Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Savvy Slate and Simeon!

Roofing Slate Turned Black Board 
& Our Newest Little Shopper, Simeon!

Minnie Pearl, watch out! 
 Little Simeon and his parents made a visit to Rustique...
He took a liking to vintage fashion sporting this hat, what a cutie!



Now for the Black Board!
I have had this black board paint for a few years and haven't put 
it to use until I received a little inspiration from Miss Mustard Seed.

My brother, (a contractor), asked if I would be interested in in some 
roofing slate (he's got a whole palette) of course I said YES!  
I would come up with something to use it for.  
This is one of my creations... start to finish... Enjoy!



This is how the slate looks before I do anything to it. 
As you can see, the slate already has two holes 
on either side, perfect for hanging!  
But I don't want to use the traditional rawhide to hang it, blah...
This is the chalk board paint I used, I think I bought it at Walmart.


Apply two coats : )


So instead of rawhide, I thought some vintage hardware would be really cool, 
they don't have to be the same, but maybe similar (both silver or gold or wood)
.

You will need to use washers and fairly short screws. 
I used picture wire to hang, just wrap under washer and around twice.


Make sure you season the surface (cover with chalk and wipe off)
(this was a great tip I received from Miss Mustard Seed also), 
other wise the first thing written in chalk will burn an image.


I also added these antique keys, you could add all kinds of things, 
I am going to try some vintage kitchen utensils next!


The finished product! 
I am going a little crazy with the black board paint 
so you'll see more projects using this technique!

FYI
Simeon's Mom, Annie, told me of a really cool project she is working on, 
so keep an eye out for that in an upcoming post!

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  1. I love this cute blackboard with the keys! Super cool idea Bridget!

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