Chalkboard Wall Hanging

Today I want to share with you a project we did at our ladies craft night at my church. It is an annual event for the ladies in our community. This year we had around 150 ladies.

Our project starts with these trays purchased from the Dollar Tree. They come in round, oval, and rectangular shapes. They can be ordered online if you need a lot like we did. It is such a simple idea but can be used in many rooms of the house. They're small enough to use on a door with a simple "welcome" message or beside the door you exit for notes and reminders. You could hang it on the wall in a bathroom or bedroom with a Bible verse you want to remember. It could even be used to write your menu for dinner! I'm sure you can come up with many more possibilities.

Here's what you do...
Buy a can of chalkboard paint like the one we used HERE. Using a 1" foam brush, start by going around the outer edge in a smooth straight line. Don't worry if you have a shaky hand. This  project is very forgiving. Then fill in the middle using straight lines going in one direction. Either wait for it to dry or use a hair dryer to speed the process like we did.

Then, do the same thing, going in the opposite direction this time. Let it dry.

We used 2" double faced satin ribbon to make bows for the fronts and a loop to hang it from on the back. The bows and loops were glued on with hot glue guns. After you make your bows, use a match, grill lighter, or candle to heat seal the edges of the ribbon. The satin tends to fray easily.

I read that it was recommended to cover the whole face of your surface with chalk and wipe it off before using your chalkboard, so that is what we did.

You're now ready to hang your memo board. I hope you enjoy this fun, easy little project. The ladies at craft night really seemed to like them.

Oh, and I have some friendly advice for you. If you ever need some pictures taken because you have a blog post due the next morning and you've been CRAZY busy and barely know which end is up, don't give your phone to these two and expect them to help you out. You might end up with your phone FULL of pictures like THESE....

and not have HALF the pictures you actually NEED! Thanks girls! You know what they say about paybacks, right??? At least I didn't post the indecent ones. You can thank me later.

Thanks Robin for coming through for me.

Kristy