Well, the chalkboards are UP! I spent today finishing up some projects and one of them was to get these suckers up on the walls! I think I am more in love with the way I chose to hang them than the chalkboards themselves:)
Have you ever seen these massive unfinished wooden clips at Hobby Lobby and wondered what the heck you could do with them because they are so darn cute?
Well I have many times as I stroll down the unfinished wood isle. Then it hit me! I finally had a purpose for them!
I disassembled them, spray painted them with Rustoleum American Accents Heirloom White…
and distressed the edges with my 3M Sanding Block (80 grit sandpaper).
Next I painted on Minwax Red Mahogany to the newly sanded edges…
gave them some Ralph Lauren Smoke Glaze love (paint on/wipe off) and put them back together again!
Ahh! I love them and they are ready to be put to use!
Time to hang!
I put 2 large saw tooth hangers at the top corners of each chalkboard…
used my handy dandy Easy Tacker to staple the ends of two pieces of twine to the top corners
and pulled the center up to a point!
Now for the cute part!
I also added saw tooth hangers to the back of each clip, hung them both up on the wall and clamped them down on the top of the twine!
The completed Rustic Chalkboards! As you can see they are already being put to good use! (NOTE: the chalkboard is hanging on the wall not from the clips!)
I love the way the chalkboards turned out and they really are a strong focal point in their rooms! I think the clips add such a great custom twist and compliment the rustic feel of the boards! If you missed my tutorial on the Rustic Chalkboards you can see it HERE!
Love it! Great project!
Those are just too cool!
I love these and I am going to look online – they had none in our hobby lobby! Great job!
Very cute! God's blessings, Sarah 😀
These turned out great! Love chalkboards and the clothespins add so much!
Great job!
tamera@doubledelight
This is crazy cute. I love it.
Oh I am in love with this idea!!! Hobby Lobby is an hour away from us but I think this is worth the trip.
Really cute! We have a Hobby Lobby opening near us soon! Can't wait!
Amazing. Seriously. What a fun way to hang a chalkboard!
–Jess @ FloralShowers.com
Love the way you used those clothes pins!! Very clever.
Very cute and I bet Kade loves it !
Kammy
I love how you used the clothes pins. I've seen those at Hobby Lobby and never really knew what to do with them either …thanks for the great idea and tutorial.
Jane
Hi!
Very cute idea!
Have a great day!
Oh my , could that get any cuter? what a terrific idea and great way to spruce it up.
like the chalkboards, but those huge clothes pins are something else!!! Awesome way to hang the chalkboards!