Chalkboard tags Tutorial

A couple of you asked for a tutorial on how to make these chalkboard tags. It's super easy! Here you go: 1. I used white chalkboard paint to make these. Paint directly on canvas paper. The white chalkboard paint takes a lot of coats. I think black only takes three. After it dries, cut the canvas paper into rectangles of your desired size. I used a rotary cutter but you could use scissors.

2. Using old cereal boxes or any recycled cardboard, cut rectangles slightly larger than your canvas pieces.

3. Glue scrapbooking paper to your cardboard pieces and then trim the excess off.

4. Using your sewing machine, sew your canvas piece to your cardboard rectangle. I used a straight stitch, but a decorative stitch would be cute too!

5. Punch a hole through the top of all your pieces.

6. Use pretty ribbon to loop through your hole.
Organize your boxes or baskets with these tags. I think these would be really cute gifts, or accessories. There are endless possibilities.

Be sure to come back tomorrow. I am doing something...unusual.

xo, Chrissie

Chalkboard Paint Party!! whoo-hoo!!

There is a chalkboard paint phenomena going on, and we're gonna celebrate! I'll show you mine, and then you show me yours:)
(updated: I'm linking up this older post to 320 Sycamore, Chalkboard ideas:) Welcome!
This is one of the first chalkboards I ever made. After I redecorated our office last year I used some leftover material from the curtains and created a scalloped border on the chalkboard below. It's very matchy-matchy!

I got this wooden plate at Old Time Pottery for $2.99. It's cute, but I wanted to do something different on it. I used chalkboard spray paint on this one, and then drilled holes in it and made the little swag on top. Now that I'm looking at it, I think a big puffy ribbon tied through the holes would be much cuter. Well, anyway...another project for another day!

I made this chalkboard for my second book, Tiles Gone Wild. It is a large piece of wood that I painted with chalkboard paint, mosaic-ed the edges with pink stained glass, used a scrabble ledger for the chalk holder, and made an inside border with bottlecaps and resin. This was a fun piece!

I already showed you this 99 cent goodwill make-over.. But if you want to see it more closely, go here.
With this one, I found this pretty pink pot at Goodwill. I thought it was a little pricey at $1.99, but it was exactly what I had been looking for. I taped it off and used the new white chalkboard paint. The jar says 2-4 coats, but it needed 8! It houses my daughter's hair bows and barrettes.

And last but not least, I used the white chalkboard paint again to make organizing tags for my daughter's bins. I have to be honest with you...white chalkboard paint is not my favorite. I think I like the classic black. But they turned out cute enough.

Now it's your turn. Show us what you got! Please do the following:

1. Link to the actual post and not just your general blog.



2. Link back to here so everyone can find the other chalkboard paint partiers.



3. Leave a comment and try to leave comments for the others too.



4. Have fun and get inspired!

Chalkboard Paint Party Tomorrow

Just a reminder that tomorrow is my Chalkboard Paint Party!

I'm going to set up the linky late tonight and then we'll all join in the fun!

Come join us and show off your chalkboard paint creations...:)

See you then!

I'm Having a Chalkboard Party!!

I've never had an on-line Party before, so this is a first for me.
After posting my refurbished-Goodwill-99 cent-chalkboard frame here, I realized how much people looooove their chalkboard paint. I know some of you (Sara;) have painted whole walls with it.
So let's see where else the chalkboard paint is going. Next Friday, May 8, I'll have Mr. Linky all set up and we can come post about our chalkboard adventures. I'll have some brand new chalkboard pieces to share as well.

Now, I'll be spending all weekend trying to put my house back together. I promise some before and after pictures, even if I'm not done.
Have a wonderful weekend.
xo
Chrissie

Frugal Friday Party

*Edited to add:
I'm playing along with Kimm at Reinvented for Tuesday's Trash to Treasure. Welcome!:)

There are two brand new Goodwill's in my town that have opened up in the last month. They are so nice and clean! I conduct almost all of my retail therapy there!
I found this baby at the Goodwill for 99 cents.

What caught my eye was the frame. I love the detail.

I gave it a good cleaning and spray painted it red.

I've never painted mirror before, but I thought I'd give it a try. I used chalkboard paint. Next time I paint on mirror I will leave more time in between coats.
I love how it turned out! However, you can see in the middle where I got hasty with the paint. But where I put it no one will ever notice.

This is my living room. It has a lot of blue and brown, and I like to use red in here as an accent. So that's where I decided to put my new chalkboard.
This is the left side of the room. Do you see the chalkboard on the high shelf above the television?
I wrote out some lyrics from the song "I Hope You'll Dance". It's one of my favorite songs of all time.

Now head on over the The Shabby Nest party she's having to see more frugal finds...
Have a great weekend y'all!

xo

Chrissie