Homemade Customizable Chalkboard Paint!

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Calling all chalkboard enthusiasts! If you are anything like me, you have at least a couple chalkboards at your home! For today’s Tuesday Tutorials, I want to show you a way to make customizable chalkboard paint on the cheap! This formula will allow you to make chalkboard paint in any shade or hue, for only $0.25! Considering the leading brand of green or black chalkboard paint is $11.98 a pint, this is a huge savings! This formula can be used on any paintable surface, including canvas!

Here’s how to make this:

Project Materials:

Any color acrylic paint
Non-sanded white tile grout
Surface to paint
Paintbrush
White chalk

Directions

  1. Prepare your painting surface, making sure it is clean, dry and sanded smooth with a fine grit sand paper.
  2. Mix 1 tablespoon of grout with 2 ounces of paint. The addition of the grout will make your paint dry more quickly, so only mix up as much as you’ll use right away.
  3. Paint your surface with several coats of paint, leaving ample time for each coat to dry.
  4. Once it is completely dry you will need to “slate” your surface before you can begin to draw on it. You slate your board by running the side of a piece of chalk lightly over the entire board and then wiping it off with a dry piece of cloth.
  5. Create to your heart’s content!

 

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