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Material:
Vinyl Placemat (patterned or plain... the paint will cover)
Chalkboard Paint, colours of choice
Small Clay Pot
Masking Tape
Paint Brush
Fine Sandpaper
Chalk
How to:
This is a great project for back to school children and doesn't take very long to make!
I used water base chalkboard paint and did not prime my placemat with any product. If your placemat is a
little shiny, it may be a good idea to go over the surface with a little fine sandpaper first (just in case). Paint
your placemat using your choice of chalkboard paint (I used green) and allow the paint to dry (you can speed
up the drying process with a heat gun if you like, but be careful not to melt your placemat).
Lightly sand the dry painted surface and wipe clean with a damp cloth. Paint another coat of paint and allow
it to dry. Sand lightly once your paint is dry and apply any additional coats of chalkboard paint that may be
required. It took 3 coats of paint for a nice finish on my placemat.
I didn't measure, but simply applied masking tape to the outside edge of the placemat and then applied
another line of masking tape, inside the masked area about 1 inch. Paint the masked area with another
colour of chalkboard paint (I used burgundy) and allow the paint to dry, sand gently before applying any
additional coats of paint, allowing each coat to dry in between.
Remove your masking tape and mask off any additional areas that you would like to paint (I used yellow
chalkboard paint). Paint your masked areas as before using another chalkboard paint colour.
Allow your chalkboard to dry completely before using it! Once all your paint is dry, using the side of a piece of
chalk, cover the entire placemat with chalk (this will condition your chalkboard for use), wipe away with a felt
eraser or cloth and clean your mat with a damp cloth.
I made a matching chalk holder, using a clay pot. Use chalkboard paint on the pot too! The kids will have
another writing surface to keep them busy. To paint your pot, simply apply chalkboard paint as desired,
allowing each coat to dry. Once you are finished painting your pot, condition the chalkboard surface using
the same technique as used for the placemat.
Note: Unfortunately, the colour chalkboard used for this project has since been discontinued by the
manufacturer. I don't know of a source for different colour chalkboard paints at the moment, but I have
managed to put together a recipe for making your own that works perfectly!
Make your own colours of chalkboard paint
Vinyl Placemat (patterned or plain... the paint will cover)
Chalkboard Paint, colours of choice
Small Clay Pot
Masking Tape
Paint Brush
Fine Sandpaper
Chalk
How to:
This is a great project for back to school children and doesn't take very long to make!
I used water base chalkboard paint and did not prime my placemat with any product. If your placemat is a
little shiny, it may be a good idea to go over the surface with a little fine sandpaper first (just in case). Paint
your placemat using your choice of chalkboard paint (I used green) and allow the paint to dry (you can speed
up the drying process with a heat gun if you like, but be careful not to melt your placemat).
Lightly sand the dry painted surface and wipe clean with a damp cloth. Paint another coat of paint and allow
it to dry. Sand lightly once your paint is dry and apply any additional coats of chalkboard paint that may be
required. It took 3 coats of paint for a nice finish on my placemat.
I didn't measure, but simply applied masking tape to the outside edge of the placemat and then applied
another line of masking tape, inside the masked area about 1 inch. Paint the masked area with another
colour of chalkboard paint (I used burgundy) and allow the paint to dry, sand gently before applying any
additional coats of paint, allowing each coat to dry in between.
Remove your masking tape and mask off any additional areas that you would like to paint (I used yellow
chalkboard paint). Paint your masked areas as before using another chalkboard paint colour.
Allow your chalkboard to dry completely before using it! Once all your paint is dry, using the side of a piece of
chalk, cover the entire placemat with chalk (this will condition your chalkboard for use), wipe away with a felt
eraser or cloth and clean your mat with a damp cloth.
I made a matching chalk holder, using a clay pot. Use chalkboard paint on the pot too! The kids will have
another writing surface to keep them busy. To paint your pot, simply apply chalkboard paint as desired,
allowing each coat to dry. Once you are finished painting your pot, condition the chalkboard surface using
the same technique as used for the placemat.
Note: Unfortunately, the colour chalkboard used for this project has since been discontinued by the
manufacturer. I don't know of a source for different colour chalkboard paints at the moment, but I have
managed to put together a recipe for making your own that works perfectly!
Make your own colours of chalkboard paint
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