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This is a 2 part tutorial -
Part 1 is today, the chalkboard and frame.
Part 2 the tags will be on Thursday.
DIY IT!
DIY Chalkboard
• Cut (or have cut) the board to the correct size.
• Lightly sand allover
• Paint the board: paint vertically and let dry for one hour; paint horizontally
and let dry for 24 hours.
• Prime chalkboard by rubbing chalk all over the board and then wiping
clean
• I could not find black hooks, so I used gold cup hooks (with 3/4"
projection).
• Use an old piece of wood or foam and stick the allotted number of hooks
into it - I used 42 hooks (7 days of the weeks and 6 rows down). Spray
paint with Krylon Black Spray Paint. It took multiple coats to cover the
hooks - be sure to turn the board all around to get all the angles of the
hooks.
DIY Frame
• I filled in the spaces with wood filler and then sanded with the Sanding
Bug.
• Once dry, I painted the 3 sided frame by propping them on Rockler's
Painters Pyramids it was simple to get all the edges.
• For the bottom piece (I was out of Painters Pyramids) I used bench
cookies wrapped in paper to protect them. I painted this piece completely.
Assemble It!
• Once all the paint was dry, I put a line of Gorilla Wood Glue all around the
top edge and two sides and placed my 3-sided frame on the board,
matching it up to the 3/4" border I drew earlier.