A Rift In My Relationship With Chalkboard Paint

Today was one of those trying days.  One of those days where the kids are screaming (and screaming), the weather stinks, work is ramping up and all you want to do is crawl into a big chair with a good book and hide!

Alas, perhaps a quick craft with my favourite medium will put my chi (qi? oh whatever) back in balance.

....and perhaps not...

All I have to say is I did read the instructions before attempting this...

Looking good so far right?   

Wrong....ugh.

Note to self:
Always remove template BEFORE the chalkboard paint dries.

Sorry folks, packed in it after that.

Chi in good balance now after a long hot bath (obviously after the kids were in bed).

Now off to bed with that book.

xox
Dish

Chalkboard Valentines...Perfect Teacher Valentine!

I think the Chalkboard Valentine idea is brilliant for teachers and certainly one of a kind!  Who doesn't love the fact that you can buy a little chalkboard paint (Martha Stewart has a full line in several different colours) and turn anything you desire into a board of endless possibilities. 

To create the above I made the cards out of card stock and used the Cricut to cut the shapes that I wanted to put onto the front of the cards.  Instead of using the Cricut cutouts I actually used the scrap boarders and taped them down onto the card stock to use as a stencil.  I can tell you honestly this particular craft is not very forgiving so certainly make more cards than you need.  Once the first coat dried I applied another and then removed the stencils.  I left them to dry overnight and wrote my messages with chalk.

A perfect opportunity to be creative over and over again!

Have fun.

Dish
xox