Michelle here from www.shellyhomemaker.com – I love chalk art, and my guess is you will too! Here’s an easy tutorial to add some DIY chalkboard art to your home.
What I love about chalkboard art, is that I’m never stuck with it!
In my front entry I have a chalkboard that I change for every season or holiday! It’s a way to decorate and not spend any extra money or have to find a place to store it until the next year!
I also like to reuse the board for birthday decor, dinner party menu signs and more… really the options are limitless. Lets get going.
Find or create and print the sign you’d like to transfer onto regular printer paper. You can search clipart, pinterest, blogs, or use programs like the Silhouette studio to find some great stuff. If you are going to sell it, make sure you have permission… nothing irritates a creator more than being copied, especially without credit.
This design comes from The silhouette studio program. I purchased personal use rights, so I can’t sell it, but can make for myself. If I wanted to sell it I could purchase commercial rights there as well.
Rub some plain ol’ classic chalk all over your work space. Use it liberally. Trust me you want it covered.
Tape down your design.
Using a capped pen, trace all the letters and embellishments. You can rest your hand lightly, but be careful not to put to much weight down, you can mess up the transfer underneath.
Once you’ve traced everywhere, remove the paper. You’ll see a light impression where you pressed the pen cap down.
What happens is the paper absorbs the chalk that you pushed into it, leaving a reverse of the chalk drawing.
Now it’s as simple as coloring in the impression.
Use a Chalk Marker for this part – it is so much easier and looks fuller than classic chalk.
Really make sure you hand doesn’t touch now, as it will smudge the chalk and you won’t be able to see the impression anymore.
Once your done and it is completely dry, use a chalk eraser or some old fabric scrap, to dust off the excess chalk powder.
That’s it! To remove the chalk marker use a damp paper towel and redo for the new year!
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