Monday, April 16, 2012

CHALK IT UP!




THIS IS A PROJECT THAT 
I HAD A LOT OF FUN PUTTING
TOGETHER...

THIS IS WHAT I STARTED 
WITH...

NOT SURE WHAT IS WAS
MAYBE A MIRROR. FOR
4.99 I COULD'NT LEAVE WITHOUT
IT...


A LITTLE CHALKBOARD SPRAY PAINT
AND SOME GREEN PAINT AND
HARDWARE AND THIS IS WHAT I 
ENDED UP WITH...

I'M NOT THE GREATEST ARTIST 
BUT I THOUGHT THIS WAS A FUN
THING TO DRAW ON THE CHALK
BOARD THAT WENT WITH THE
LILAC BUSH I HUNG IT IN TO
TAKE THE PICTURES...




ADDED AN OLD FURNITURE PULL
TO HOLD THE CHALK...


AND A WROUGHT IRON 
PIECE I TOOK FROM A 
POT RACK, THE POT RACK
IT'S SELF I WILL BE USING FOR
A FUTURE PROJECT.


AND THERE YOU HAVE IT
A QUICK EASY JOB YOU
CAN DO TO HAVE A CUSTOM
PIECE FOR YUR HOME OFFICE,
OR WHEREVER YOU CHOOSE TO
PUT IT.






HOPE YOU LIKE IT..




38 comments:

  1. Lauren I love different chalkboard projects! Your pull for the chalk is great!

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  2. The pukll was a classy way to store the chalk! I love that idea! I have chalkboards all over myhouse nad a garage load of frames... I'm obsessed!

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  3. just gorgeous and I love your cup handle as the chalk holder! great idea

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  4. Super great idea. I love the color and the creative holder for the chalk.

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  5. Very nice! Love that green! Super awesome idea for the piece!

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  6. Great job! The green is awesome & the drawer pull looks so cool!

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  7. I love that green Lauren! This turned out great! Even the tree you drew with chalk is adorable! I love the old handle too!

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  8. Nice Lauren.....love that shade of green :) I love that you made it in to something different
    stop by my blog I just did a twist on a chalkboard this week.

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  9. I love this! I am planning on having a girls night on Friday and some of the girls had mentioned making chalkboards! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  10. love the color, love the tree, love the idea!

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  11. Lauren,
    I love it! I am sharing it on my facebook page!

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    1. Thank you so much Desiree , i stopped over and checked it out!

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  12. This is awesome! So creative. Thanks for sharing at Handmade Tuesdays.

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  13. Lauren, this is so cute and unique. Thanks for sharing at Wow.

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  14. Ah-haa...love it! What an amazing transfomation! I love how you "see" things :) Laurel

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  15. I simply LOVE this. Bythewayjenngray.blogspot.com

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  16. I simply LOVE this. Bythewayjenngray.blogspot.com

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  17. Very nice use for a mirror frame. Like the details you added.

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    1. thank you so much Kerstie for the great comment!

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  18. what a cool frame to find for a chalkboard! I have been making them too and using those same cool looking drawer pulls for chalk as well. I don't think it's that easy to draw with chalk and your drawing doesn't even look bad at all!

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  19. I absolutely love it! I love the color and everything about it! You are incredible!

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  20. Love this! I have a bunch of frames I'm going to make chalkboards out off and almost the same bin pulls to hold the chalk! Thank you for sharing at my link party.

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  21. I love a great chalkboard! Yours turned out super... love the furniture pull for the chalk. # 3 is great too, my bd is 3/3 :)

    gail

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  22. That is cute Lauren - and I love the color you chose! Adorable! I totally need onThanks for linking up to the Creative Inspirations Party at Embracing Change!
    So happy you were here!
    Staceye for my kitchen!

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  23. I love your chalkboard!! I have one I want to make that looks so much like it. I hope this doesn't sound like a stupid question, but do you just use the chalkboard paint right on the paper background?? I have been waiting to do mine because I wasn't sure what to use for the paint :/...thanks so much in advance!

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    1. Thank you Jeanne, the background was actually wood and i sprayed the chalkboard spray paint right directly on the wood.
      lauren

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  24. Featured you today Lauren! Love this project! Be sure to grab a featured button!
    Stacey of Embracing Change

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  25. fabulous vision you had for plucking this up in the first place! love what you've done, esp the chalk holder!

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  26. i don't get your feed in my email so i signed up for it just now and it says that i'm already signed up. hmmm.

    any ideas about that? i don't want to miss a thing going on over here!

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  27. I'm a new linky follower :)

    Anyway, had a huge comment typed out and it disappeared. I just picked up a very similar shaped item at a flea market two weeks ago for $5. It definitely was a mirror. I know this because it broke just before I bought it! I wanted it for the frame anyway, so it was all good. My plans for it also include making it a chalkboard, but i am going to have to steal your chalk holder idea. much better than what I had planned.

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  28. Custom Bookshelf
    I love this furniture.I want to make that looks so much like it. So beautiful color.

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  29. Totally LOVE what you have created! And yes, you can draw!

    Small House / Big Sky Donna
    http://smallhouseunderabigsky.wordpress.com

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  30. Yes, I do like it! I like the color & the number too {three is supposed to be my lucky number}. Thank you so much for linking up on Fabulous Friday at Faith, Trust & Pixie Dust.

    Warmly, Michelle

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  31. LOVE LOVE LOVE it! What a great piece you rescued -- my favorite parts are the color and that drawer pull to hold the chalk!

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