Chalkboard Glasses Tutorial Two, Paper Flowers, and a Lovely Sunday Photo

Hello beautiful people!

I have taken time off the last two days from blogging for some much needed R&R.

However, I did finish the chalkboard glasses and I have some photos and suggestions for you!

After I painted the homemade concoction for chalkboard paint (found here) I then let that dry.

I painted it thick remember!

After it dried I peeled off the tape.

Now the trick in making your own chalkboard paint is to then take a piece of sandpaper.  I used fine grain because I didn't want to scratch the glasses, but on a larger surface a stronger grain would probably be better.

I then carefully sanded it until the paint was smooth.

Then I used a piece of white chalk and there you have it!

Pretty cool!? 

Here are some suggestions that I have if you are going to try this at home!

First:
I definitely put in too much grout to paint.  I never measure things, but in hindsight I would have added a little bit more paint to the mixture.


Second:
I didn't make sure my tape pieces were completely straight.  Do this!  I am a bit OCD and the ragged edges from the tape drove me nuts!

The project itself only took in total about a half hour (drying time not included) and I think they came out great!


For the second part of this post, I wanted to share how I have become paper flower making obsessed!  I wanted to share with you some fun flowers I have been making.

I have been experimenting with colors and shapes and I am starting to get a feel for it.

Would you guys like a tutorial for paper flowers?  Let me know!

As for the lovely Sunday Photograph here it is my friends!

Check out this super Geeky temperature changing smiling mug!  If that's not lovely I don't know what is!

Found on Geek Living Daily Blog

Until tomorrow,

Love,

Jess

Lovely Sunday Crafting Photos

Hi All!  What I really wanted to say was Hey Y'all, but i'm not Southern.  Though Maryland is below the Mason Dixon line, so is it o.k.?!

Well, I have been crafting A LOT lately!  Mostly a combination of wedding stuff and not being able to sleep so it keeps me occupied.

I wanted to show you some paper flowers that I made.  I know it's not the usual Sunday photo, but I think their lovely!

I'm thinking maybe I'll do a tutorial, but I have to finish the chalkboard glasses first!  I have crafting ADD so please bear with me!

Love,

Jess

First Tutorial: Chalkboard Glasses for our wedding in two parts

Hi everyone!

I know I missed blogging yesterday, but let me tell you that you will not be disappointed with today's post!

I am going to show you step-by-step how I am going to make chalkboard glasses for our wedding as favors for our guests.

Let me first say that if you are someone that follows directions to a tee you are going to be horrified by how I do projects!

I stink at following directions, especially when it comes to crafts.  I don't like to measure, I cut things where I think they should be cut, and I don't always use the materials that you should.

Let's just say, that some things work and out some things don't, but it is ALWAYS an adventure!

So here are the ingredients that I am using:
White Dry Non-Sanded grout that can be bought at any hardware store
Acrylic Paint (I chose black but it can be any color)
Glasses (I bought mine for 97 cents at Walmart!)
Tape to make the square or shape on the glass (I couldn't find our painters tape so I am actually using medical tape)

The first step is to tape off the shape on the glasses to be able to paint the chalkboard paint.

Using my medical tape I cut strips and put them onto the glasses in a square, overlapping.  I think you could probably do it in any shape and I am thinking maybe a heart might be cute?!

I think with painters tape or masking tape it would be easier to get straight edges, but I work with what I have!!

Next step was to mix up the chalkboard paint.
The original recipe called for :
1 cup paint
2 tablespoons Dry White Non-Sanded Grout

I was only doing two glasses so honestly I squirted some paint into my bowl (acrylic black) and poured some grout on top.

The next step is to stir the paint together, and it seems the most important rule is to try and get out all of the big lumps.

I then painted the mixture onto the glasses, pretty thick so it would cover completely, because one of the last steps is to sand it down so that it is ready to use with chalk.

Now, I need to let the paint air dry (you could probably use a hair blower if you want), but I need to go cook dinner, so we will finish the tutorial hopefully tomorrow!

Hope you enjoyed it and it was easy to follow!

Love,

Jess