DIY Chalkboard

For our very "Pinterest Inspired" baby shower that my friend Jenna and I threw last week, we did a bunch of DIY crafts. One of my crafts for the party was inspired by my little sis for chalkboards made from old cabinet doors. Her blog, seen here, had a great step by step tutorial that made this a fun and cute project. Here is my version of the finished project:

I found 4 old cabinet doors downtown Portland at Re-Store, which is a habitat for humanity re-sale store downtown Portland. I found these cabinet doors for $1 a piece. That's right, $1!! Amazing!  With the help of Brian, we prepped our garage for spray paint and I got to work. Here are the steps:

1- Spray with primer

2- Tape off frame to protect from

the chalkboard paint

3- Spray with chalkboard paint

4- Take off tape and let paint dry

5- Tape Chalkboard area to protect
when painting the frame

6- Spray frame

7- Take off tape and let paint dry

8- Prep the chalkboard paint with chalk
and wipe clean

 Thanks Brian for the action pic :)

Here it is in action!

For more photos on the Three By The Sea baby shower please see my co-host Jenna's blog seen here and my blog post seen here.