I’ve discovered the secret, I want to stripe EVERYTHING!!

I will keep myself in check though… maybe.

Disclaimer // This is not a sponsored post, I was not paid by any company for this piece. However, I am the co-founder of BB Frösch Chalk Paint Powder along with Kristin Smith and we would love for you to try our product!

How to Mix BB Frösch Chalk Paint Powder

21 · Dec 16, 2014 · 5 Comments

BB Frösch Frösch Frösch Chalk Paint Powder has been gaining in popularity and I thought I would post how to mix this BB Frösch magic in a jar!

If you want to skip the paint powder and just get chalk paint instead, I wrote a post about that here.

Really quick… BB Frösch Chalk Paint Powder turns FLAT latex paint into CHALK PAINT!!

YEA… SUPER COOL! Read my review of BB Frosch here.

It’s 100% natural so you can skip all the harmful chemicals that come with popular DIY methods. Yep, those chemicals are nasty buggers, you don’t want any of that caustic stuff around your family for sure!

What’s cool about Chalk Paint you ask…

Well, you can skip all of that yucky prep work like, sanding, stripping & priming… That’s all the stuff I HATE about painting.

The issue for most folks is that traditional forms of Boutique Chalk Paint are really expensive. You’re going to pay anywhere from $38-$42 dollars for a QUART of paint. With BB Frösch Chalk Paint Powder, you can mix up your own quart of Chalk Paint for roughly $21!

You can’t beat those savings.

Another fantastic benefit with BB Frösch Chalk Paint Powder is that YOU get to pick your color!

It’s super easy to mix with your favorite high-quality FLAT finish Latex paint. Let me show you…

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How to mix BB Frösch Chalk Paint Powder

We typically recommend that you mix only 8 ounces (1 cup) at a time. This is primarily to avoid waste. With Chalk Paint, your paint goes a lot further so you will be surprised at how little you really need for your project. I typically do most of my medium to small-size projects with just a sample pot from Home Depot!

One jar of Chalk Paint Powder will mix up one quart of paint OR 4 sample pots of paint.

Here is what you need to do for 8 ounces (1 cup) of Chalk Paint…

You first need to constitute the powder before you add it to the paint.

Add 2 heaping tablespoons of powder to a separate container. You don’t ever want to mix this dry directly into your paint. You will end up with a clumpy mess!

Next, you need to add 1 tablespoon of water into the powder.

Now all you have to do is stir your water into the powder. You are looking for a “donut glaze” consistency. Think Krispy Kreme… You know what I’m talking about!

If your mix is too pasty, just add a few more drops of water until you get that “donut glaze” consistency that is perfect.

At this point, all you have to do is pour your paint right into your container. You will see the white Chalk Paint Power which is great… Place the lid on your container and shake for 20-30 seconds or until you can’t see any more of that white paste.

Now you’re all mixed up and ready to PAINT!!

It’s really that EASY!!

Click here for more tips and tricks on how to use BB Frösch Chalk Paint Powder!

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BB Frösch Frösch has a full line of Chalk Paint products. They even have a fantastic Starter Kit that gives you everything you need to get started for less than a couple of boutique Chalk Paint brushes! Visit the shop for all the details.

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NOW for the GRAND OPENING DEAL!!

10% off their purchase for the rest of MARCH!!

Why is Chalk Paint fantastic?

BB Frösch Workshop Details

BB Frösch Masters Program

Raise your hand if you have ever tried to paint a stripe on furniture or any project.

How to Paint the Perfect Stripe

Here’s your checklist…

+ Select your piece

+ Select paint colors

+ Paint base color

+ Tape the stripes

+ Paint another layer of the base color

+ Paint your stripes

+ Final Wax

How to mix BB Frösch Chalk Paint Powder

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