As per the usual, I found something I liked on Pinterest and decided to make it myself! :) My favorite crafts are the ones that I can make without having to buy anything new. So, here is my pinspiration! :) And after that is what I came up with for our home based on this picture.
To make my own chalk canister, I started out with a tin can that once held canned tomatoes. Am I the only one who obsessively saves all of the tin cans I could be throwing away? I hope not! They are so versatile and I encourage you all to start saving them! (I'm such a pack rat..) So anyway, the can I used is short and fat. This shape works best for the type of chalk I have (which are also short & fat. My adorable husband bought the wrong kind, but it's totally okay!)
I washed the can first. I usually take the paper off of my cans, but I left the paper on this one so that I wouldn't have to use primer before painting with chalk. Ultra sneaky. :)
I do not have spray paint chalkboard paint, but I do have the regular kind! I love it! I've used it a TON! I painted the paper label with chalk paint by using a sponge. :) Two coats was all it took.
I ordered some liquid chalk pins off Amazon.com and they are amazing! I used them to write the word "chalk" on my can after letting it dry overnight. *It's very important to let the chalk paint sit & dry COMPLETELY before writing on it!*
My chalk was once stored like this in a cabinet. : / It was very sad, messy, and pitiful. It was also ugly and forced me to keep my chalk hidden! How dreadful!
BUT NOW...it is stored in this beautiful tin can! :)
I set it next to the HUGE chalkboard that's in our foyer. You can find the Fancy Chalkboard Tutorial by clicking here! It's my first tutorial, the first DIY project we completed for the new house, and it's also my FAVORITE thing in our house! :) I hope you'll check out that post because frankly, this picture is horrible. I apologize. But you can see the little can at the bottom! :)
As always, thank you for reading! Have a great day! :)
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