I don't know about you but I feel like this year is just speeding by. Can you believe Mother's Day is only 4 weeks away? It seems like it was just Christmas. Anyway, I have a really cute little Mother's Day Chalkboard Sign you can do using the new Chalk Couture transfer "Mama's Kitchen". It's such a versatile transfer that today I am joining several other bloggers to show you just what you can do with it.
Mother's Day Chalkboard Sign
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This project is really simple it just takes a bit of time to wrap the wood hoop with twine but you could totally not do that part and it would still be really cute.
Supplies needed:
- black art canvas
- Chalk Couture transfer - Mama's Kitchen
- White Chalkology Paste
- Squeegee
- Wood embroidery hoop
- Twine
- Flowers of choice
- Ribbon of choice
- Scissors
- Glue gun and glue sticks
(You can find most of the supplies for this project in my Amazon Shop)
To start place your wood embroidery hoop where you want it to hang when the project is finished. Being aware that there will be flowers on the left side of the hoop, place the Mama's Kitchen transfer inside the hoop near the right side.
Smooth the transfer down all around the letters making sure there are no air bubbles in the letter areas. Air bubbles will allow the chalk paste to leak under the transfer and make your letters less crisp.
Open your chalkology paste and stir it with a plastic stirrer (wood sticks will speed up the drying out of the chalk). Make sure it is the consistency of yogurt. If it's too thick you can spritz it with a bit of water and stir it good.
Dab some chalk paste along one side of the letters - not much is needed.
Taking a squeegee smooth the paste across the transfer making sure every area of the letters is filled with paste and being careful not to go off the transfer. Squeegee off any excess and place back into the jar for use on another project.
Remove the transfer immediately by lifting one corner and then pulling from the center of one side towards the other side. Do not pull from corner to corner as this can stretch the transfer and cause it to warp. Place in a pan of water immediately or clean with a disinfectant wipe making sure all chalk paste is removed.
Look at how crisp these letters are - just beautiful and done in less than 5 minutes. I am so impressed with this product, I love working with it.
I wrapped my embroidery hoop with some twine which did take a few minutes but I think it added a lot of character to it. You could totally leave yours unwrapped. Then I added some flowers I had and a bit of pretty ribbon made into a bow. I attached the wreath to the board with a piece of twine by tying it around the wreath, then stapling it to the back of the canvas. All done and ready to hang.
Such an easy project that took about an hour to make. I love how it turned out and it would make a perfect gift for Mother's day.
Now it's time to check out the rest of the projects using this versatile transfer. Be sure to visit each one - I'm sure you'll find one you would love to try.
Angie at The Country Chic Cottage
Jann at Newton Custom Interiors
Debbie at Refresh Restyle
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Until next time enjoy making something you love.
