Long story short, she and I have been in contact ever since. She recently moved and had a dynamite sale! I got to shop a bit early and snagged some great finds! One of the pieces I bought was this:
I am a sucker for frames I tell ya!! I didn't know what exactly I was going to do with this, but I knew I loved it enough to bring it home.
Then one evening it just hit me.... Chalkboard!!!!! I thought it would make a great addition to my -------- {Oops.. almost let the cat out of the bag}. Well, I thought it would just be great!!
I dusted it off and took it apart. I rolled chalkboard paint onto the actual print and let it dry. I normally wouldn't have done this, however it was not a paper type print and the paint didn't lift the paper.
Then I primed it, using Kilz spray primer:
And painted it:
{I normally use Krylon paint, but I was at Lowe's and thought I would give the Valspar "new and improved" nozzle a try. Plus the hubs picked out this awesome color!}
The color is called "New Avocado" in a satin sheen.
Here are the after pics.... primed, painted, glazed & transformed!!
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That is so cute I can hardly stand it! Totally on my list for 2012! Thanks for sharing at Overflowing with Creativity! I’m excited to continue being inspired by you in 2012!!! XO, Aimee
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Thank you so much!! Thinking I may just keep it, if it doesn't sell quickly :)
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