Painting Survival Skills

I have painted Lots, and these are survival skills I have picked up along the way.
First don't panic, Paint comes out. I have scrubbed it off my counter tops, linoleum, I have scrubbed it out of my carpet. Keep a wet rag around and you will be good. Okay, now for the tips...

#1 THE BRUSH AND ROLLER WRAP. Sometimes you need to wait a bit to let a coat dry, or run your kids somewhere, or you just need a break from painting because your head is going to explode if you don't. Wrap your paint brush in a baggie put a rubber band around it and come back to it. This trick is especially useful when you are painting walls or something, and using rollers. I roll up my roller in a grocery bag and come back to it. It is so nice not having to wash it every time and you will save paint and  your sanity. I have wrapped my roller up over night and come back to it the next day ready to go!  Your brush, I would not recommend leaving over night because you don't want to ruin your brush but for small breaks go ahead!

 #2 THE PAINT PAN. There are two ways to do this. If you have a nicer pan you can let your latex paint dry and peel it right off. Yup, I know right, seriously! which is how this lovely specimen started.... Myself though not wanting to spend the money on a nice pan bought a super duper cheap sucker that is supposed to be disposable. Well it started out that I would peel it off, then it stopped pealing so I would let it dry and not only does it not affect the new paint but it has made my paint pan so thick and sturdy.. Okay, now you just think I am crazy. Hey I told you I was cheap, I like spending my money on pretty stuff.. Anyway, however you want to do it. Either way it is nice to not be splattering paint all over your sink and cleaning your pan every second.

Tomorrow I will tell you how to do perfect stripes.. Who doesn't love stripes??