[It works.]
Or maybe, #5 - if you throw in the Listerine / vinegar foot soak -
Yes. We tried it [both of us.]
It works too...
But I've read that a good Epsom salt soak works just as well -
Will try that one soon!
But here's a new decor trend I've been seeing 'round the internet that's all the rage -
But here's a new decor trend I've been seeing 'round the internet that's all the rage -
And I'm
loving all the cute little chalkboards I’m seeing everywhere these
days!
One of my favorite aunts has
a GIANT [school-size] chalkboard in
a hallway in her house.
a hallway in her house.
I have fond
memories of playing with it as a child
– and now her gr-grandchildren
have the opportunity to draw on it too.
[Photo taken by my cousin's daughter-in-law.]
[Photo taken by my cousin's daughter-in-law.]
I’ve always wanted one just like
it – but, honestly,
I don’t have a place for one that big…
I don’t have a place for one that big…
So I set that idea aside… until I started seeing this
re-newed interest in
chalkboards, and chalkboard paint , and chalkboard
art…
SO FUN.
And honestly – I've had a couple of chalkboards around
[kitchen and camper] for a while now… But while
thrifting a few weeks back I found the little beauty above
[photo at top]
and instantly grabbed it
[photo at top]
and instantly grabbed it
[$5 – hello?!?] – I didn’t love the green color so much…
Bought some spray on chalkboard paint and walaa – LOVE it.
I considered
painting the outside red – but I really like the
worn look of it…
I also wanted a cute little chalk-board ‘sign’ for
photos, menus, etc.
there’s LOTS of really cute ones out there!!
Instead, I picked
up a little piece of art at Hobby Lobby on
sale for $13 and
worked the magic that only spray paint can do.
[Painted the frame white and the inside - wooden - with blackboard paint.]
[Painted the frame white and the inside - wooden - with blackboard paint.]
LOVE IT.
This is permanent - I did it with the sharpie paint pen.
[Tip: Print your quote, rub the back with white chalk, flip it over {placing it exactly where you want it on the board} and trace it with a pencil {I used the top tip of a paint brush,] then remove the paper and outline / fill-in the words with a paint pen - the tutorial I read said use a white colored pencil - I think I like the paint pen better.]
[Tip: Print your quote, rub the back with white chalk, flip it over {placing it exactly where you want it on the board} and trace it with a pencil {I used the top tip of a paint brush,] then remove the paper and outline / fill-in the words with a paint pen - the tutorial I read said use a white colored pencil - I think I like the paint pen better.]
I'll admit that it took me three tries to get this the way I wanted it to look
[again, the beauty of spray paint]
since I couldn't get the words large enough to fit the space...
Looking forward to some cute photo ops with it.
Looking forward to some cute photo ops with it.
2 comments:
Great idea for showers, parties and cook-outs!
Love it.
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