My Mom is one crafty lady. Any creative-ness that I possess obviously comes from her. So here is one of her latest projects. A wedding gift for a friend at work. J and I actually received an antique chalkboard as a wedding present from my cousin and his wife and we love it! It is such a great thing to hang in a kitchen with a menu or shopping list on it, or to hang anywhere else with favorite quotes or bible verses.
Here is what she did:
The Before
She found this old, wooden chalkboard at an antique shop. It was originally a shiny natural wood frame and the top portion had cork board on it. She removed the cork because it was in bad shape and used chalkboard paint to make it one big chalkboard. Then she sanded and painted the whole frame an antique white color. And then scuffed it up a bit to make it look old.
For the monogram she found the style of letter she wanted to use on a google search, printed it out, and used transfer paper to carry the image perfectly onto the board. She then filled in the letter with paint and decorated the board with her own chalkboard designs.
And viola.....
I am just so impressed.
"But I am like an olive tree, thriving in the house of God. I will always trust in God's unfailing love."
Psalm 52:8
Ummmm....we all know where all our gifts come from for sure, but dad said he wants to send you pics of the rack he custom built for his truck and our yaks! He's a pretty crafty guy too :) We'll see if you can blog about that one, ha! Love you!
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