Milk Paint Resource Page-
Looking for someone to help you
with that painting project? Or,
looking for a pro to teach you
how to use milk paint like a
master? Check out our new Resource
Page to find a local milk
painting contractor or a milk
painting class near you.Thinking
Inside the Box... Innovatively!
AvroKO, a New
York based design firm, has just
launched an exciting project
called Smart.Space,
in which the AvroKO team
challenged the small box format
of two Greenwich Village
apartments and unlocked their
potential with an innovative
approach. The Old Fashioned Milk
Paint Company is pleased that
AvroKO wanted to use our milk
paint as part of the project. Click
here for the full story...
We are pleased to
supply milk paint again for
Hannibal's 2005 fence painting
competition. Here is an account
of last year's event:
It's an Old
Fashioned Milk Paint whitewash
for Tom Sawyer.
 For the
past 48 years, the Jaycees in
Hannibal, Missouri (the boyhood
home of Mark Twain) have
sponsored "National Tom
Sawyer Days" over the 4th of
July holiday. One of their events
is the National Fence Painting
contest. Boys between the ages of
10 and 13 from various states
come to Hannibal and compete in
the contest.
The Old Fashioned Milk Paint
Company was pleased to donate all
the paint used in this year's
competition.
 
 
| An
Account of the
Competition |
| Dark
gray clouds and heavy
gusts of wind threatened
overhead. Reports were
coming in of storm cell
moving in fast, but the
Jaycees barrelled on
ahead, mixing up large
containers of milkpaint
while half a dozen Tom
Sawyers lined up for the
first heat. A fire hose
wets down the buttressed
sections of picket fence.
Everything is in place. "Ready,
Set, Go", the guy on
the PA screams and the
line of Toms race to the
fence and white paint
starts to fly. The crowd
retreats a few steps back
in self-preservation, but
proceeds to barrage the
contestants with intense
cheers of support and
last minute coaching.
Points were given for
speed, quality of
painting, costume, and
props (each kid had to
collect a bag of items
from the book that the
character of Tom Sawyer
might have.)
So began the first
night competition, which
was comprised of
contestants from Hannibal
only. Second competition
was open to residents of
Missouri, and Sunday
night was the national
competition. The farthest
contestant flew in from
Hawaii.
As hokey as it may
sound, it was actually a
very exciting contest to
watch. Our neighbor,
Brady, was in the first
night's competion, which
added to the fun for us.
His mom, Lisa was
screaming at him from the
sidelines to cover the
whole surface before he
raced back. Other
contestants went for
speed and didn't worry
much about the paint-job.
Brady made the second
heat and came in fourth
in the final contest.
courtesy of Teri
N., Hannibal, MO
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Other News
Extra-Bond is
VOC-Free
Our Extra-Bond has always been
non-toxic, containing low VOC's.
We are pleased to announce that
we have modified this product to
be VOC-free.
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