Denim Back-to-School Chalkboard

This Denim Back-To-School Chalkboard from Amanda Formaro is a great way to use up those school clothes from last year that have gotten too small. Made with old jeans, this fun mosaic framed chalkboard is great for decorating lockers, classroom doors, or using as a drawing pad for math lessons.

You could make this fun back-to-school craft with your son or daughter to give to their favorite teacher during Teacher Appreciation Week. Teachers could also use these cute DIY projects to hang outside their classrooms and leave messages for their students when they're out of the room.

For more fun school projects, check out
these adorable 33 Back-to-School Crafts.

Materials:

• Framed chalkboard
• Recycled denim jeans
• Scissors
• Hot glue gun
• Dye or acrylic paint (optional)

Note: The project pictures uses a few splashes of color by using recycled dyed jeans. You can dye some if you like or use acrylic paint to color some pieces. No fabric medium is needed as you won't be running these jeans through the washer!

Instructions:

1. Cut denim into squares wide enough to cover and overlap the border of the chalkboard.
    
2. Hot glue the squares all the way around the border, overlapping a little as you go and alternating different shades and types of denim for some contrast.

3. Cut colored denim into smaller squares and glue then randomly around the frame.

If you enjoyed this denim project, check out our other ideas about 
What To Do With Old Jeans: 29 Recycled Crafts With Denim.