![]() If you want to paint more chalkboards, check out this HUGE wall chalkboard I painted and framed out in our hallway. Feel free to pin from the post’s pictures and I’d love it if you shared with your friends! I have a video showing how to season a board HERE.Īs always, this project will be posted on my PINTEREST ACCOUNT. This will help the chalkboard not to “ghost” which means you will always see the very first thing you write on it. That means before you ever write on the board…. lay the chalk on the side and cover it in white chalk. ![]() Don’t forget to “season” your chalkboard. And for a great cause! It’s so easy to make a chalkboard from old artwork! Before, old frame print worth millions (not really). God bless it.Īnd look at how fun the chalk holder is! I love the little gold cherub that I hot glued to it! I want you to NOTICE MY SELF CONTROL at NOT screaming at the little person knocking on my door during this video. I have a little video about spray painting the clothespins and choosing embellishments below or click HERE: Did you know that spray paint MELTS Styrofoam? Well I didn’t, but I do now. I put the clothes pin IN a Styrofoam bowl to spray paint it. I dug thru that to find a fun embellishment for the chalk holder. Then use a sanding block to sand off the edges which, on this frame, revealed the gorgeous gold frame underneath. Thick layers will give you yucky runs! I used Kyrlon Sea Glass. High fives all around for FAST DIY projects!ĭo several thin coats of spray paint. I love to SPRAY PAINT the frames because it is done in like 54.8 seconds. It doesn’t have to be pretty, it just needs to cover the black so the spray paint doesn’t get on it! ![]() Then I put cardboard over the print and tape it down. (I prefer that over the spray chalkboard paint and it’s thicker than other chalkboard paints).Īfter it dries, I tape off the inside with a low tack paint. Then roll it with Black Bean chalk-type paint from Heirloom Traditions. Then prime it (I used Kilz). I use a primer tinted GRAY so that the black chalkboard paint covers easier on the next coat. It may not be smooth depending on what it was painted with and that’s fine!!!!! I prefer to do the print, but you can do it either way when you make a chalkboard. the print or the frame?” Really you could do either. So after you find the print, it’s time to paint. OH NO!!! I was literally minutes away from being a millionaire, but we had painted over it already. After I posted this before picture on my Magic Brush Facebook page, one of my faithful followers (Donna Cooper?) commented it was worth something on Ebay. I usually have 3-8 ugly prints/cool frames in my studio at any given time because you just don’t know when you need one to make a chalkboardīut, funny story. I literally scoop them up whenever I see them at thrift stores, garage sales, etc. It will not cost you, the customer, anything extra! =)įirst, start with a picture that is GLASS-LESS and ugly but one that has a kick butt frame. This post does contain an affiliate link and I may receive a small commission if you order any of these products. It’s very inexpensive to repurpose and make a chalkboard from an unwanted framed artwork. ![]() Most of you know my hubby and I tried for 4 years to adopt from foster care so I was HONORED to make a chalkboard for them to auction off!Ĭhalkboards like this one are quick, easy and a GREAT gift idea (think birthday, Christmas, going to college, etc). I recently painted this turquoise chalkboard as giveaway for a friend for the Missouri Foster Care and Adoption Association. I’m going to show you how to make a chalkboard from an old framed print. ![]()
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