Personalized Chalkboard Sign

If you're looking for fresh ideas for using chalkboard paint, try creating your own Personalized Chalkboard Sign from Tiffany Windsor. This is a great decorative piece to hang on a wall or door. Make one of these special signs for a child's bedroom or give it as a housewarming gift.

Materials:

Aleene’s Super Thick Tacky Glue
Wood – cut to size (or foam board)
Acrylic paint – black
Paint brush
Con-Tact Self Adhesive Chalkboard Contact Paper
Chalk markers
Ribbon
Pencil
Scissors

Instructions:

Paint wood on all sides with black acrylic paint (to match the Con-Tact paper). Let dry completely.
Place painted wood sign front side down on back side of Con-Tact paper. Use pencil to trace around wood.
Cut along pattern line. Remove release paper and press Con-Tact paper onto front of sign. Rub surface with fingertips to remove any air bubbles and to secure edges.
The ribbon is glued in one piece onto outside of sign. Apply line of glue along bottom and sides of sign (center the line of glue). Use finger to carefully smooth out glue.
Find center of ribbon and press into center bottom of sign. Guide ribbon into glue and press into place on bottom and sides of wood. Set aside to dry.
Tie ends of ribbon into bow.
Use chalk markers to write words, poetry or images.