Framed Chalkboard Menu

Framed Chalkboard Menu

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I have wanted to make one of these for FOREVER!  My mom has one she made and it's always SO fun to see what's for dinner when go for Sunday dinners or holidays!  I LOVE the chalkboard look too!  So I FINALLY got around to making one of my own...and it didn't cost me a thing!

I started with a few supplies. 

Picture Frame (old thick frame i had used over and over around the house)

Chalkboard Paint
Pliers
Staple Gun
Plywood cut to size of frame


(I happened to have all of the above around the house so I didn't need to buy ANYTHING!)

I started by painting this frame the color I wanted.  I chose a dark rich brown. 

 But you could go with a pop of color like Pink or Teal or Lime Green!  (Depends on where you are putting it and what colors are in your decor)

Next - I cut a piece of plywood to size

THREE good coats of chalkboard spray paint and I let it dry REALLY REALLY well!






 


After removing any nails or staples remaining on the back of my frame....

I fit the board into its place.

I LOOOVE to use the staple gun!!!

It worked great to keep the board in place!











IT TURNED OUT SOOOOOOO AWESOME!  I LOVE IT!   And I couldn't even WAIT to try it out!  The board wasn't done until AFTER dinner!  And.....I put the menu up anyway :)

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~Heather

Pottery Barn Knock Off - Refinished Shelving

Pottery Barn Knock Off ~ Refinished Shelving / Media Center

So I've had this old shelf in my garage for years intending to refinish it someday.  I think I picked it up either free on the side of the road or at a garage sale somewhere.  Well, I finally had a need for this INSIDE the house so REFINISHING IT....was a MUST!

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Here....is the before pictures!

I started sanding it right away to get as much of the finish off as I could.  Now I knew I wanted the main color to be WHITE and I knew I wanted it to have an AGED POTTERY BARN LOOK.

So I started sanding and sanding.  Then I picked an army green color I wanted to show through underneath the white when I aged it.  And...I started painting....

Once it was GOOD and DRY...I added two very good coats of WHITE ~ SATIN FINISH PAINT.

I LOVE the planking on the shelves and how it looks painted.  I knew it would help with the DISTRESSED look.

So then....after it dried....REALLY WELL....I started sanding with my belt sander to give it an aged and distressed look.  Focusing mainly on the edges and corners where furniture naturally ages.....

NOW!  I brought it in the house...added a couple baskets and used it as a temporary media center :)  I REALLY LOVE how this turned out!  It goes perfect in the room!

WHAT DO YOU THINK!  I Love to hear your comments....

~Heather

I linked up this project at....

Homemaker on a Dime
Joy of Desserts
Mel Dreams Often
Carolyn's Homework
Sugar Bee Crafts
Lady Bug Blessings 
Running With Glitter
Paisley Passions
Fun to Craft
My Girlish Whims
Cherished Bliss
Not Just a Housewife
Passionately Artistic
The Blackberry Vine
New Nostalgia
Today's Creative Blog
A Silly Little Sparrow

Chalkboard Teacher Thank You Gifts

Chalkboard Teacher Thank You Gifts!

So tonight...my 5 year old son GRADUATES from Preschool and will move onto kindergarten in the fall.  Sniff, Sniff, tear...tear.  So bitter sweet, my boy is growing up.  

But he has had the most AWESOME year with two AMAZING Preschool teachers!  I wanted to let them know how much they are appreciated. Sooo.....I came up with this simple, easy yet thoughtful inexpensive gift for each of them. 

I sprayed TWO pots with CHALKBOARD PAINT (spray) -- click here for your own....

I made a tag for each of them with a CRAFT stick, two identical tags I had left from another project and some glue sticks.  I just wrote - THANK YOU on each one and attached a rope to the tag hole.

I personalized each one by writing the last name of each teacher on the pots in chalk.  Then put an inexpensive plant in each one.

I HOPE they like them and know how appreciated they are!!!

Thank you for popping by my blog today!  I'll be gone for the weekend -- enjoy your Memorial Day as well!  See you Monday!

~Heather

I linked up this project at...

Truly Lovely
Home is Where My Story Begins
My Romantic Home

Spice Garden in the Kitchen

Spice Garden in the Kitchen

So I wanted fresh herbs...to do all my recipes with ... but without buying them already cut because they go bad.  HERBS were on SALE today!  Yahoo!

But....I also had this VISION in my head of what I wanted the pots to look like and........it wasn't at the store.  Soooooo, I bought a few craft items and here we ARE!

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Here are my supplies....

I started by painting each pot with this green paint I had left over in the garage from another project.  I LOVE this green...kind of an olive color.  I left some of the clay showing through to give it 'that' look.

Then I added sticker letters and a string to each of these tags I bought pre-made at the store.  I picked letters to label what was going into each pot of course. 

Then I glued each label to each pot and started painting dots around the rim of the pots.  I used the butt end of my paint brush and just dipped it into a cream colored craft paint I had in my craft cupboard.

Potted my plants in each one....and they are done!  Even put them on my window ledge above my sink BEFORE they were completely dry! :)

NOW...I HAVE MY OWN SPICES RIGHT IN MY OWN KITCHEN FOR TOMORROW NIGHT'S RECIPE!  STAY TUNED....

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