...looking glass chalkboard tutorial

...hello again dear ones!

i hope all is well with all of you ~

 

goodness gracious!!

 much has changed on blogger in my short absence... 

it will take me a few post to get back into the swing of of things

hopefully maybe!! 

 

but today,

 i will be showing you how i made my

"looking glass chalkboard"!

 

 

 

 

the property we are living in right now,

does not

i repeat!

DOES NOT

have the beautiful light, streaming through as i am used too

so,

i have to introduce reflective ways to capture the light

wherever i can

 

and one of those ways can be done with paint! 

i am always experimenting with my paints:)
 

i am sure like some of you,
when looking at those beautiful framed chalkboards that you see everywhere

you may have been thinking to yourself ~
wow!
i really like that concept
BUT
in my small space,

 that blackboard color is a little too strong for my "whitewashed" home
 

and yes, i do know that there are different shades of "chalkboard paint"

but alas ~

those shades simply didn't rock my world

as they were just a little to ewwww for me!!

no, dear ones 

i envisioned something....

 

....well,

more wonderland like!!!!

 

soooooo,

i came up with this sparkly goodness chalkboard
with a touch of vintage glam

that DOES delight my world:)

 

here is what you will need

1 can of the following Krylon spray paints:

*sterling silver

*glitter blast

*looking glass

and you will also need 1 can of chalkboard paint

(mine was by Rust-oleum)
and of course,
the frame you have chosen to transform into your chalkboard!

 

 

 

 

*step 1: remove the glass insert and backing on your frame selection
like i have done so here with this iron frame.
 

 spray your frame with the sterling silver spray paint

OR

if it is a larger frame like my ornate wooden one above,
 paint it Annie Sloan paint like i did,

  with the color of your choice.
(i used french linen as my base coat)
 

*step 2: very lightly,
white wash over the sterling spray paint

 or

 the A.S. painted frame, to soften the silver down a bit
and to romance up the A.S. frame
rubbing off some of the whitewash
 to reveal a glimpse of silver sparkle here and there

 

 

 

 

 

now we will move on to the "chalkboard" part

*step 1: spray the side of glass you will be using as your chalkboard, with a nice coat of

 Rust-oleum's "chalkboard paint"

 

 

 

 

 

 

let dry

 

now here's where the sparkly goodness comes in!

*step 2: spray a nice coating of Krylon's "glitterblast" spray paint

 

 

 

 

i know it is hard to see it

but

OH! the sparkles!

 

 

 

 

let that dry

now

you can see here that there is an area of

shall we say ~ glitter blast?!?

yep!

no matter how steady your hand

or how smooth you spray,

it.  will.  blast out!!

 

but not to worry my dears,

i can tell you that after the first time you erase your first message

 on your new wonderland board

the "blasted" area will disappear!! 

so spray with confidence!

 

*step 3: spray a light coating of Krylon's "looking glass" spray paint

it fills in the sparkle texture a tad
and gives it a more "reflective" quality
exactlylike what i was after!
 

 

 

 

 

after your glass "sparkly chalkboard" is finished drying

insert it back into your painted frame ~

 

 

 

 

and voila!!

you now have a glammed up, whimsical "looking glass" chalkboard

 

i have been using mine for 3 months and it is just as fabulous as day one

so if you are worried about the gritty texture

worry no more!!

go ahead

try making one yourself!

you are going to LOVE IT!!!

 

tune in next time,

as i will be sharing my starlit room chair makeover

 

 

 

 

 

it is sooooooo beautiful!!!

you really DON'T want to miss this transformation!!

 

 

until then ~

 

 

...here's to everyday sparkle!

 

 

 

ps.

if anyone out there could PLEASE help me!

i can't get blogger to upload my photo's without using the "html" mode

i have turned off my pop up and cleaned my cache

but i still can't see the loading button!

thanks for any pointers:)