Mad Doll Doctor

Finally! I have a day where I can again work on my poor Roseville Vase…remember how she began? I started by sanding the vase with a fine grit paper, being careful not to dig into the repairs too deeply. When finished, I donned my old lady super magnified reading glasses and checked the vase over to see if I had missed repairing any spots. Being the super-anal maddolldoctor that I am, I did not find any missed spots. However, if I had found any, I would have immediately mixed up another small batch of my trusty Apoxie-sculpt and gone over the area. Remember what I told you earlier? It’s all about surface preparation!

Next I mixed and matched paint until I came up with a close match, kind of a dark mustard color. The fact that I mixed my paint in a mustard jar is of no significance…it would work just as well in a mayo or baby food jar. The paint will dry slightly darker, so take that into consideration when mixing.

I then gave the vase a coating of the mustard color, using a very soft paint brush. I didn’t worry too much if I got into other areas, because dark mustard is the base color of this vase. After the coating I sat it aside to dry. Once it is dry I will be able to see any missed spots that I was unable to see even with my super magnified old lady reading glasses, and do further repairs if necessary. I will likely be adjusting this color many times as I add layers, until I am completely happy with the results.

I may have mentioned I’m working full time now…don’t know quite how that happened, but here I am, gainfully employed. The pay isn’t that great–hubby didn’t get a Rolex for his birthday–but it’s nice knowing exactly where and from whence my next paycheck will come. The only problem is that working has definitely has slowed down my repair work and blogging. My house is none too clean either.

If you would like to come clean my house, let me know.