Attractive Chalkboard

You like the title??!! Get it??!! A magnetic chalkboard...ATTRACTive...did I just laugh??!!

Who doesn't love a cute chalkboard? Ever since I laid my eyes upon the chalkboard paint at Lowe's, I was in love. I thought this was the neatness invention ever. Don't get me wrong, I hated them in school. They never seemed to be clean enough to read, the chalk makes your hands feel gross and don't forget that loud obnoxious noise it makes when someone's nail hits it...wait for it...you can imagine it now can't you??!! Sorry about that.

Anyway that is beside the point, chalkboard paint is amazing for those of you out there with children. You can paint it directly to your wall at home, add a frame and call it a day.

Here is an example of the one I made for our kids.

 It was a pretty large chalkboard. They both could write at the same time and have plenty of space. We added a small frame which was great becasuse it caught a lot of the chalk dust. Such a great investment for the little ones.

Just a side note **creating this wall for the kids to color on did not promote coloring on ALL the walls** At just 2 and 4yrs old they both understood this was the only space to color on! Awesome. However, chalk does wipe off nicely.

Now back to the project. I found this on Pinterest the other night and loved it.

How cute is that! And she added a bow, true love there. So I went to Wal-Mart (this is not a promotion for Wal-Mart, it was the closest store to our home that sells cookie sheets) and picked up a cookie sheet at the sweet price of $2.68!! WHAT WHAT!!

She measures in at (enter size for the readers...they can't assume) and is super light. Which I find to be a plus because I want to have the option of hanging it on the wall. I'm sure it will fall at least once, so the damage will be small, if any. The photo above shows it on a stand, which I actually have, 3 of to be exact. I bought some decorative plates in Japan a few years ago and well they are boxed away. Currently they have no place to go. They are black so it will match the chalkboard (cookie sheet) perfectly.

So above you see a little collage of the supplies and getting started.

Photo A: Supplies
1. Chalkboard Spray Paint
2. Fleur De Lis Stencil
3. Cookie Sheet
4. Set of 10 Magnets
5. Spool of 1.5" Decorative Ribbon
6. Paint

Photo B: Cookie Sheet
1. Set up a work area, I used a trash bag, cardboard is probably a better for this project. The bag could get blown onto the wet paint.
2. Make sure the Cookie Sheet is clean
3. Follow the directions on the Spray Paint (Shake, Listen for the Bal, Shake more...)
4. Paint the cookie sheet

Photo C: Close up of the supplies

Photo D: Chalkboard Cookie Sheet getting some decor. I just used my finger and dabbed the paint on. That way there were no lines or spots that need more paint. This dried really quickly as well.

So here is a close up of the fleur de lis painted on the cookie sheet! Love it. It's bold and rustic/vintage looking. What do you think??!!

Now I have turned some bottle caps into magnets. Bottle caps are extremely easy to make, but I am not including a tutorial for those in this post, I think the require/deserve their own!

Here is a picture of the 5 I choose. I have 10 magnets total, so enough for a 2nd board, maybe a gift. These would be great teacher gifts. Just think you could paint some numbers of the ABC's, add a cute yellow ribbon and some school supply images!! Super cute.

Now I just need to piece it all together! Can't wait. Stay tuned for a 2nd post :)