Repurposed Frame with a Textured Paint Treatment

My first step using Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in 
Country Grey was to paint the frame with a very thick coat. 

When that first coat was dry I went back in and
blobbed on more paint in areas then let that dry.

As you can see I was not too neat. 

Annie Sloan suggests you don't be too neat when you use her paint... 

she likes the old world look you can achieve by being just a little bit sloppy when applying the paint. 

So I was.

When the paint dried I coated it with clear wax
then immediately used a coat of dark wax. 

The clear wax first helps the dark wax move around on the paint evenly. 

Using dark wax only will cause the wax to 
soak into the chalk paint and be too blotchy. 

As you can see, the dark wax settled into all
the brush strokes and texture I created with 
a thick paint application.

I added a little bling to the top of my frame...

and now the Marshall's $3.00 frame is saved
from the Marshall's dumpster.