Crackle Paint, and Distress your furniture with Elmer's glue and Chalk type paint!

[@trojanbearsdallas]

I like her goofiness...I watched the whole thing, was entertained, and learned something.

[@penelope5534]

THANK YOU! I have a desk that is beat up and I wasn't sure how to paint it. Sanding it down and filling in all of the dings would have taken forever, and this will technique will embrace the imperfections perfectly. P.S. You ARE helping the serious DIYers tremendously. Anyone who has the time to criticize you, isn't serious about DIY. The amount of your subscribers speaks for itself. Big hug.

[@m.walters4879]

I love her videos. They are quick, and informative. Very useful. I can so relate to her quirky fun personality. No pretension. She is adorable.

[@janetwilson8408]

I love your sense of humor. You’re my kind of girl

[@pumpkinheadghoul]

"I didn't do the underneath because I didn't think anyone would see it" So I'm showing it to everyone. Love it!

[@stephanieluna7282]

its nice to see people be care free and enjoy what they are doing without worrying what other people think. its called being comfortable with who you are. you go girl!

[@j.j.1753]

You're a total riot. Your videos bring me so much joy and sunshine. Thank you kindly!

[@535echo]

Just got 4 awesome wood chairs for FREE this morning! So glad I found YOU! Not only did I learn but I laughed through most of it!!!! Thanks for being FUN!!!!

[@TaylorMadeOgden]

I disagree with the previous comment. Your silliness makes it both entertaining and informative. I watch several videos to figure out how to do this and this one I was able to watch all the way through. Keep up the good work girl. The info was great and you added an element of fun to it.

[@agustasister5624]

Brent Taylor I watched.this about 5.times..she inspires me.to.ruin my manicure ..if I had one ..makes me.feel.happy...so.go.awau if u dont like her don't.watch. silly.troll ..

[@DreamingCatStudio]

I remember your CC Cadwell days! I bought a cool DIY kit you made with sample paints, wood pieces, a chalkboard and wood treatments. I still have it. You’ve been oh so cool forever!

[@DLFimages]

goofy cuteness is not a detriment to learning something folks.

[@turnintoo7887]

best distressed painting video on youtube!! Thank you so much!!!

[@badapple65]

Crackly Goodness oh my! I’ve learned from this video. A butler’s chair. Turned out excellent.

[@jonlarson3160]

You know how to rock a how-to video. I have watched umteen videos to get what you just showed me in 3:25. I got so tired of fast forwarding through so many 12 - 35 min videos to get to the information I needed. To people out there making DIY videos, please, we don't need to see every brush stroke, every sanding, every waxing on an entire piece. You say what you're using, you show how to use it, you do it. The brain picks up just as much when watching fast speed as when watching real time. I subscribed. Keep up the good work.

[@jessicac6710]

thank you! My God, I have had to just give up on so mant how-to's because their explanations were soooo long and unnecessary!

[@pumpkinheadghoul]

AMEN! Very annoying how so many people talk for twenty minutes before getting to the point of the video. What's just as fun is sitting through an entire two minute long grand production just so they can throw up their logo before starting the video. Ugh!

[@ginathompson3636]

Agreed.

[@hellomandarkk]

THIS

[@clwaawazu]

Succinct . Informative. To the point in under four minutes. Keep them coming. Don’t listen to the haters about your goofiness.

[@MimiCakesYum]

lol some ppl can't handle funny and someone who's just comfortable with them selves! awesome tutorial !!!!

[@jillfritz7618]

You are happy and awesome. I need a cup of you everyday!

[@aimee8521]

BEST video on crackle with glue that I’ve seen!

[@eudoxia915]

That works beautifully - I had to guess at the timing before the second coat of paint after Elmers but it was roughly about 5 - 10 mins tending toward 10. It's the best crackle effect - AMAZING! I paid $35 AU for a tiny pot of Annie Sloan crackle and it's 2 parts so that was $70 in total - what a RIP OFF. I mixed my own chalk paint - picked up a 4 litre can of flat white latex for $15 and knocked out 500ml of chalk paint which is 2 tbs calcium carbonate 1 tbs water to 8 oz of paint then tinted it with acrylic! Dirt cheap way of getting beautiful shabby chique looks - thanks Debbie you are a creative genius!

[@angieyarbrough117]

But that's what makes it fun to watch, her personality

[@emadtaryal]

this is brilliant! I'm from Egypt btw and i'm working on my new appartment and got alot of ideas from you! the problem is not all those materials are available here but my sister lives in the states and will tell her to bring it to me :) thanks once again for ur inspirational positive spirit and keep going girl!

[@HIblue187]

I thought your video was great without boring details. Never mind the negative comments, you are a great teacher.

[@7thJoy]

You are adorable and love your informative videos! I agree, you should be on TV!

[@lilisweet]

Thanks CeCe, I appreciate the info and your personality is kicks ass!!! Ignore the negative stuck up fools that try to bring you down..Urrrrgh, got to avoid reading you tube comments once more. Fools, Fools, Fools with no lives I tell you!

[@harrismonnc]

Super adorable. She is perfect.

[@lkendall1212]

Why are you so rude n dull? That's what got my attention n made it fun. What's wrong with fun? Go to the library n sit by your self n do not interact! That sounds more what your looking for. Shhhhhhh, no talking. Thanks for this upload n keep them coming n always have fun. Love this

[@DeborahKathleen1]

Just bought one on Amazon for $12...and it works GREAT.

[@kevinkociuba8052]

Loved your video. Fast, fun and tells me everything I need to know. Don't stop.

[@Pray365]

HAHAHA....I love this woman!! She's sooo adorable in her personality...And also very talented! 😉😃

[@janetwilson8408]

I watched it twice and laughed even more the second time. You’re great

[@dagl.4423]

I really like you ideas, I never knew we could use white glue to create crackel ! its awesome thanks !

[@EscapeToCostaRicaNow]

Thank you little Pooper for the dollar store tip on buying glue. You are a cutie, !!!!!!!!

[@katepurrkins6672]

I prefer to put in that much work in to making an old chair look new, but this video was great! You have a bright personality and you know how to make good DIY videos. I never would have thought you can use white glue for such a cool effect.

[@sparkysmith9374]

You ARE JUST DARLING! The chair is cute too!

[@elainenairn7612]

I love you. only watched once and I think I'm a pro. Good fun is the best way to learn. just watched 5 other videos they were so boring, pretty sure I flatlined. didnt learn a thing. Thank you.

[@brianandlynphilippines]

Okay, so I enjoyed your video and tips! I found your presentation funny, and informative. I was serious for 23 years, as an active duty military man. I hated all that seriousness! Now I look for ways to smile, to be "not so serious", don't let the "professional, serious, uptight" types buther you, they secretly wish they could loosen up.

[@katherinequesada7382]

Debi, I love your crazy presentations! You are just being you and I love it!

[@amonkeybird]

I Love this lady.. how she peers into the camera.. Adorable.

[@armzforte23]

Wow!!! Simple and great at same time, first time I see your videos, you're are great.

[@veroau1]

Just love your work Debi you rock you are one creative genius !!!

[@darksage08able]

This was the cutest video ever!!!!!

[@katiekaos629]

I've always loved bright red with teal

[@TheShadowArtCom]

Gnarly. I accidentally discovered something similar when I was a kid and painted my bike with a permanent marker, then later spray painted over it. looked really awesome, green with yellow original color, black marker and some rust peeking through the cracks.

[@WendyDTM]

Love that chair! And your instructions are very clear. Thank you!

[@A2mand2H]

This got me started painting in 2015!

[@gluestickangel333]

The chair is gorgeous xo

[@kevinosullivan9882]

great technique, excellent finish. quirky. smiles go miles. thx!

[@MCREquine]

You are very funny and good and talented! Thanks for the instructions.

[@jjiwant]

Another FABULOUS video and absolutely love love love your color combos for this chair!!!!!

[@agustasister5624]

Her sillyness makes her MEMORABLE...WHICH IS WHY I WENT TO HER SITE WHEN I BOUGHT THIS TYPE OF STUFF.

[@lilcalcb]

This is my first time watching one of your videos and I loved it. You are so down to earth and cute in your descriptions. I smiled through the whole thing and you know what? I learned a great new technique that I will definitely use in my future upcycling endeavors and was entertained to boot. Great video and I'm right now going to hunt up some of your other videos to see what else you got to offer me girlie. Keep up the great videos and the happy go lucky attitude. We need much more of that in the world today.

[@christinedlgRGV]

You rock! I adore your style! Thank you!

[@bethhawkins9927]

You had me at first glance! I love your presentation, style and cuteness!! Thanks for this video!!

[@fuseman911]

OMG! You are too funny! "It's good." The next time I get depressed I will watch this video. I especially loved the end. You are insane! Aside from that, brilliant video. I learned much. I was searching "Elmer's paint crackling" when I stumbled upon your wonderful presentation. Your video was very inspirational and I also learned a lot about this technique. Please keep up the good work. Thank you very much!

[@faceitapril]

Lol 😆 I love your personality

[@silverlining1469]

Fantastic!!! You were clear and you made me laugh so much. The colours of the chair are beautiful. Keep up the good work. 😊

[@nicolethomas3538]

I forgot ALL about your amazing channel!!! Love watching you do your creative THANG🙌🏽💙

[@_hawk_sky_asmr_7891]

such a good Idea,I will definitely use this technique.

[@theDonRua]

awesome. Love your style, and the tutorial was perfect

[@ladybuglacy769]

I watched this video four years ago, and loved it. And had great success crackle painting a board for some bathroom towel hooks, even though I didn't use chalk paint or the aging wax, and I left the board on the wall the entire time (which I've heard is not ideal)... So, all I had was some old, still-usable flat latex sitting around in the basement, which meant whatever I didn't use on a project I'd have to take to the paint section of the landfill eventually, so guess what I did? Yes, ma'am. It was fun, and the thing turned out good enough that the homebuyers didn't complain or call it a deal-breaker a couple of years later. So, SCORE. Fast-forward to June 2018... I'm older now, with a bit of time on my hands, and no desire to spend $$$ on furniture, and have purchased a few little Goodwill pieces for cheap, thinking I'll chalk paint them... but one is the wrong kind of finish (formica! lol how gauche!) for distressing, so I thought "Hey, I'll Elmer's Glue crackle paint that!" And I was telling my sister what I was thinking (my super uber-talented sister who KNOWS "how to do that" and "that" and "that" -- you get the idea -- but she'd never heard of Elmer's Glue crackle painting (WHAT?!?!) So I was trying to impress my sister, I was like all "Oh, yeah, it's awesome, I know ALL about it, did it, here's photos" ... and then went to get started on my little table, and realized I'd happened to FORGET how to crackle paint with Elmer's glue (even though I do still have photos of the board I painted), and she wants PHOTOS of the TABLE... it's gettin' real... and so I searched for a tutorial, and BAM here you are! And dude. You're so entertaining, I watched it twice. And also? I sent the link to my sister!! (Maybe you're secretly my sister? Actually, no... you're more the age of my kid... you're adorable!! I'll bet you're a "hoot" as my grandma used to say.) So, anyway. (This is the same sister who puts up the guardrails as I happily bounce down my rabbit trails, and herds me back to the point with, "Short story, short story." It kinda works. LOL. She's not here right now. In case you were wondering.) Thanks for posting this video. I know I can crackle paint now! I just KNOW it! :) Peace out! :)

[@virginiacrabtree6589]

Fruity as a nutcake and love the chair especially the colour nice!

[@kristinparone1868]

You should have your own show on HGTV--unique and entertaining style! Great camera work! Thanks for the tips--I'm going to try the glue on my next piece!

[@CraftyGirl46]

Love the video! Cute and informative. To think all I needed was white glue for a crackle effect! I used to buy the crackle medium that was way more expensive. I'm going to try this on my dresser.

[@happiness.of.pursuit]

OMG I want to go to happy hour with you! I loved this... thanks for a giggle while learning something.

[@nicoledavis1979]

Ignore the negative comments. I was actually laughing...but it also kept my attention unlike some of the tutorials where the women HAVE to keep their hands in the picture and keep moving them and just talk and talk and talk. Thank you for this tutorial I have a project I want to do with chalk paint but I want it to crackle and wasn't sure if chalk paint would crackle. :D

[@shirleymaxwell8568]

Great video. Love your silliness. Don't change, no matter what some of the watchers say. It's cute and it keeps it interesting. You had me laugh few times. Thanks.

[@chelsiepoo07]

Love the crackle effect debi!!!!!

[@lenakosha6618]

Ha, that was great and fun to watch! I will be looking for the wax you speak of, and the aging powder. Thanks!

[@GiygasTheUnbound]

Gonna do this with some of my clothing, except I'm mixing normal paint used making canvas paintings with Elmer's glue. The goal is to give my clothing the colors I want, while making it more waterproof. I'll let you know how it turns out, thanks for the inspiration.

[@Lia2222]

Funny AND informative!!!!! Totally going to try this!!!! THANK YOU

[@chloejones5886]

Very cool!!! I'll be trying this now! Lol. Wish me luck!

[@purple.palomino]

Love your video! I like your silliness. Made me laugh and you were informative. You have an adorable personality!

[@nancyfrix6858]

You have the coolest ideas & you're so much fun, I just love your channel!!!

[@kelleyhighsmith1646]

You have SO much fun energy! Made me smile! Nice chair too :)

[@neonpuppy111]

This is was just a great how to vid! thanks!! clear and to the point, this is exactly the kind of video that makes diy easy-- I am excited to play around with this technique now.

[@hazealvillarreal6684]

love your videos-very informative and entertaining-natural sense of humor-but, keeps me watching until the end----LOVE IT!!!

[@bhampatty1]

Helpful, informative, and so fun to watch! I like you.

[@bethbobenmoyer6422]

Awesome video can't wait to try it.

[@tori2dles]

Love the nutty end parts on your vids. So fun. LOL.

[@cathyschweid5852]

You had me with your wackiness! Love your style! You had me laughing at my desk at work! Great tutorial!

[@LouiseMGeEne]

Debbie, I love this video tutorial. After watching it I read about Cece Caldwell's paint. Caldwell's paint are 100% naturally green; people and earth friendly. This is just what I'm looking for. I will order the materials on line. Thanks for sharing!

[@923southernbelle]

I'm going to be brave and try and do this to my furniture in my bedroom since I can't find any furniture that I like, like this in my town. haha

[@createinspireprojects]

I love you! And the chair looks super! x

[@paulmartin8633]

Question; Do you let the red dry before adding the Glue? 2nd Question; applying the Glue, do you paint it all over , or just in globs in spots? 3rd and maybe not last question; How long between Glue application and final paint application? Some people are mean, just choose to continue being yourself, your helpful and you make it fun, fun is good. My wife and I love your videos. :)

[@purplestoneco3356]

P&K Rustics did you ever get an answer for this? I'm wondering the same myself

[@hoggle5933]

P&K Rustics id say let the under base coat dry first yes and then apply glue lightly if u want smaller cracks and all over if u want it cracked all over or in spots if u want it in certain spots. Let the glue dry some but dont let it dry all the way. She said let it get tacky but not dry or it wont work. Then add the top coat

[@dorjedriftwood2731]

I love your personality you remind me of Maria Bamford

[@tinroofduo1437]

LOL you are hilarious! Love your style. Thanks for making me smile, and for teaching me stuff. LOL

[@rachaelverhulst1488]

You crackle me up

[@SoCraftastic]

The chair looks beautiful. :)

[@TheTsdonahue1]

YOURE ADORABLE! Happy I found this cute video :))

[@viktorijakovaliova958]

hello i was wondering does the first colour need to dry fully or not?

[@brendancoyne95]

Brilliant lesson on how to 'crackle', not sure what you mean by the wax and the dust, where can I get this stuff? or is there something I can use from my home to sub these things? would soot from woodstove work? HELP and thanks again

[@BEATRIZTV68]

i love your energy hope can have some of it, love your videos girl they are wonderful thanks thanks so much :)

[@chrissytaurus9278]

Your adorable 😍 Thanks for the knowledge!

[@hschuster9493]

it looks amazing but there are a lot of steps is there a way to do it like that but with less steps?

[@DebisDesignDiary]

thank you Gary!

[@essotibbs6497]

I love the perp red

[@malinaakins3687]

Your hilarious! Don't have to fast forward through any of your videos. Thanks

[@Redouxinteriors]

Love it!!! I am so inspired to go crackle a chair in my stash! I haven't used the Aging Dust like that, I will!!

[@sherryeklund2166]

You remind me of a brunette Taylor Swift! Thanks for the informative chair makeover, love it, I'm going to try it!

[@emilyjuarez2004]

nice video, its consise and to the point! and fun!

[@spcmediaproductionsashapar3588]

You crack me up! Love it.

[@p.b.-letspickacardandsee8576]

Literally!