Chalkboard Paint Gone Crazy!

After my adventure with chalkboard wine glasses I decided I would use my leftover chalkboard paint on...the WALL! I thought it would be neat to have a clkaboard in the kitchen for notes, reminders, shopping lists, etc. I started by taping off a big square on the wall. Then I just started painting!

Heres the board still wet

After the board dried I hung a picture shelf from Ikea under the board.  I also bought a pack of three small clay pots from the dollar store.  I decided instead of just leaving them plain I would paint the rims of them with the chalkboard paint so I could label them accoring to whatever I ended up putting in them!

And heres the finished product. The cutie note is from the boy :) (sorry for poor lighting)

DIY Chalkboard Wine Glasses

My first official blog post! I have just recently started "diy-ing" ?? haha! I really enjoy making things myself and because I'm such a cheapie I like to do it on a budget :) who doesn't like saving money right!? Anyways I started using pinterest (as many people have) and I love all the amazing ideas people come up with! I had been planning my step-sisters baby shower and needed gifts and prizes to send home with the gifts.  I decided I would (try!) to make chalkboard wine glasses which I had seen a few different times on pinterest.  I was on a budget though so I wanted to do it for cheap! I went to the dollar store and bought wine glasses for a buck a piece.  I ended up buying a can of chalkboard paint at the hardware store for just under 10 bucks.  I had seen on pinterest one idea of dipping the bottoms of the wine glass into a bowl of the chalkboard paint.  However, the paint was super goopy and thick so I thouhgt it would be easier to tape off the stem of the glass and paint it instead! This method was super easy, I definitely recommend it! After letting the glasses dry I took the tape off and there was a perfect line! I threw a couple pieces of chalk in the glasses and wrapped them up in some clear cellophane paper with a pretty bow! I also made tags that said chalkboard wine glasses on them out of some scrapbooking paper I had lying around. Unfortunately I forgot to take a picture of the tags (oops!). The glasses turned out great and they were a BIG hit at the shower!!!
Check out the pictures below :)