LITTLE WHITE BIRD

Hello to 2024 and it’s all change at LWB HQ… we’ve said goodbye to two brands and hello to two!

Last Autumn brought with it the shocking news that Bunty’s was to cease trading due to undue market pressures, such a sad end to a truly fabulous family-run brand, and a change of terms at Cornish Milk Mineral Paint meant we had to say adieu.

It has however provided the opportunity to stock two more amazing UK brands, It’s So Chic Furniture Art and PolyOnlay!

Cindy of It’s So Chic is a multi-award winning Furniture Refinishing Artist and in her spare(!) time, created an incredible supplementary range of products, from decoupage papers and stencils to her newest and trademarked product, Furniture Tattoos®️. It’s such a huge range they’re not all listed as yet so if you want something you can’t see, please get in touch! Personal faves are the animal-as-people decoupage papers, so fun and quirky and such good quality, they can be framed as art work for your wall!

PolyOnlay I first encountered back in 2021 at the very first Furniture Painting Business Conference and it stuck in my mind as such a great product, I’m so happy to add it to Little White Bird’s offering. This clever product is an innovative type of onlay (appliqué) made from very strong and flexible wood pulp product and yet only 0.9mm thick! They’re water-resistant, work with any medium and flexible… ideal for adding embellishments to furniture, craft projects or art work. So you can add art deco corners to cupboards, decorative trim to fascia or fun shapes to enhance your arts and crafts projects!

Very excited to now be stocking Bunty’s Paints!

This UK brand caught my eye a few months ago and now everyone’s talking about it! The buzz has become so great, resistance was futile and Bunty’s has joined the LWB collective!

Brilliantly, Bunty’s is a homegrown brand, made in Ipswich, Suffolk. They offer 38 gorgeous colours in their mineral paint range, plus various supplementary products such as Decoupage Glue & Finish, Gilding Paste, Furniture Wax and Acrylic Lacquer… more on these below…

Their mineral paint range covers everything from brights to moody grey, can be used on both inside and outside projects, from furniture to garden fences, and is self-priming, self-sealing and self-levelling!! It has a fabulous depth of colour and dries to a hard-wearing eggshell finish (matt with a soft sheen). What’s not to love?

I’m struggling to pick my fave but it might be Bewitched, the most delicious dark navy blue.

Bunty’s supplementary range is also fantastic!

Their Gilding Pastes look utterly incredible… available in four shades; Light Gold, Gold, Silver and Copper.

If you’re a wax fan, they have Clear, Dark or Black, all made from the wax of Suffolk bees!

For decoupage, there’s a water-based Decoupage Glue and Finish, for both applying and sealing decoupage papers.

And if you want to add extra protection to your project, choose from two different Acrylic Lacquer’s; Finish Coat (dries to a satin sheen) and Flat Matt. They can also used before you paint to seal metal, prevent bleed through, as a stain blocker etc!

And the best thing is… they’re all so reasonably priced! Especially noteworthy in this current climate of skyrocketing bills. Join the ever-growing fan base and give Bunty’s a try today!