Feeling crafty

Thought I would share with you what I believe is one of the more clever things I have done.  I wanted to display a chalkboard in my kitchen.  I really wanted it to be magnetic. I had looked online and was not thrilled at the idea of paying well over $100 for such an item.  Thankfully I have clever friends. This clever friend suggested I make one.  I was not completely convinced I could until I looked in the corner and notice a picture we had not yet hung on the wall.  Had a really ornate gold frame with a picture in it that I was not all that much in love with anymore.  So my wheels started to spin.  I asked David if I had permission to dismantle said picture.  I did.  So I got to work.

I love spray paint. It can transform just about anything. I selected a barn red color to paint over the gold.  Easy.

This is when it gets clever.  My friend suggested I use sheet metal as the background. So off to Home Depot to purchase sheet metal.  Be careful because they sell sheets of aluminum too.  Guess what?  Aluminum is not magnetic. You want sheet metal.  And I needed these high powered snippers to cut the sheet to size. Thankfully David assisted or I might have a few less fingers.

Handy dandy chalk board paint.  Comes in all sorts of colors but I stuck with basic black. If I did it again I might try spray chalk board paint.  

It was not completely easy to get it to cover smoothly.  So mine has a bit of a rustic feel to it.

It took several coats of paint.

Almost finished.  It had to dry for several days and then you have to cover the surface with chalk (using the chalk on its side) They call this priming it I believe. Otherwise when you write on it the writing will be etched into the chalkboard.

And it is now on display. The Lego Master loves it and has suggested we display a different Bible verse each week. This is his favorite.  I love how it looks!