Monday 26 November 2012

Chalkboard Frames




 I was thinking today about the most comman question we get regarding our chalkboard and whiteboard Rolls and wether they will peel the paint off the walls when you remove them....






As some of you may know I have some on my kitchen wall as chore charts for the kiddos  (they still wont do the chores!)





 But I have yet to remove it so can't say for certain that no paint will be harmed. It does say on the instructions that if it is applied to a smooth flat surface it will peel off fine but many of you are not willing to risk the paint job :)

I have seen it applied to many things Fridges, Cupboards (notice the whole cupboard for ashtrays ) and as a table runner for a dinner Party so I thought lets try picture frames .... easy to do and you dont have to risk the paint work.

As I was meandering around the Warehouse today I noticed that there was 25%  off all picture frames and thought to myself that I would give the Chalkboard frame a go so here is a quick, easy and cheap tutorial for a chalkboard frame :)

You will need







  • Frame of any size or description
  • Roll of chalkboard or whiteboard (available here )
  • Scissors









First you need to pull the Frame apart and remove the glass
Like so .....


Lay the glass on the chalkbaord roll and cut a piece of chalkboard slightly larger than the frame you are using. Peel the backing from the chalkboard...(think covering books with duraseal) place the glass onto the sticky side of the chalk roll... press down firmly but taking care not to crack the glass.
Flip the glass over and smooth out all of the air bubbles...
Trim the excess chalk roll from the glass








Pop the glass back into the frame and put it all back together..  and WALAH one super cool frame that you can stick up anywhere with no fear of killing your paint job!!





I decided to use mine as part of my christmas decor and this is what it looks like (excuse the crookedness I free handed it with the smallest piece of chalk you can imagine) and the great thing about this is I can wipe it off and start again!!



 But if you want it to look awesome here is a cool trick I found on the net on how to write awesome fonts on your chalkboards 


Let me know if you try it I would love to see some results! 

Arohanui Lex