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…
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
What a cool idea. I think it’s fab that you used COLOUR. Woo! Yeah.
Love this idea! I am thinking that this would be fun project for my yw to do! Thanks for sharing!!! Have a happy weekend!
Tausha
sassysytleredesign.com
Cute, cute, cute! I love spray painting those dollar store trays, but never thought to put them on the wall! Love the colors too. 🙂
ok L<3VE this!
Just picked up Dollar Store platters to paint with black chalkboard paint, but now that I’ve learned about this product I think I will try that method…thanks for sharing…
Wow! that is the coolest coating. I’ll have to look for that next time I am at the craft store. Great colour choices ,too, by the way!
awesome idea!!!:)
Love these. I am using these same trays for an art project too. They are great. I am dying to get my hands on that little bottle of goodness you showed here…clear chalkboard coating? Seriously I’m going to be a chalkboard making machine. Great job on these. I’m sure your daughter loves them.
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So stinkin awesome!!! Seriously, been holding off on a chalk board project, this must be why! I’ll have to dig in my snap swag bag, don’t remember this!
Ah-maz-ing! I’ve never seen this product, but you know I’ll be getting some ASAP! I’ve also used those Dollar Tree trays for chalkboards, but mine are just boring ol’ black chalk paint! I’m SO breaking out my lagoon spray and giving this a go. 🙂
I’ve pinned and FB shared!
Thank goodness for swag bags or we might not know about this so soon. Hope I can find some, can’t wait to try it.
Bliss
Do you know if the chalkboard bistro markers work with the chalkboard coating? The don’t work very well on the normal chalkboard paint, but I would love if they worked with this! Thanks!
to cool and I so have to do this
Pamela Fetrow
I need to go to the dollar store! These are so much fun. And the possibilities are endless. Plus that clear drying chalk fun. I’m so excited to be able to turn spray painted services
Okay seriously, how do you write so PERFECT with chalk?!?!? I cannot for the life of me ever write nicely with chalk 🙁 These are super cute, by the way!
Holl Doll (way too long ago) I love it! What color is the blue paint? That’s the color I need to accent my room with! I want to come up & see her room.
Lisa
This is one of those- so great I’m jealous it wasn’t my idea- kind of ideas. I’m doing this tomorrow. LOVE.
Wow! Very cool idea. I love the colors you chose, too. Thanks for the tips.
Love this project, I’m always looking for creative ways to add color to our home. Thanks, just pinned!
These are too flipping cute!! (and so is your daughter’s nickname!) I love these colors together and the shade of that blue is so pretty! Hope you’ve been doing great Holly! Hugs!! xoxo
What a great idea!!
Jan @Door251.com
Cute, cute cute! I am working on a project using the same trays! By the way, I nominated you for the Sunshine Award! You can find the details on my blog, createdinawe.blogspot.com. Congrats!
Love this! I was wondering what you used to hang them on the wall? Thanks!
Love the chalkboards, great idea! I am your newest follower. I couldn’t work out why I hadn’t seen your name in the recent posts on my Google reader list…then realized I hadn’t added you weeks ago. All is fixed now! Glad to be catching up with your latest projects.
so so sooooo cute! I am more than a little in love!
Jaime from crafty scrappy happy
These are fabulous ladies!! LOVE that you can pick your color! Thanks for the info on the coating! have to try it!
Oh my gosh, I had no idea there was such a thing as clear chalkboard coating! Looooove this!!!!!! Pinning!
Love these! Thanks for sharing! Quick question…what dollare store do you find these platters at? I went to Dollar Tree and didn’t see any. Thank you!
These are so clever! Thanks for the awesome tutorial. Saw this earlier this week and featured it on our facebook page 🙂
Dee Dee @ TheSunshineMoms.com
These are so spectacular! Oh My giddy Aunt! I have got to get me some of that Chalkboard Coating! Well I know what I am doing this weekend! =)
Love those colors! I’m so excited to learn about chalkboard coating – oh the possibilities! I hope your little girl loves them too.
Sarah
I didn’t know chalkboard coating existed. I’ve pinned this.
How AMAZING!!! 😀
Dom.
Craftedblog.com
Love these!! That chalkboard coating is so cool!
Omg I love this idea!!! So cute and would be adorable at a wedding 🙂
xoxo,
Cat
http://smalltownchic47.blogspot.com
Does it have to be spray paint or just any paint?