DIY: Chalkboard Tray

 Another chalkboard craft! The possibilities are endless!
Today, I'm going to share how to make your very own chalkboard tray. I saw this idea on Pinterest and I thought it was genius! I want to use mine for arranging various types of cheese and using the chalk to label them. Perfect for parties!

Supplies

Wooden, Plastic, Metal Serving Tray
(I found mine at Hobby Lobby for $3)

Chalkboard Spray Paint

Paintbrush

Painter's Tape

Your Choice of Paint Color

Paper Towel/Newspaper

Step One
Line the tray with the painter's tape to prevent the sides from being sprayed with chalkboard paint.

Step Two

Go outside or in a well-ventilated area and spray the base of your tray with 2-3 coats of chalkboard paint. Don't worry if you got a little chalkboard paint on your tray, I covered it up with the paint.

Step Three
Paint the remainder of your tray with the color of your choice, let it dry and then you're done!

Have fun crafting!
-Miss Mel and Miss Heather

p.s.

Framed Chalkboard

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Chalkboard Wine Glasses
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Chalkboard Paint Mugs

DIY: Chalkboard Wine Glasses

For our friend Bosch's graduation party, Ellen and I decided to make her chalkboard wine glasses. They were SUPER easy and funnily enough, she ended up making some for us to use at her graduation party! I guess great minds do think alike haha!

Supplies:

Wine Glasses
*They sell really nice/inexpensive ones at Walmart and any dollar store!*
Painters Tape

Spray Chalkboard Paint

Step One

Wrap the stem of your wine glass with painters tape.
This is to ensure that when you spray the chalkboard paint it doesn't coat the whole stem.

Step Two

Grab your chalkboard paint and spray a couple coats on the bottom of the glass.

Step Three

Lay them out to dry!

Step Four

Unwrap the painters tape and grab some chalk to write whatever message you want!

I think these are great to use at parties so you can write everyone's name on them. 

It's definitely cuter than the old red solo cup and permanent marker combo...

You could also tie a ribbon around them to give them some extra pizazz!

*Thanks to Ellen and Bosch for making these!*

Don't forget the wine!

-Miss Mel and Miss Heather

p.s. you might also like these other chalkboard and wine related DIY's...
Framed Chalkboard
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Chalkboard Paint Mugs
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Red Wine Sangria
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White Wine Sangria
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Wine Labels

DIY: Chalkboard Paint Mugs

So I've recently become obsessed with chalkboard paint. Last week I made a chalkboard out of a picture frame and this week I decorated coffee mugs!

Supplies I used:

Mugs

Chalkboard paint

Painter's tape

Paintbrush

1. First you will need to tape off the area you would like to be painted.

2. Next you're going to paint your mug. You can either spray directly onto the mugs or spray the paint onto a newspaper and use a paintbrush to spread the paint. If you're going to spray directly on the mug make sure you covered every part of the mug you don't want painted because spray paint has a nasty habit of getting everywhere!

3. After you've done at least three coats, letting each coat dry before adding the next, you can take off your paint and start chalking away!

I love these mugs because you can personalize them! I've also seen mugs where people painted the whole mug, which would also be super cute! Stay tuned for more chalkboard paint experiments because we're bound to find another use for this awesome stuff!

-Miss Mel and Miss Heather 

DIY: Framed Chalkboard

Hey so I've been seeing a ton of things about using chalkboard paint and I decided to take stab at it. For my first project I made mini chalkboard out of a picture frame!

What I used:

1- 8X10 inch picture frame

Chalkboard spraypaint

Paintbrush

Acrylic Paint

Colored chalkboard chalk

1. First thing is to take apart the picture frame. Take the glass part and spray a thin coat over one side and let dry. I gave it about three coats letting it fully dry between each coat.

2. I took the wooden frame and painted it blue to spruce it up. 

3. After everything dried I put the picture frame back together and it was done!

Next step it take the chalk and write a fun message or note to yourself!

I was amazed at how simple and easy it was and can't wait to create more things! One of my favorite parts of using a picture frame is that I can either hang it on the wall or set it up a desk or table. It's pretty versatile! Stay tuned for my next chalkboard paint project!

-Miss Mel and Miss Heather