This weekend is my first DIY event at Ikea, and I’m beyond excited! It’s themed around getting organized, so I’ve been scheming up out of the ordinary ways to re-purpose everyday items. Most things you’ll have to see on Saturday, but I wanted to include those of you that aren’t local (hi, mom!) in my DIY chalkboard to-do list using Deco-Art’s new chalkboard anything paint. No lie, I want to chalkboard everything in my house right now just because I can. And on that note, I’d like to take this time to apologize to my husband in advance..
Materials:
- Wooden craft plank (sounds weird, but you can find them at Michael’s for $2)
- Leather cord
- DecoArt craft paint c/o
- DecoArt clear chalkboard paint c/o
- Drill
- Black chalkboard pen
- Stamp (optional)
Essentially you can go as crazy as you’d like with this tutorial as long as you keep in mind a few keys steps: Any detailed stamping or lettering you have to do after you’ve painted the chalkboard coats according to the instructions on the bottle. The chalkboard paint will smear any details that are painted with craft paint if you use it after. Here’s are steps I took to make mine:
First, I painted the whole board with chalkboard paint according to the instructions on the bottle. Once it had set for 24 hours, I stamped my logo on the top, and then taped off the bottom portion and painted it mint julep green from DecoArt. Then I drilled a hole in the top of the board and strung leather cord through and knotted it. I cured the surface by rubbing white chalk across it and wiping it off, and then I bought black chalkboard pens for everyday use so that it was easier to write and see than traditional white chalk. Pretty simple and definitely much cuter than a plain old chalkboard or dry erase to-d0 list!
P.s.- If you don’t want to miss out on the rest of the projects, you can still RSVP for the event, here. See you Saturday!
Love this! What do you use to write on the chalkboard though? That doesn’t look like black chalk. Is it more like a dry-erase board?
It’s chalkboard but I wrote on it with a chalkboard pen instead of chalk :)
Very cute! Good luck at Ikea! =)
Cute! I never knew clear chalkboard paint even existed!
This looks so awesome! I’ve never seen clear chalkboard paint. I’d also like to know what type of marker you used to write with!
If I wasn’t going out of town this weekend I would TOTALLY go see you at Ikea :)
Wish you could’ve come! and I used a chalkboard pen to write with :)
If this project is a *hint* of what you have created for Ikea tomorrow, they are very lucky to have your contributions :) I really like how you used the leather cord and the paint strip…
You should sell these!
Not a bad idea ;)
Didn’t know there was CLEAR chalkboard paint! How cool, so you can let the surface or design underneath still show through…plus write on it, too!
Yes! It would be really neat over patterned card-stock don’t you think?
Chalk pens: http://www.chalkinkworldstore.com/The_Original_Chalk_Ink_Wet_Wipe_Markers_s/1.htm
I didn’t realize they existed until now, either. A whole new
World of craft possibilities!!
Yep, you find them at craft stores! so much nicer than chalk
Wow, this is a great idea! It’s also the first time that I’ve come across spray on clear chalkboard coating – going to have a google to see if we can get this anywhere in Australia!
I’m sure you can! I think DecoArt ships internationally as well, if not let me know and I can send you some :)
great idea! I discovered your blog this morning and love what I’ve seen so far. just followed on twitter :)
Thanks Julia, right back at ya! :)
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Ok, this is so crazy! I haven’t seen clear chalkboard paint yet! I was kind of confused when I first started reading/looking at this project. I just did a whole wall in black chalkboard at home but this has opened up a whole new can of possibilities! Thanks for sharing.
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Clear chalkboard paint–wow!!! This opens up a world of possibilities for kids’ rooms with mural backgrounds and underlays they could draw on. And the chalk pencils sound so much neater (especially on the hands). Thanks for this post!
Cool ideas, but where did you find the chalkboard paint, is it readily available at Michaels?
Wow! This is such a cool idea! I wonder if it works on glass surfaces… I’m thinking about this on picture frame with a picture inside it. If not you could probably make your own using a clear coat of some sort using a “no grout” chalkboard paint recipe like this one:
http://homemadechalkboard.com/homemade-chalkboard-paint/
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