DIY chalkboard

My friends and I have fancy dinner once a month and it's so much fun! There's a total of 6 of us and each month one of us hosts the dinner party at their home.

It was my turn to host in February and I served Italian food and wanted to go all fancy with my table setting. I was searching for new place mats when I came across chalkboard place mats and fell in love with them, but not their price tag. Two mats were $25 and I needed 10.

So I said to myself  "Self, you can make these!" and my response was "Hell yeah I can!"

And guess what...... I DID!


This project was super easy and only cost $26 and some change.


Things you'll need from your local hardware store:

-1- 1/8" 4'x8' tempered hard board (cut into 12 x 18 pieces)
-Smooth roller
-Paint pan
-Rustoleum chalk board paint
-2 rolls of fabric shelf liner (enough to cover the amount of place mats you want)


I went to Home Depot and got all the supplies except for the shelf liners. I picked those up at Target.

The wood can be cut up at Home Depot and it's a free service. YAY!

Instructions:

Some of the board will need to be sanded to smooth them out. In all honestly only 3 of these needed to be sanded down. The paint says to do a primer but I did two thick coats and had no issues.

Let dry 4 hours between coats.

After the 2 coats have been applied I waited till the next day to apply the shelf liners on the back. I did this by using a hot glue gun around the board and then did an necessary trimming once dried.

I got 12 boards made from the one piece of hardwood. These are great for children to use, place mats, dinner parties to identify your appetizers with, or art for your home.... the possibilities are endless.


NOTE- Easy to clean with a washrag.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I added Italian words to my hand made napkin rings & wrote the definition on the back.

I hope you try making these and let me know how it goes.