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I love that Sea Glass colour 😀 Gorgeous piece – are you going to keep it? xo Thanks, Petra! Isn’t this color so pretty? I am very tempted to keep it!! XOXOHow beautiful now!! So is this staying where you show cased it in your home or going to your booth! I can’t get over how beautiful it turned out and all for $22 amazing dollars. You are so awesome!!
Aww thank you, Mary!! I am very tempted to keep it, but it faces the kitchen island which is a totally different blue. I do love it where it is though! It was a great deal, for sure!! XOXO
Lovely color and the black wax looked so good. Glad you told us about using clear wax before dark wax because several years ago I tried to just wax with dark wax on paint and it was a mess and had to paint over it. Great job as usual.
Thank you, Janice! Oh yes, I may have learned that lesson the hard way as well! XOXO The best advice…..clear wax before the dark wax and why this is done in this order!Oh yes! You can also use Clear Coat first, then the darker wax…just learned that a couple of months ago! 🙂
Beautiful table . Looks great in your room !Enjoy your weekend!
Boy, I’m such a sucker for those coastal colors! She’s lovely!! Thanks for explaining the use of two waxes. You DID have a nice table with good bones to start with, too. As for your fur baby, she reminds me of ‘Maddy’, my Chihuahua…always propping her head on her blankie. She looks adorable… 🐈🐱… 😊🌞
Oh girl, I love these coastal colors too! Thank you! This was a fantastic table to start. Aren’t our furry friends the best?? Have a great weekend! XOXO
Christy, I love it! Love the color and the highlights with the dark wax are just so light and perfect.
I learned the hard way about clear was first. lol
Give Lyla some lovins’ for me!
xo
Thank you, Christina! I think I learned the hard way too! I will snuggle her all weekend for ya! XOXO
Preparing the Mahogany Table for Paint
The first thing to do is to sand the tabletop. The table top has major discoloration and scratches which lead me to use the electric sander . This way I can smooth out the top as much as possible. I share a video of how I sand indoors without making a dusty mess in this post: The Best Tips & Secrets You Need to Know for Painting Furniture
Next, it’s time to clean. Since there are so many crevices with all of those gorgeous details I am grabbing an old toothbrush to get the dirt and dust out of these areas.
When the toothbrush doesn’t fully cut it, grab a scrub brush 🙂 Here is my full process on How to Prep Painted Furniture .
Once you are satisfied with your sanding and cleaning we can move on.
Painting a Base Color on a Vintage Claw Foot Table
To be perfectly honest I have had a hankering to paint something red. It’s not often that anyone requests red so I’m doing it. But since Dixie Belle has so many gorgeous reds to choose from I may have to use them all. You can get them online HERE .
What to do With Your Old Brood Comb
Once the wax has reached the stage of being black comb, it is not good for many things (in my opinion). It is possible to whiten wax with chemicals.
But, a beginning beekeeper probably lacks the tools or chemicals necessary to bleach the wax – and some of us older ones just don’t want to.
If you melt down old comb, very little wax is actually produced and it may be very brown. And the process really stinks (literally).
But, there are some crafts where the color of beeswax is not very important.
Homemade fire starters are fun to make and give and the color of wax is not important. While you can use pigments to color wax, I do not think old dark comb is good for candle – especially if you want to truly enjoy the benefits of beeswax candles.
If you plan to use coloring agents for your wax project, you could use darker beeswax for projects such as making soy wax tarts or similar.
The best use I have found for this old dark honeycomb is to use it to attract bee swarms to my traps.
The scent present in this old wax is very attractive to scout bees. And if the frame is destroyed by wax moths – you really haven’t lost much.
Keep your bee colonies healthier and productive by giving them a couple of fresh frames to work when the comb in the hive is very dark.
How often to do so – varies depending on the opinion of the beekeeper. However, comb rotation every 4-5 years is a good average.