![]() ![]() ![]() Can you make a chalkboard out of plywood?.What is the best material to make a chalkboard?.Real Life Party: Kids Flamingo Birthday Party - The Daily Hostess - love using a piece of black posterboard for a “fake” chalkboard.Real Life Party: Baseball or Bows Themed Gender Reveal - The Daily Hostess - set up a “fake” chalkboard using a piece of black construction paper for our guests to take their guess….Christmas Home Tour 2016 and a Surprise! - The Daily Hostess - years Christmas chalkboard came out of storage with little damage.Real Life Party: Daniel Tiger Themed Birthday - The Daily Hostess - is what guests saw on their way into the party.I made the O Holy Night “chalkboard” using this method. ![]() Holiday Home Tour - The Daily Hostess - you really get your money’s worth.Check out how to make that “fake” chalkboard here. 2015 Fall Home Tour - The Daily Hostess - dining room pictures will seem familiar.I guess fall is just taking it’s sweet time to show up this year. What would you use them for? Are you glad cooler temps are here? I’m looking forward to enjoying some fall festivities this weekend with a little apple picking, unfortunately it’s supposed to be in the 90’s again this weekend. The best part is that they are so easy to make you can make one for every occasion. Seasonal decor, signs, banners, menus, the list goes on and on. These “fake” chalkboards are great for so many different things. ![]() Hanging it on the wall is super easy too, since it’s really light you could just tape it up or use some Command strips. The good thing is that once I hung it on the wall you could barely tell, thank goodness. Like I said, I made some fairly deep indentions with my pencil so the chalk doesn’t fill them in very well. If you want to try different kinds of chalk check out this post by Emily at Jones Design Company. More defined lines can be done by using the tip of the chalk. Be sure to try different techniques you can make a shaded look by rubbing the chalk on it’s side. Once you’ve got your design penciled in, just trace over it with chalk. And if you push too hard the chalk won’t fill in the indention very well, which you’ll be able to see in some of the photos below. Doing so will leave an indent that will be hard to get rid of if you mess up. One tip I would offer is that if you are using a foam board be sure not to press too hard with the pencil. Once I have a general plan of what I want to do, I mimic the design using a pencil, that way if you need to redo it you can always erase it and try again. If you’re not following me on Pinterest, be sure to check out all of my boards. I always use Pinterest to get some chalkboard and lettering inspiration. The only other things you’ll need to fake a chalkboard is a pencil and some chalk. I always stock up on poster board and foam board at my local dollar store because it’s usually a dollar or less. The biggest trick to faking a chalkboard is to use either a piece of black poster board or black foam board. It’s really easy to do and it’s so versatile. I wanted to change out some of our dining room art by putting up something more fall themed, so I made a “fake” chalkboard. This summer has been unusually hot, so I’m welcoming cooler temps with open arms.īecause it’s been so hot lately, I haven’t been motivated to decorate for fall, but this past weekend it wasn’t 90 degrees so I made myself get out the pine cones and pumpkins. Fall is my favorite season, unfortunately living in southern California we don’t get the full affect of the season, but it’s still nice when the weather starts to cool off a bit. Don’t you just love fall? Yes, I’m one of those silly people that loves when the air starts to get a little crisp, but the days are warm, pumpkin flavor/smells, the changing of leaves, and the coziness of the season. ![]()
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