FOOD

I found some chalkboard paint at AC Moore and ever since that show Trading Spaces on TLC I have been obsessed with using some chalkboard paint. So i set off to find a use for a chalkboard. My immediate instinct was to use it in the kitchen for a grocery list. However, after painting a pretty big piece of wood, I wasn't sure what to do with it.

Enter wooden picture frame on a rope... (I would like to note that I keep forgetting to take the before pictures so half way through my first task for the project I will yell "I forgot my before picture!" and grab my camera... so no, this did not come partially painted green.)

This is a hanging picture frame I found at AC Moore, so I decided to paint the inside with the chalkboard paint to hang in the kitchen. I put a few coats of green paint on them and let it dry. 

I decided to add these letters too so it wasn't so boring so I painted them white. It took a couple of coats.

I then added the chalkboard paint to the center. Luckily because this is supposed to be a picture frame, the frame itself (the green part) is raised higher than the back of the frame (the chalkboard part) so I didn't have to tape it off. I just used a smaller brush to get all around the edges but not on the top of the frame.

I decided to glue the FOOD down the side of the frame so I used wood glue to accomplish that. I'm really pleased with the finished product and promptly hung it up to be used.

I would like to find a way to attach the chalk but not so that it dangles because I have two cats that would love to eat it. 

I'm also working on a few other projects including more art for the kitchen and an entertainment center.