Chalkboard Paint

I always see great ideas to use chalkboard paint. In fact the whole reason I got the chalkboard paint was to make my own menu for dinner during the week and help us stay on track, which I did. Let me tell ya though. This paint is addictive and I've already thought of a million other ways I want to use it.

Now you can make your own  paint, which I've seen people do or you can go to a home improvement store, Wal-Mart or craft store. I got mine at Home Depot for 9.99, for a 32 oz. can. If you plan on painting on wood or metal you will need primer and that's another 5.00. I got a thing to pour my paint in and a heavy duty brush (for my bigger projects). I just used a small art paint brush for the spice rack.

When doing the labels all you need to do is paint, dry, paint and dry. Then wait 3 days before writing on.

For my menu, it was a double coat of primer because I used an old cookie sheet. Let it dry for 24 hours. Then I did a double coat of chalk paint on both side because I wasn't sure which side I wanted to use. Now just wait 3 day for it to set and your all set!

Now I wanted to use chalkboard pens on the spice rack, but you won't believe how expensive they are. In fact I think Target has them for the cheapest, $15.00. I saw them online for $20+. So we settled for 99 cent chalk and it gave us 32 pieces!

Well have fun creating!