I thought I would start the morning with a Coffee or really a simple DIY Chalkboard Coffee Sign made from an Op-Shop find. I actually created this sign for my Refreshment Station, you can see that reveal here. This is made from a old retro wooden tray I found at the op-shop….I see these all the time so you should be able to find one yourself easily.
You will need: Wooden Tray, Chalkboard Paint, Chalk, Pencil & Hairspray
You will also need to have a design you want to transfer (I designed mine in Photoshop and printed it out – you can do something in Microsoft Word with a font of your choosing)
I actually sanded my tray back and stained the wood before painting chalkboard paint just inside the carved out center, leaving the handles and edges as plain wood.
Next I seasoned my chalkboard with chalk (you do this simply by rubbing chalk all over your chalkboard and wiping it back off).
Using my design I rubbed the back of the paper with chalk making sure to cover the whole design, I lifted mine up to the light to make sure it all was covered.
Then I laid my design in the center of my chalkboard.
Using the pencil I pressed firmly as I traced over the design.
I removed my design, leaving a faint transfer behind that I went over in chalk. To get nice crisp thin lines I sharpened my chalk to a point using a sharpener and repeated as I needed.
To make my design semi-permanent I sprayed it lightly with hairspray.
Simple, right? But how cute does that look on my Refreshment Station?!
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[…] Stain your wood and leave to dry. Then you need to transfer the design onto the wood. I almost always use one technique to transfer my designs to wood before hand painting. You can find this technique outlined in this post. […]
It looks pretty nice to me. With this method, can you remove the design and do any other in the same tray or piece of wood?? Thanks.
Yes, it is just like a chalkboard so the design can be rubbed out.
So simple yet gorgeous! This is something I can see in my coffee station. Pinning and sharing! Thanks for linking this up to Totally Terrific Tuesday last week. I can’t wait to see what you have this week! Party goes live tonight at 9pm CST!
Sharon
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Thanks Sharon….thanks for stopping by!
I love the idea of turning an old wood tray into a chalkboard sign! I also see these at thrift stores all the time and I will be heading out tomorrow to find one! Also, your tutorial on how to do a chalk stencil is super helpful! Thanks for all the tips!
Thanks for stopping by Brittany…..hope your hunt is successful! Let me know how it turns out 🙂
I am so amazed by this! I am off to copy this right now! How have I not seen this until now?! Awesome tutorial and thanks for rocking the inspiration!
Thanks Jen, have fun making one and send me a pic if you do 🙂
This is such a great idea and looks absolutely gorgeous! Thank you for sharing.
Cute<3 Great technique!
I like this craft very much. Thanks for sharing (:
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wow. This is an amazing idea, Gilly!! I have never thought to create a piece like this but would love to try this in my living room up on a shelf.
Stephanie @ Mommyzoid
PS: You’re invited to come link up on Feb 4th at http://www.mommyzoid.ca for the kick off of the Ladies Collective Link-Up! Myself & the ladies hope to see you there <3
I love it–simple is often best, right? Thanks for linking up!
Thanks Becky! Huge compliment coming from you 🙂