Sunday, February 20, 2011

DIY Chalkboard

For weeks I have been looking for a little chalkboard for Coffee Buzz that we can use to write the coffees of day and any specials we have. I was shocked to find that NO ONE sells chalkboards! I checked Target, Michaels, JoAnn Fabrics, Office Max and other stores of the like and no one had anything. I took to the internet sure that i'd be able to find something online but everything was either way too big or way too expensive. So my inner do-it-yourselfer came out and decided there is not reason why I coudln't just make my own, and that's exactly what I did. Here's how:

Materials:
-1 board of unfinished wood (I got a cute beveled piece from Michael's for like $9.99)
-1 can of Krylon Chalkboard spray paint
-Chalk/Chalk markers
-Any design elements you want to add

It is so simple, all you do is spray the unfinished wood and let it sit for 24 hours. After that I just glued on a little bumble bee, placed it on a frame stand and it was good to go!



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