chalk board paint Archives - It's So Very Cheri http://itssoverycheri.com decorating, craft projects, DIY, thrifty, recycle Sun, 28 Aug 2016 17:20:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.3 The Coffee Bar Part 1 http://itssoverycheri.com/2016/08/28/the-coffee-bar-part-1/ http://itssoverycheri.com/2016/08/28/the-coffee-bar-part-1/#respond Sun, 28 Aug 2016 17:20:42 +0000 http://itssoverycheri.com/?p=20136 The Coffee Bar In the hearth room there is/was a wet bar. My sister had the fabulous idea to make it into a coffee bar. You can see the bar to the right of the fireplace. I started by painting the back wall in chalkboard paint and the other walls white. You can click to […]

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]]> http://itssoverycheri.com/2016/08/28/the-coffee-bar-part-1/feed/ 0 Coffee Bar- Part 1 http://itssoverycheri.com/2016/08/14/coffee-bar-part-1/ http://itssoverycheri.com/2016/08/14/coffee-bar-part-1/#respond Sun, 14 Aug 2016 18:20:21 +0000 http://itssoverycheri.com/?p=20130 I mentioned our coffee bar HERE. This house was build in the 70’s and they had a wet bar in the hearth room. My sister brought up a great idea– make it into a coffee bar and that is where the inspiration began. You can see the hearth bar in the photos when I was […]

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]]> http://itssoverycheri.com/2016/08/14/coffee-bar-part-1/feed/ 0 Chalk Recipe http://itssoverycheri.com/2016/07/29/chalk-recipe/ http://itssoverycheri.com/2016/07/29/chalk-recipe/#respond Fri, 29 Jul 2016 15:48:36 +0000 http://itssoverycheri.com/?p=20090 If you have priced the small containers of chalkboard paint and you want to do a large project it can add up fast. In addition- You need 2-3 coats of paint. I mixed up my own which was so easy. 1/3 Cup of plaster of paris 1/4 Cup water 1 Cup of Black Paint- you […]

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]]> http://itssoverycheri.com/2016/07/29/chalk-recipe/feed/ 0 Chalk It Up http://itssoverycheri.com/2016/07/26/chalk-it-up/ http://itssoverycheri.com/2016/07/26/chalk-it-up/#respond Wed, 27 Jul 2016 00:25:10 +0000 http://itssoverycheri.com/?p=20076 I decided to add chalkboard to 2 sides of the wall between the kitchen and hearth room. It is the perfect place to make a grocery list. This side is for sweet messages. I made my own recipe for the chalk paint.  I will post that next. Then the next post -coming soon- will be the […]

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]]> http://itssoverycheri.com/2016/07/26/chalk-it-up/feed/ 0 Chalkboard Coasters http://itssoverycheri.com/2012/10/09/chalkboard-coasters-2/ http://itssoverycheri.com/2012/10/09/chalkboard-coasters-2/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2012 12:00:36 +0000 http://itssoverycheri.com/?p=18025 I had made Chalkboard Coasters back a year and a half ago. I decided this weekend that our coasters needed a fresh coat of paint. I painted in one direction (side to side) and let it dry then painted a second coat (up and down) and let it dry. Once it dried I conditioned the […]

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]]> http://itssoverycheri.com/2012/10/09/chalkboard-coasters-2/feed/ 4 Chalkboard Pumpkin Patch http://itssoverycheri.com/2012/09/18/chalkboard-pumpkin-patch/ http://itssoverycheri.com/2012/09/18/chalkboard-pumpkin-patch/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:04:44 +0000 http://itssoverycheri.com/?p=17543 I love chalkboard media about as much as I love Fall decor. I grabbed some boards from my garage and sanded them. I then painted the first board in a black chalkboard paint. I let it dry and painted it in the opposite direction. After it was completely dry I conditioned the board by rubbing […]

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]]> http://itssoverycheri.com/2012/09/18/chalkboard-pumpkin-patch/feed/ 10 Christmas Ornaments 2011 http://itssoverycheri.com/2011/11/24/christmas-ornaments-2011/ http://itssoverycheri.com/2011/11/24/christmas-ornaments-2011/#respond Thu, 24 Nov 2011 12:00:17 +0000 http://itssoverycheri.com/?p=11349 I had grabbed some of those unpainted ornaments last year on an AFTER Christmas sale.  I had 2 stockings and I had 4 snowmen.  2 for myself and the hubs and 4 for the kids but Miss G4 loved the pink chalkboard stocking and she claimed it and said she had to hang her Daddy’s […]

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]]> http://itssoverycheri.com/2011/11/24/christmas-ornaments-2011/feed/ 0 Mrs Peacock DID IT http://itssoverycheri.com/2011/04/04/mrs-peacock-did-it/ http://itssoverycheri.com/2011/04/04/mrs-peacock-did-it/#respond Mon, 04 Apr 2011 11:00:22 +0000 http://itssoverycheri.com/?p=8812 Here is a monumental DIY Masterpiece CLUE You will need a cloche or a mini cheese tray glued to a candlestick {turned into a cloche-Like I did a year and a half ago} DecoArt White Gloss enamel paint, Americana Desert Turqouise and Spa Blue Paint a paintbrush a hot glue gun some twine miniature clothespins […]

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]]> http://itssoverycheri.com/2011/04/04/mrs-peacock-did-it/feed/ 0 DIY Tape http://itssoverycheri.com/2011/03/14/diy-tape/ http://itssoverycheri.com/2011/03/14/diy-tape/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2011 11:00:35 +0000 http://itssoverycheri.com/?p=8521 I made 2 different colors of cotton tape and made a chalkboard tape as well. Super Easy Super Quick but what an Impact. I used masking tape Gorilla Wood Glue a paint brush Fabric Ribbon DecoArt Chalkboard Paint chalk I will be entering this into my Tape Party

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]]> http://itssoverycheri.com/2011/03/14/diy-tape/feed/ 1 Chalkboard Coasters http://itssoverycheri.com/2011/02/26/chalkboard-coasters/ http://itssoverycheri.com/2011/02/26/chalkboard-coasters/#comments Sat, 26 Feb 2011 14:54:20 +0000 http://itssoverycheri.com/?p=8260 I have a fun project for you. Chalkboard Coasters   You’ll need: Tiles Paper Krylon Easy Tak adhesive spray DecoArt Chalkboard Paint paintbrush Rockler Sanding Bug Self Adhesive Velvet from Rockler chalk   1}  I had some inexpensive tiles from a hardware store. They had the slick shiny surface.     2} I grabbed my […]

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]]> http://itssoverycheri.com/2011/02/26/chalkboard-coasters/feed/ 11 Chalkboard Paint and Tags http://itssoverycheri.com/2011/02/17/chalkboard-paint/ http://itssoverycheri.com/2011/02/17/chalkboard-paint/#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 12:00:14 +0000 http://itssoverycheri.com/?p=8046 I jazzed up some of my numbered bottles with DecoArt chalkboard paint and Ten 23 chalkboard vinyl tags. These are two FAVs –love love love these products. You can check it all out over at the DIY Club.

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]]> http://itssoverycheri.com/2011/02/17/chalkboard-paint/feed/ 1 A Give-a-Way and a Bed and Breakfast Update http://itssoverycheri.com/2010/09/10/bed-and-breakfast-update/ http://itssoverycheri.com/2010/09/10/bed-and-breakfast-update/#comments Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:00:10 +0000 http://itssoverycheri.com/?p=4557 I have a great give-a-way to share with you. What can you get,  a $35 Gift Certificate.  CSN stores have a ton of items available. They have everything from lighting, to cookware to Bistro Sets and so much more. Seriously, they have 200+ stores … Should I go on?  Have you ever gone over and […]

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