I have been seeing a lot of different ways to create your own chalkboard signs, so today I am going to show you my take on how I made my Valentine's day sign.
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| Supplies are chalk, clean eraser, stencil and wet rag |
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| Place your stencil on the board and lightly wet the tip of the chalk and trace. Making the chalk a little damp helps the color come out darker. |
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| Need to clean up some mistakes just dap the eraser on the wet rag and this method leaves straight lines too. |
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| This is what I tell my husband all the time. I also free hand the butterfly. |
This is to me a much easier processes of making a chalkboard sign and you can use different stencils. So have fun with this project and let me know if you try it. Thanks for stopping by and I Love to hear from you.
Hugs,
Vanessa
I love that pink chalk. It is so bright and vibrant :) Great tip!
ReplyDeleteToo cute! That is the easiest way I've seen of making chalkboard signs. Love the font for that stencil, too :)
ReplyDeletePerfect! THe font looks great - I don't know if I would have thought of doing it that way so thank you for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteHugs to you,
Stephanie
I love it! Indeed easier than free-handing!
ReplyDeleteThis looks great, Vanessa! I've never heard of the trick of wetting chalk to make the color darker. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteOOOh I never thought of using a stencil for a chalkboard sign, great idea!
ReplyDeleteGreat job Vanessa -- your hubby is a lucky man. :)
ReplyDeleteI've never used stencils on a chalkboard before. I love how that looks! I really should give that a try. It would look better than anything I free-hand. Thanks for sharing the tutorial.
ReplyDeleteCute! I have those very same stencil fonts. I love them. Cute idea.
ReplyDeleteI love the chalk boards Too. Pinned your sweet Valentine board:) New follower. Follow me too http://www.sewsweetvintage.com/2013/01/love-me-love-my-dog.html
ReplyDeleteOh, this is just darling! I didn't know that wetting the chalk would make it darker. Great tip. Thanks so much for popping in to see me.
ReplyDeleteBe a sweetie,
Shelia ;)
Love your chalkboard sign, oh and yes the pink chalk too! I never thought to use my stencil on my chalkboard so a clever girl I am not! Also a great tip about wetting the chalk!!!
ReplyDeleteSo cute! Good idea to use stencils. I also find that chalk paint isn't as messy as chalk.
ReplyDeleteChalk paint like chalk markers - not chalkboard paint
DeleteWhat a great idea to use the stencils! Your sign is adorable!
ReplyDeleteblessings,
karianne
Too cute, and that's a great tip (wetting the chalk so the color is brighter). Love the sign and the sentiment, too!
ReplyDeletexo,
RJ
Wow great tips. Looks great!
ReplyDeleteKaren
Perfect for the season :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for partying with the Wildly Original Crowd.
<3 Christina at I Gotta Create!
I like the idea of wetting the chalk~ Those pens run out fast!Thanks for linking up!
ReplyDeleteKim