Thanks for sharing on craft schooling sunday, i see the chalkboard craze also involves some planning and good art skills, so much fun! Such a cool tutorial! I recently did a post on teaching yourself how to hand letter, and this would be such a fun project to try out! Thanks for sharing, tweeting and scheduling to pin! Thank you for such a comprehensive guide. Now that I know a little more, I think I need to start looking for a good quality chalk board. Thanks for all these tips!
I bought a chalk marker the other day and used it for the first time. I love it for the smaller chalkboards, works great! Love it!!! I love your big chalkboard with the towel hanger on it! I am slowly working on my hand lettering so I can try to do chalkboard signs like this.
Thanks for all the helpful tips! Thanks so much for all the great tips! Thanks for sharing such a great post. Pinned and tweeted! Thank you so much for sharing this with us at our linky party.
Happy Saturday! Lou Lou Girls. This is awesome! I learned the hard way that Magic Eraser works. I must have tried everything in between! I wish I had read this first. Fabulous tips. Great pics and tips! You have been chosen to be one of our features! So make sure to come back and check it out as well as link up another awesome article!
Thanks for all the hints and tips! Thanks for sharing at the Inspiration Spotlight party. Hope to see you again soon. Jenn, Thanks for the easy tutorial. I will be be doing my first craft fair and I want to put my logo on a chalkboard. After reading your post I think I want to use both the barkers because I want a more permanent result.
Do you know if there is anything I can use to keep the design from removing? Good luck with your craft fair! I used this post to create the first chalkboard message I ever really loved. Thanks to your post I know how to! The more boards you create the better your drawings, centering, and lettering will become.
Start with something easy and perfect your technique. Gradually move up to harder projects. Make a sketch. To determine the placement of your images and words on the chalkboard paper draw them out first. Pick one image to make the focus. Mix up font styles. For chalk lettering a good rule of thumb is to use no more than 3 fonts. One heavy print font, a script font, and one thin caps font. More than that can feel overwhelming. Eraser Cloth. Tags: Blog-chalk-markers , Blog-white-chalk-markers.
Previous article Next article. Featured products. I love your tips, Kelly! Going to have to keep them in mind for when I finally update my chalkboard! Great tips! I wish I had read this before I re-did my chalkboard the other day! I will definitely use this next month! Thanks for the helpful tips! I always love your chalkboard designs! Thanks so much, Kelly! I wrote a blog post on how the chalk pens ruined and are permanent on homemade chalkboards. I also learned the if you wet the normal chalk you use, it will write darker and much more bolder.
It dries and as it does the chalk gets more bold and looks so good! I usually just wet a paper towel and lay the chalk in it for a minute to dampen the chalk. Your other points are great. This is the best tutorial ever!! Thank you so much!!
I found you through facebook and now I am sharing it on my facebook page :. Thank you! Great tips. I been doing chalk boards for years and have found if you keep the board wet as you draw it is sharper and brighter with white or color.
Some times I dip my chalk in water for a brighter colorful look. Great ideas!! I am the worst at measuring. I would rather clean 20 toilets. But then I really hate doing my work over because I thought eye balling was good enough. My eye balling skills must be off an inch or two. Love da font. Forgot all about that site! Thanks for the tips! This was very helpful, especially the part about having fun!
I am just starting mine today, so we will see how it goes :. Great advise!!! I have ordered chalkboard stickers for my mason jars that I will use in my wedding! Hi, Kelly! So happy to have come across this post. I LOVE chalkboards and could really use these tips! Question for you: What if I want to finalize a chalkboard and avoid risking it getting smudged or messed up? Do you have tips or suggestions on making something permanent?
Would you spray hair spray, use chalk marker at that point, or something else? Artist pastels tend to be even softer. This means you get less coverage from the same amount of material. Expect to go through pastels fairly quickly — especially when working on a large project. Be sure and read the packaging to be sure that you do not purchase oil-based pastels. Oil pastels have an oily crayon—like texture instead of a chalky texture.
Oil pastels will not wipe clean up easily like chalk pastels. If you accidentally get oil pastels on your chalkboard wall you can use a Magic Eraser and Dawn dish soap to remove the oil-based markings. Products linked below have been researched and tested on this project.
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