Imitating Chalkboard Writing with Paint

Hope you had an awesome Easter and so glad that Spring is finally here! It's the last Thursday of the month which means it's time for another "Project Challenge". This month the item up for challenge is "CHALK PAINT".  The old fashioned black chalk board paint. This time I kept it simple…

I started out with a wood charger that I thrifted… (I found several actually) and as you can see from the one on the left, it was in desperate need of some touching up. One coat of "Waverly" black chalk paint bought at Walmart was all it needed to freshen it up. Now the base for the faux chalk board writing was ready...

I had been wanting to make a sign for my home with this saying for a while... so I designed it on my Silhouette Designer program. I wanted to make sure that I could vary the size of the stencil to fit any sized round charger to make signs for an upcoming craft show.

I used dollar store shelf liner to cut out the stencil with my Silhouette Cameo machine and then transparent shelf liner to transfer it to the plate.

The lip on the charger made it a little difficult to adhere and keep down. But I simply started at one end and held it down as I went along.

Using some inexpensive white acrylic craft paint I used a makeup sponge and small lid to dab the paint on and off onto the stencil to get the look of chalkboard writing.

Try to have very little on the end of the sponge and dab lightly until all of the lettering is filled.

Remove the stencil as soon as you are done being careful not to smudge the paint. I used a black sharpie to fill in the small spots that filled in when I stencilled.

Once dried you could probably use some fine grit sand paper to soften the edges and make the lettering look even more like sandpaper. Being the last minute worker that I am, daylight was a burning so I didn't get the opportunity to do so. Don't forget to seal it. I will probably use a matte varnish by the same "Waverly" brand.

I have a few more to finish for my upcoming craft show. I hope I sell as many as I make.

Make sure to click on the links below to check out what my creative blogging friends have come up with for this month's challenge...

Blessings,
Lucy.

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