Antique Milk Can Makeover

Y’all. I can’t believe I missed a field trip with Finn. But I picked him up early and we had a fun day together! Meanwhile, I found this antique milk can and Pinterest told me to give it a makeover, so let’s do it!

By the way, I had to restart my live video, but here you go! (Clearly, it’s one of those days!)

Here’s what I started with: (I had already finished the lid)

Supplies:

Lizzy and Erin Designs: Lil Hickabilly paint brush

Habitat for Humanity: milk can

Debi’s Design Diary: Mint Chip and Dark and Decrepit

Dollar Tree: School glue

Chalk Couture: stencil

Michaels: Folk Art Painted Finishes rust

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Let’s make it!

Here’s how I painted the lid.

I sprayed Krylon Looking Glass for my base, but y’all can leave that off. It didn’t really show up. Next I added Dollar Tree school glue and then brushed it on for the crackle technique. I used my heat tool to dry it.

Debi’s Design Diary Mint Chip is so pretty, y’all! I painted the lid and then used my heat tool to dry it. I love that crackle!

Y’all know I have to sand it down a bit, right?

Here, I’m adding the Rust paint. It was a lot more red than I wanted, so I added Waverly Antique Wax to it.

I like this much better! Girl, just keep going, it’s just paint! I had to try several things (as you’ll see in the video above) but still enjoyed creating this finish.

This is my Lil Hickabilly brush, y’all! You can get yours here! It is great to paint anything! I am using it to paint the mint on my project.

Sanding!

I will be using Minwax Polycrylic once the can is finished because I’m planning to use it outside.

But wait! Let’s take a break and see Waddles the duck! The chickens left his little home and climbed up the ladder to stay with the baby chicks. Wesley said everyone did fine, but it was Waddle’s first night alone! He (or she?) is happy and waddling around!