More Chalkboard Paint Projects

Thanks for visiting today!  I have been working with some chalkboard paint again and have a few projects {some finished, some not quite yet}.  Back in January I posted a project making my own chalkboard paint picture frames using this recipe from Martha Stewart.  {View the recipe here}  

I love making chalkboard paint in colors!  This time I wanted to use a more ‘spring like” color so I bought an 8 oz. Bottle of Turquoise acrylic paint.  Poured all the paint into a plastic container and added the 2 tablespoons of unsanded grout.

I wanted to make a chalkboard to help keep up with the week’s activities.  Really, you could use it anyway you like.  Bought a 2 x 2  foot Masonite board at Home Depot and let the kind gentleman there cut it in half ending up with 2 boards 1 x 2 feet each.  I decided to hang the board vertically so on one of the one foot sides I drilled a hole in each corner of the board. 

Then, I painted about 3 or 4 coats with the chalkboard paint.  {I’m not sure because I had to paint in between other projects, family, dogs, and laundry – like most of us – and I forgot to keep count!}  After drying, I sanded it with fine sandpaper.  I finished it by rubbing the side of a piece of chalk all over it and wiping with a slightly damp paper towel.  I did this twice.  Shown here is rubbing chalk over another project coming soon!

I used a ¼” sisal rope to hang it.  Just threaded it through the holes and tied a knot.  Then it’s ready to go!  Write whatever suits your fancy and enjoy!  This is what I thought was a finished board - you know how projects sometimes "evolve"  

Can you tell how impatient  artistic I was?  Well, when I ran into this little Starfish in one of the craft stores  {I get dizzy trying to remember which one where I saw what cute thing when I was where?}  I decided it was going on my beachy chalkboard!}   I added my Starfish but , as you well know, you can add anything you want - no rules here!  As long as it makes your heart SING and puts a BIG smile on your face.  :)

FYI, I stored the paint in a recycled large yogurt container for more projects like this one-a
small wooden container I bought for $1.00 at one of the craft stores.

and this one that I used some more of my sisal rope 

and then I had enough left to work on glass!

check this out!

then one last fling - still a  little paint leftover but sooooo ready to move on to new stuff!!!

But not until one last whoop whoop hurrah! for my favorite color chalkboard paint!  {More colors to come -promise!}

Grace and leftover paint

Here's the next board!  Purple!

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