A few months ago I fiddled around a bit with DecoArt chalkboard paint. (You can find it in the paint aisle of your local craft store.) It comes in pink, blue and black, but I only used the black for the following projects. Because I like to push the envelope, I wanted to see just how far this paint would go. I tried it on fabric as well as metal and it behaved very well on both difficult surfaces. I absolutely love these projects.
The first is an errands bag with a chalkboard pocket in the front.
For the chalkboard, I did two coats of paint. The first coat was the chalkboard paint mixed with the fabric medium and the second coat was only the chalkboard paint. (I ran out of fabric medium and was too excited to make a craft-store-run.)
I designed the bag using one of E's bags as a guide. However, I added a few inches here and there to make it even more useful for library books. I used plain canvas for the fabric and I dolled it up with DecoArt So Soft fabric paint and Americana paints mixed with fabric medium. I also used a lot of stencils from Crafter's Workshop. I can't say enough about the So Soft fabric paint. It is amazing. It comes in basic colors as well as glittery ones and the fabric maintains that lovely move-able feel when you use it!
To add more texture and interest, before I sewed the bag together, I did a bit of freestyle stitching on the fabric. My machine wasn't behaving properly so I didn't do as much as I would have liked. Darn machine.
The bag has held up marvelously well to multiple library runs and I'm so pleased.
The second project is a chalkboard necklace. Wouldn't this be the perfect gift for the teacher in your life? Zoey fell completely in love with this necklace and swiped it up as soon as I finished snapping the last picture.
This picture makes the pendant look huge. It is actually only about 2 inches wide.
I'm thinking about doing tutorials for both of these projects. Would that interest you? Let me know.
Have a lovely weekend!
xoxo
B
The first is an errands bag with a chalkboard pocket in the front.
For the chalkboard, I did two coats of paint. The first coat was the chalkboard paint mixed with the fabric medium and the second coat was only the chalkboard paint. (I ran out of fabric medium and was too excited to make a craft-store-run.)
I designed the bag using one of E's bags as a guide. However, I added a few inches here and there to make it even more useful for library books. I used plain canvas for the fabric and I dolled it up with DecoArt So Soft fabric paint and Americana paints mixed with fabric medium. I also used a lot of stencils from Crafter's Workshop. I can't say enough about the So Soft fabric paint. It is amazing. It comes in basic colors as well as glittery ones and the fabric maintains that lovely move-able feel when you use it!
To add more texture and interest, before I sewed the bag together, I did a bit of freestyle stitching on the fabric. My machine wasn't behaving properly so I didn't do as much as I would have liked. Darn machine.
The bag has held up marvelously well to multiple library runs and I'm so pleased.
The second project is a chalkboard necklace. Wouldn't this be the perfect gift for the teacher in your life? Zoey fell completely in love with this necklace and swiped it up as soon as I finished snapping the last picture.
This picture makes the pendant look huge. It is actually only about 2 inches wide.
I'm thinking about doing tutorials for both of these projects. Would that interest you? Let me know.
Have a lovely weekend!
xoxo
B
3 comments:
Ohhhhhh these are BOTH AWESOME! I loveeeee the chalkboard on the tote bag! If you can fit it in... I would LOVEEEEEE to see a tutorial! :):):):):):):):):):):):)
Love these projects, Beth! I have some chalkboard spray paint that I've been itching to use but didn't know that DecoArt also made chalkboard paint--one more thing to add to my crafty shopping list...
I am loving that bag! I choose bag tutorial! Now, I have found a surface that that paint does not stick to. I painted our whole fridge, and all cupboards, chalkboard and it worked everywhere except the handles to the fridge. It peeled right off. But I was just wondering if I gessoed the handles, and then paint, if it would work??? Thoughts?
I want that necklace too!!!
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