Simple Chalkboard Project
I had been admiring several super cute DIY chalkboards out there in blogland, and had been wanting to make one myself.
Well, the opportunity presented itself when I was at Target ready to spend my $5 gift card I had won at a game playing miniature golf.
I found this little bottle of chalkboard paint and box of chalk at Target's Dollar Spot for a $1 each. Oh...and the wire pumpkin was also a $1 at the Spot!
My next task was to find a piece of flat surface to start creating my chalkboard. I went through our 2 barrels of scrap lumber, and I couldn't believe I couldn't find anything!!! So I kept searching our basement, and came upon a set of 4 old metal trays, and Bingo...perfect!!! I washed the tray and dried it; and then started painting it with the chalkboard paint and let it dry overnight.
It was enough paint and there's still some left in the bottle.
The following day I checked my work and I was so happy with the result!
I drew a very simple pumpkin and phrase...I'm not very artistic when it comes to drawing. For a little bit of color I made a magnet out of a silk fall leaf and a tiny crochet pumpkin.
I think it looks so cute right here with the morning sunshine coming through the window...feels so fallish!
Three more trays to go...yeah!!!
Just a little funny story about the wire mesh pumpkin that I paid a $1 for. That same afternoon I had purchased my pumpkin at Target, my sister-in-law and I popped in to this little antique store in Rosemount. The store had several of these same pumpkins throughout the store selling them for $6 each!!! I couldn't believe it!!! They were exactly the same as mine...unbelievable!!!
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Comments
looks to me like you are quite artistic!!!!
I have to go ad check out Target now.....
Glad that you liked my Fall Tree...
Thanks so much for stopping by!!
Hugs,
Deb
LOVE your chalk board tray and you draw great pumpkins. Cute pumpkin magnet!
warmly,
deb