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Easy chalkboard art tutorial

Several years ago I posted a tutorial for easy to make chalkboard art. It was my first ever {and only!} time I have been slapped with a copyright infringement lawsuit.  Thankfully, we were able to work things out, but that meant that I had to take my tutorial down.  I have been meaning to re do the tutorial and post it again, because it's a technique that I use often, but the days turned to weeks and those weeks turned to years, but holla!  I'm finally getting around to getting a new improved tutorial up for you!

And I'm using images that you can find as free printables on-line so there is no copyright issue we should run into!


If you scratch your head and wonder how people make such awesome chalkboard art, this is how non artists do it!  And you can do it too!



You will start with a chalkboard {I love these unfinished wood ones that are super cheap at your local craft store and can be painted any color}, some chalk, an image that you love {just not one that is copyrighted! I used this one}, and a chalk ink pen {but take note, that chalk ink is permanent}.


Flip your image over and chalk the entire image that you want to recreate. Go heavy on the chalk here!


Flip your image back over and carefully line it up on your chalkboard where you want your chalked image to be. My image was really large for my small chalkboard, so I planned to only make three of the arrows.

Take a very sharp pencil and draw over the image you want transferred.


One you take your paper off of your chalkboard, you will be left with the image on your chalkboard.


The final step is to take your chalk ink pen and trace over the lines that you made on your chalkboard. I've also used white sharpie.  You could use a sharp piece of chalk to make your image removable.

Take a wet paper towel and carefully wipe clean the excess chalk that is around your image.

That's it!


I've created art like this...


 and like this...

I've also made art on a larger scale as well {think 16x20}.  You will simply print your image on multiple pieces of paper {in sections} and tape them together to make one image.
Give it a try!  It's a super fun way to knock off all that chalkboard art you have been seeing around town!
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The difference between chalk paint and chalkboard paint

For years, I heard people talk about the newest rage in painted furniture.
A product they called chalk paint.
Annie Sloane is quite popular with her full line of Annie Sloane chalk paint.
For some reason, my brain never fully clicked over and understood that there was a difference between chalk paint and chalkboard paint.
That was until last year, when I met my friend Mandi at her painted furniture shop, Persnickety's Awesomeness Emporium.
Mandi made a comment about a piece of furniture being painted in chalk paint.
I probably made a stupid comment about chalkboard paint, and she said, no, chalk paint, it's totally different.
This launched into her explaining the wonders of chalk paint with me and I finally understood that there was a difference.

However, not until last week when I played with chalk paint for the first time, did I fully understand what chalk paint is.
I don't want to get ahead of myself though.
Let me start with chalkboard paint.
Chalkboard paint is paint that can be applied to nearly any surface creating a fully erasable chalkboard.
I used chalkboard paint on this dollar store plate
and on this vintage door to create a message board for my tween daughters room.
As I mentioned earlier, Annie Sloane's chalk paint is by far the most popular brand of chalk paint.
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People love chalk paint because it is so easy to work with.
Chalk paint requires no sanding or priming, which is perfect when you are painting vintage furniture.
Chalk paint is very versatile in that you can add water to make it smooth, leave the lid off to thicken it up a bit or make it into a wash by adding more water.  You can even mix colors making it even more versatile.
Because chalk paint goes on and leaves a matte finish, it's recommended that you apply a soft wax after the paint is dry.  The wax brings out the color of the paint and takes away some of the dullness that the chalk paint leaves.  After you add your wax, you can distress your furniture for your desired result.
Rustic table
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I bought some Annie Sloan chalk paint to try last week because I had heard so many great things about it.
Once I gave it a shot {and got over the hefty price tag!}, I instantly fell in love!
Come back on Thursday, and I will show you how I made my very own chalk paint.
I'm no expert, but if you have any questions on what the difference is between the two, let me know.
I will see what I can find out for you!
 
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