BlueJack Creations

09/05/2026

I finally got her put on the piece. I think I have a direction now. The base color will change a lot once I start blending, and this is the 3rd base color I tried!! Been a little intimidating since I'm new to this kind of project, but I'm going to "trust" the process!! Fingers crossed on this one.

08/28/2026

So I'm back to the ugly nightstand and what a mess. It was painted with black chalk paint when I got it. I scuffed sanded it. I sprayed it with Schlack. Then I primed it in white. After I primed it in white, I put red bonding glaze on the top to make it nice and smooth, and then when I went to sand it, it started to peel up. I've never had that happen before . But I guess cause it was chalk paint on laminate that's what happens. Now I'm down to laminate and start over. I learn something every time I do a new piece.

08/27/2026

08/26/2026

Montana Baby Cache is DONE!! Only thing left is to tighten the k***s, stage with my photos and get her listed. I think she came out great. I decided not to line the drawers as they look great as is. Thoughts?

08/24/2026

Baby Cache is almost done!! Made a trim piece from from a mold using hot glue first time to do that. The top is covered it is stained. I think I like it, will see. And I did deepen the green you see here just a little bit. Photos just never show the right color. Hopefully, the big reveal will be on Tuesday!

08/19/2026

08/19/2026

Well the only thing I feel good about yesterday is that I got the mold made. Total bust on coming up with the stain I want/like, but that's ok, it's in progress. Took the day off today to honor my aunt who passed away last year.
Here's the update on the mold. I used kwikwood as a filler, which dried super hard. It could have been a little smaller, so still some more sanding to do, but definitely worked!!

08/18/2026

Well, I just started the Montana BabyCache dresser it's coming along pretty well. Very little nicks dents just a few here and there, but cleaned and sanded down. Finally decided on a paint color and put the retiqueit on the top and the bottom trim. Got the drawers all sanded down and made a mold for the missing trim piece, but I'm waiting on the filler to fill the mold. Wish me luck on the staining tomorrow. 😉
Maybe I'll get to paint too. Paint color is SW but bought Behr, low VOC!

08/16/2026

To the ugly person who said I was a stupid C if I painted this piece...there is nothing special about this veneer / wood used to make this dresser that was colored over with mounds of heavy red stain to mask the wood used!!
I will be using retiqueit on the top and the base and painting the body pretty neutral green!!