CHALK BOARD PAINT PROJECTS & SOME INSPIRATION

OK, I have to admit....my latest addiction is

CHALKBOARD PAINT!

Ever since I bought some to make my Pottery Barn Knock Off Chalkboard rocks for Halloween & my Chalkboard Frame,

it has become an OBSESSION! :)

But admitting I have a problem is the first step right?!? 

So this post is all about all the projects I have recently done with chalkboard paint! *Just be prepared....this post may get a bit long! Sorry about that folks! There is just so many projects out there to cover & I wanted to be thorough!!! :)

I had seen so many cool ideas for creating blackboards!

Here is some inspiration for ya!

Photo from Better Homes & Gardens (from House of Grace)

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Photo from The Country Chic Cottage

Photo from Pottery Barn

Photo from Pottery Barn

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Photo from Cinnaberry Suite

Photo from House of Grace

Photo from Meadow Lake Cottage

Photo from Elefanta Sprout

Photo from All Things Thrifty

Photo from Maple Memories

Also check out these blog posts all about Chalkboard Paint Inspiration:

Chalkboard Paint Inspiration from the Paint Party from "The Stories of A to Z"

Pantry Door Makeover from "House of Grace"

101 Ways to Use Chalkboard Vinyl from "Songbird"

OK, now that you are as inspired as I am, let me show you what I made out of all that inspiration!!!!

PROJECT #1:  Pantry Door Makeover

Here is the before:

BEFORE

First, I put down some cardboard under the doors so I wouldn't get sawdust &/or paint on my kitchen floors. Then I lightly sanded down the area I was going to paint, wiped it down with a dry cloth to get all the sawdust & I taped off the door with painters tape.

I then painted the inside area with my chalkboard paint. It took about 3 coats. I let it dry about a 1/2 hour between coats. Once semi dry with the last coat I removed the painters tape & WHOLA!!! Instant chalkboard for my grocery list & Menu for the week!

AFTER

Well once I got these done, I started several other chalkboard projects. Especially since I had all my supplies out & ready. (I was on a roll!!!)

PROJECT #2: Chalkboard Canister Labels

My next project was to do labels on my canisters. I had recently re purposed some jars for misc. items in my pantry. I basically just took some salsa jars, pickle jars, spaghetti sauce jars & spray painted the lids black.
I started out by making a template. I used some old contact paper I had lying around and my Stampin' Up Tag Punch.

I just folded over a piece of cut contact paper & put the folded edge into my punch. Only put it in as far as the cutting edge so that you don't cut through the folded portion like the photo below. Then PUNCH it.

This is what you get after it's punched and unfolded. This will be your template for the paint.

I made up a bunch of these templates & stuck them on my jars.

Then just brush a couple coats of your chalkboard paint over the template.

Mine took 2 coats. I let them dry about a

20 minutes in between coats.

Then remove your template & WHOLA!!!

AFTER

Canister's with chalkboard labels!

PROJECT #3: COUNTERTOP SAMPLE CHALKBOARD TAGS
OK, you know those FREE little counter top samples you get from Menard's, Home Depot, Lowe's, etc that you can take home to check your colors when you are in the market for new counter tops? Well I had a ton of them left from our remodel several years ago. I came across them in my recent cleaning out the crap binge or DECRAPIFICATION (as one of my fellow blogger's calls it!).
Well you know me, I tend to be a pack rat & never throw anything out. You know, I may need it someday ! :)
Well I am glad I keep them, because they worked perfect for my chalkboard tags!

BEFORE

Basically all I did with this project is use my Chalkboard Spray paint to give them a good coat! Let them dry.

And with a little ribbon, they are UBER CUTE tags for baskets!

AFTER

PROJECT #4: More Chalkboard Paint Labels

I started out with these "Rubbermaid/Tupperware-type" containers.

BEFORE

I taped off my areas with painters tape.

I then lightly sanded the areas I was going to paint

(*this is very important...these type of containers, the paint tends not to stick to the surface otherwise!).

Then paint the taped off areas with your chalkboard paint. These needed 2 coats as well.

And WHOLA!

AFTER

Hope you enjoyed that very long, but inspirational post! I told you I was on a roll!!! :)

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