$5 Friday: Colorful Chalkboards {from Dollar Store platters}

I am really excited for today's $5 Friday project. SO easy, SO functional, SO cute. Oh, and did I mention, SO cheap?? My friend picked up some assorted silver platters from the dollar store, and I knew I wanted to make chalkboards with them. I've seen black ones done, but never seen them in bright colors. I need color my friends! I am truly in love with how they turned out...

 

I started out with these:

 

{spray paint colors: Rustoleum Lemon Grass, Rustoleum Lagoon, and Krylon Classic Gray}

 

Now comes the really cool part:

 I got this little bottle of goodness in my SNAP swag bag, and I have been dying to try it! You should be able find this Americana Chalkboard Clear Coating at any craft store that carries DecoArt paints. It is only $2! Use a foam brush to apply two coats of chalkboard coating. One coat, horizontally, {let dry} then the next coat, vertically. Let it cure for 24 hours. Then you are ready to condition your new  chalkboards:

Just rub the surface lightly with a piece of chalk until it is completely covered. Wipe clean with a cloth or baby wipe, and you are ready to write!

I customized them for my daughter, since they will be going in her bedroom. My little girl's nickname is Anna Banana...

I also played around with a few magnetic wooden letters {since the platters are metal, they serve double-duty as a magnetic board and chalkboard!}

And I thought it would be fun to incorporate her birthday into the mix:

This entire grouping of three chalkboard platters cost me a total of $3 and change to complete. {Add $2 more for the chalkboard coating, and spraypaint already in my stash.} There you have it! Another component of baby girl's Gallery Wall is complete! If you missed the other gallery wall projects so far, take a look at my glass cabinet door and painted photo plaque. Here's one more look at the before and after of the dollar store chalkboards:

I am already thinking of a million things I want to paint the with the Chalkboard Coating... seriously, the wheels are spinning! And I am no stranger to chalk projects :) Watch for more coming your way soon! Enjoy the holiday weekend!
 

{I was not compensated by DecoArt in any way for this post... I just really love their Chalkboard paint!}

 

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