I'm really excited to bring you a project I just finished this weekend that I couldn't wait to make. Since it was my first time doing this, there are some things I know now from doing it that I may try to go back and fix. But as a first attempt, I think it turned out pretty decent. And it was fun!

Here are the tools I used for my project:
First I took my canvas board and painted it with two coats of acrylic paint of any choice. I chose just some cheap paint that was under $1 in a nice turquoise color.
After I let the paint dry for an hour or two, I then masked off around the border with my masking tape.

This started to become a bit frustrating so I decided to just eye it when I went to placing the masking tape on. I had to adjust a few squares as I went along. They aren't all completely perfect, but they were really close enough.






And this was the finished product hanging on the wall. I printed out on the computer the days of the week in a chalkboard font and glued them to the board under the month and year space. Then I filled in the dates and the month. *Note-it is not fun, easy or amusing to use your child's huge sidewalk chalk to do this part. I was so frustrated beyond compare. I didn't have smaller chalk, so this was what I had to work with. it was a pain, trust me. Once I find the smaller chalk, I will redo the numbers and be able to add more events tot he calender. But can't you see the sheen on it? I couldn't get a better photo with the light. But it's good enough. You get the point.
Very creative and good job
ReplyDeleteI love this! I would have never guessed that is what you were making the other day!! :) Great Job! :)
ReplyDeleteVery nice!
ReplyDeleteI think it turned out great!!! Thanks for sharing! So much fun with chalkboard paint!
ReplyDeleteSo cute & creative! Thanks so much for linking it up at Tips & Tricks! :)
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What a cute idea. I love all things chalkboard they are so much fun! I thinm this is a wonderful idea.
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome Rebecca, what a brilliant little project.
ReplyDeleteI didn't even know they had "chalkboard paint"!!!! this is a great idea! Thank y0u for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI love it! Great project!!
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fabulous idea and a great tutorial. thanks. found you at the link party. you can visit me at denisedesigned.com as well. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteWonderful post, I need to try this. I found you through the blog hop.
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This is a really cute project. I'd like to have my kids make themselves each one of these (or maybe I should make each one for homemade Christmas presents!)
ReplyDeleteHopping over here from For Love of Cupcakes. This is really cute! Thanks for the great tutorial.
ReplyDeleteWOW amazing!! This looks so cute but also incredibly useful! :) Thanks so much for joining the I <3 My Blog {Hop} last week!
ReplyDelete<3 Jamie
This is awesome and you make it look so easy!!
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