Before the Magic Begins Let’s Talk About the “Basics” While participating in our FFB PRO Tribe challenge January & February, I took videos of the very basic techniques we sometimes need to know before we start the redesign process. I’ve been doing this for my new FFBasics FB group for a few weeks now. I’m … Read more
Power Tools Rotary Tools – Part 2 Isaac is back with part 2 of his rotary tool demo. Repairing hard to reach places, smoothing, defining and trimming is difficult without the right tool. He uses the rotary tool along with a contour scraper to define and clean up an area on a parlor table. There … Read more
A New Decorative Background Effect For a while now I’ve been trying out different ways to create backgrounds. I find they are the one piece of the puzzle many miss when creating an interesting design on furniture. To stand out. To be different. To show skill and creativity. One of the tools I’ve considered is … Read more
Applying a transfer is easy once you know the ins and outs of how to apply it. Take your time, be systematic, and be meticulous. This transfer took me 30 minutes to apply. It was a little finicky, but I was able to get it all down with a bit of elbow grease and patience. … Read more
Raised Stenciling 1. Do your prep. 2. Use metal scraper, credit card, anything flat and inflexible to apply a medium thick coat of the vinyl spackling over your stencil. 3. Smooth. 4. Remove stencil and let dry. 5. Don’t rinse all the spackling off in your sink or it may clog. First clean your stencil … Read more