Sunday, November 20, 2011

DIY chalk board

This is my finished paint job for the chalk board out of an old window pane. I still will be personalizing the window and adding some ribbon and chalk of coarse!

This is what the window looked like originally. I bought this as a flea market for $10, sometimes you can find them cheaper and sometimes they are a little bit more depending on where you are looking.
This is the White Dry Non-Sanded Grout (purchased at Home Depot for $4.97) This is what you mix the paint with to make it chalkboard paint!
Here is the paint I used for the chalk board paint. The black I used just to repaint the frame of the window and didn't make it chalkboard paint. The other colors were mixed, the entire container (2 oz.), with 1/2-1 Tablespoon of the grout. I mixed it in the tray that I bought at the dollar tree.
This is what the paint looked like after I mixed it!

I laid it flat on the floor and put it on plastic sacks, and I painted the black first followed by the chalkboard colored paint.
Almost Finished!
Still wet but completely finished painting!