2/28/2023 0 Comments Hydrangea quick quotes chalkFor the fine lines of a stencil, you’ll need to use sharpened chalk, and lots of it. Using a stencil can be a little tricky, after all they are not designed for use with chalk, so I thought I’d share a couple of tips. I had a new one that I ordered from Etsy a while back but hadn’t had a chance to use yet, so I pulled that out. Sometimes I print a design on paper, rub the back with chalk and then trace around it to transfer the design onto the board (like I did on Ken’s thank you gift). Sometimes I free-hand like I did on Debbie’s washboard chalkboard. I use several different techniques for writing on a chalk board. The last step was to add a design of some kind to the board. Once dry, I seasoned my chalkboard by rubbing chalk all over it and then wiping it away. I used two coats, and sanded lightly with fine sandpaper in between each coat to keep the board fairly smooth. Since I’ve had such great luck using milk paint as a chalkboard finish, I just pulled out some Homestead House milk paint in Laurentien. Eureka! My favorite color as a chalkboard! Why didn’t I think of that? But then I was surfing pinterest and I saw an aqua chalkboard. Initially I was planning to paint the chalkboard inset in the same green I used before (you can see that here). And the Kitchen Scale is a great color to have peeking through the Limestone. I really love painting over pieces that are already painted in milk paint because I almost always get some awesome chipping this way. I think if I added wax it would bring out the creaminess of the color more. This piece won’t get a lot of handling once it’s hung on the wall so I feel like it won’t need a lot of protection. Once painted and dried though, it is a gorgeous warmish white. You will feel like you are getting a cream not a white. One thing I’ll note about the Limestone, it looks very creamy once mixed. So after sending the frame over to Ken’s workshop to have a shelf added, I got out some Homestead House milk paint in Limestone and painted it again. As much as I loved the Kitchen Scale, I didn’t think it would work well with a black or green chalkboard insert. I originally painted it in MMS Artissimo, then I painted it in MMS Kitchen Scale (shown above). I painted and sold the dresser, but hung onto this frame and used it as a guinea pig for milk paint. I removed this frame from a dresser eons ago. I’m sure you don’t remember it, so here’s a ‘before’ photo. After I finished the Eastlake dresser mirror frame turned chalkboard and hung it on my living room wall last month, I decided to treat the frame that I removed from that spot in the same way.
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