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Melissa Geskie
- Dec 3, 2020
- 1 min
How To Makeover A Thrifted Jewelry Box
Let's make over a thrift store find. This jewelry box was brown and boring. I wanted to lighten it up and add some fun flower transfer. Let's use Dixie Belle Paint products and Hokus Pokus transfers for this job! Supplies Needed: -Warm Gold Gilding Wax -Fluff -Soft Pink -Clear Coat -Plum Crazy -Partial Jardin De Roses Transfer -White Lightning -Brushes Watch this video below to learn how to update any jewelry box! Having the right supplies makes this job easy! I love to paint
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Melissa Geskie
- Jul 15, 2020
- 3 min
How To Paint A Card Table - A DIY Makeover Featuring Dixie Belle Paint
This is a beautiful vintage card table I purchased at auction. When I picked it up I didn't realize that the top actually flips open and you can use it as a card table. Amazing find! The color is boring and outdated so let's play with some paint and flip this card table to a modern classy piece! Alright let's begin. What is the first step to painting a table? PROPER PREP of course! What does this mean? Well, remove all the hardware. Open the drawers and remove the top. Once y
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Melissa Geskie
- Jul 11, 2020
- 3 min
What is Tangi?
What is the thing I speak of? Tangi? Well its another way to build your brand and be seen on social media. It's a app that focuses on creativity and DIY! Check them out here! Google has launched a new video sharing app called TANGI. Its main focus in this app is promoting creativity and DIY. It's a short video platform to learn and upload videos. Its the ability to upload a profile, (business name of course) and build up how to and DIY videos to be seen by anyone on the app.
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Melissa Geskie
- Jun 1, 2020
- 3 min
How to Design a Colorful Furniture Makeover
How do you design a piece? How do you choose color? I get a lot of questions about this topic, let's dive into furniture as ART! Art is generically defined as something that has been created with imagination and skill, and which is deemed as adding beauty. When we say art, many would think of museums filled with paintings and sculptors. If pushed, they may begin to consider music, theatre, and literature. For me, I find art when I look at furniture. My own journey to becoming
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Melissa Geskie
- Mar 14, 2020
- 3 min
Simple Painting with Dixie Belle Paint
This is a simple tutorial for basic furniture painting. Are you new to chalk mineral painting? Do you wonder how to do a simple and classic look? I’m here to help! Let’s talk simple painting techniques. Basic tools for painting furniture are simple. Let’s go over some of them so you can start painting! Before you begin you need to assess the piece of furniture. Does it need any repairs? Remove drawers and vacuum inside too! You never know what kind of treasures are hiding be
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Melissa Geskie
- Feb 25, 2020
- 1 min
Thrift Store Makeover Using Dixie Belle & WoodUbend
#woodubend #paintedfurniture #upcycle #thrifted #painted #dixiebelle #thetopdrawerrva #transfer
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Melissa Geskie
- Feb 15, 2020
- 4 min
What is Creative Coaching?
Are you a furniture maker, creator or artist? Are you looking to build your brand online? Do you sell your items on Facebook or Instagram? This might be the place for you! I am a furniture artist, Brand Ambassador for Dixie Belle & Woodubend and social media coach. In my journey as a artist I have always wished there was a place to ask questions and have someone help guide me. Things like social media, how to create a blog, a website, or how to promote myself! It was overwhe
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Melissa Geskie
- Feb 9, 2020
- 1 min
How To Paint a Wood Chest
This is a simple tutorial on how to upcycle and paint a boring thrift store find into a classy piece of updated furniture! Let's see how I did this! I am a avid thrifter. I am always heading to the local Goodwill to find treasures and when I saw this one for $15! I was eager to snatch it up! This piece was in pretty good condition! Glass top, all hardware was there and not broken. This will be a easy flip. When I got it home and gave it a good look, I decided that the origina
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Melissa Geskie
- Jan 19, 2020
- 1 min
How To Use Slick Stick
Hello! And welcome to my blog! I'm a faux finish painter and creator with Dixie Belle! Sometimes when I can put down my brush I create some fun videos too. This one is important because it's one of my most asked questions on social media. How do I paint slick surfaces? This is a challenging problem, laminate furniture and plastic like surfaces can be difficult to get your chalk mineral paint to adhere to. This is where Slick Stick comes to the rescue! Slick Stick is a gripper
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Melissa Geskie
- Jan 14, 2020
- 1 min
How to use WoodUbend Mouldings and Paint Furniture
Such a easy way to add some color to your life! Painted in Dixie Belle paint products and WoodUbend accent trim. These little sewing tables are usually fond for fairly cheap at local thrift stores or yard sales with the machine removed. Now they are an amazing fit for a vanity, desk or tall nightstand! Shop your paint here!
Shop your WoodUbend here! Make sure to follow me on all social media @thetopdrawerrva for new content daily! To watch a fun TikTok video click here! https
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Melissa Geskie
- Jan 1, 2020
- 1 min
Antebellum Blue Makeover on a Waterfall Cedar Chest
Want to try your own Dixie Belle Paint? Click here! Want to watch a fun TikTok featuring this item? Click here! https://vm.tiktok.com/V8HRsc/ #Makeover #Paintedfurniture #Upcycle #waterfallchest #Chalkmineralpaint #Howtousechalkpaint #dixiebelle #Painted #DIY #thetopdrawerrva
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Melissa Geskie
- May 6, 2019
- 2 min
Mad Hatter Makeover
A creation of style and whimsy, this serpentine dresser was in need of a makeover. And what a beauty she turned out to be! Ombre colors, copper feet, leopard spots in gold. Gold leaf with stripes of Fluff and Caviar. After fitting her with the updated hardware she was shining in the light. First things first, always prep your piece properly before you begin to paint. This includes repairing any loose pieces of veneer, and damages to the wood. After you have cleaned your piec
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