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August 14, 2009

Chalkboard Labels

Today, my bloggy friend, Sandra, over at This Small House blogged about some awesome labels that she found. They are sticky-backed chalkboard labels. I was thinking about how jealous I was that she found these great stickers because I could really use some of them. Upon commenting on her post, I thought, "I wonder if I could make some of those?" and had a great idea. Or so I thought. So, I gave it a try. Did it work?

I took a sheet of address labels from my computer drawer and gathered up some chalkboard paint that has been sitting in the basement gathering dust.

I painted two layers of chalkboard paint on the labels with a regular brush.

Took a picture of the creature who was keeping me company while the paint dried....


Once dried (maybe an hour later), I wrote in chalk and peeled and...


Stuck! YES.... I did work! Give it a try!


Tami
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6 comments:

  1. Small HouseAugust 14, 2009 at 1:15 PM

    OH MY WORD!!!! I LOVE THESE!!!! SERIOUSLY, I like these even more then my blue ones I found. I AM SO DOING THIS!!! I'm going to link you to my next post if that's okay.

    PRETTY GROOVY!
    Sandra

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  2. Baking MommaAugust 14, 2009 at 3:28 PM

    That is an awesome idea. Way to go. I definitely have to try this out. I have been wanting to buy chalkboard paint for a while and have yet to do so. This was a push I needed.

    Thanks for the inspiration.

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  3. TrudiAugust 14, 2009 at 8:06 PM

    Found you from Small House. I am so blog lifting that idea. I need those in my classroom and home. Too cute.

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  4. Bentley BoutiqueAugust 16, 2009 at 5:46 PM

    Oh, what a great idea. I have some of the chalkboard paint collecting dust as well, so I'm going to try it!!

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  5. Carey-Life in the Carpool LaneAugust 17, 2009 at 11:16 AM

    So cool! I've used chalkboard paint directly on the container but had trouble getting clean lines...your way is so much better.

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  6. Live.Love.EatAugust 19, 2009 at 11:30 AM

    Very cool! Ingenius!!!!!

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