Remember those awesome yard sales I told you about earlier in the summer? At those yard sales, I picked up some old shabby windows for $2 and have been eager to use them. I just wasn’t sure how. Well, last week while thinking about those six paned beauties, the inspiration came…
I cut out each of my family member’s names on the Cricut and stuck one name on every pane. I used the Cricut cut outs as stencils.
Next I just taped off the edges and then painted each of the panes with chalkboard paint (can you tell I’ve had this can forever…at least 10 years!).
My Better Half has much more patience than I do, so he used a razor blade and removed the stencils carefully to keep the paint from pulling off the glass.
It looked really neat like that…sort of like etched glass. However, when I went to hang it up, I realized the dark wall behind the panes didn’t let enough light shine through so I put some light paper behind each of the names. It looks nice and gives the panes a textured look.
This is the finished product.
It already has gotten a lot of use. I like to leave reminders and the kids have enjoyed drawing pictures or leaving messages for another sibling.
The total cost of this project was a whopping $3.58. $2 for the window and $1.58 for chalk. I love these kind of projects!
Super adorable! I would have never thought to use chalkboard paint on window panes. I love your floral swag on top, too!
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What a great use of your old window! I recently got one from a cousin (who lives in the family 200-y-o farmhouse) and am still deciding how to use it. Love that y'all can leave notes for each other or just cute pics. Thanks for sharing!
Hugs,
Mary
That is so cute! I came over to visit your site from Frugal Girls. I am going to have to visit more because I also am I homeschooling mom of 4. My oldest is a girl and the other 3 are little boys! I always can use some tips and advice from a more experienced mom.
Terri
http://mompointofview.blogspot.com
Wow – what a wonderful idea! You did a great job and it has inspired me to keep my eyes open for my own windows!! Thanks for sharing.
That's an excellent idea! I'll have to keep my eyes peeled for something to turn into a chalkboard like that, awesome!
I LOVE that idea. Very cute 🙂
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What a super cute idea! I love chalkboards! Thanks for sharing!
What an awesome looking chalkboard! Love that you assigned each person their own square. I'd love for you to link up at my Tuesday Tutorials Link Party! 🙂
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I just had to tell you, I LOVE THIS! It looks amazing and I want one, haha!
What a cute idea!! I really like it! Thanks for sharing!
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Beautiful Project! I am afraid to try any thing new, but this might be do-able!
Thanks for sharing.
September
what a great idea! I love it!
Beautiful job! I’d love it if you’d link this up to my Home and Family Friday linky party!
Becca
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