I have been loving all of the chalkboard art that I have been seeing around the blogosphere lately. After making up our fall chalkboard, I did a little chalkboard sign for our hot cocoa bar. It’s really quite addicting so I had to come up with another chalkboard project….
I must say that this is the most fun that I have had with a project in a long time! Since this little tree is in our piano room, the mini chalkboards are all based on Christmas songs.
Materials
- Chalk Board Spray Paint
- Wood Pieces {found at the dollar store and Michaels}
- baker’s twine or ribbon
- a chalk pen or chalk {the chalk pen is SO much easier!!}
- jingle bells {optional}
Directions
- Place the wood pieces on wax paper and spray with chalk board paint. I did 3 coats on each side.
- Have fun doodling on your wood pieces. I found some chalkboard inspiration here and here. Keep some Q-tips handy and a glass of water to dip it in to act as a little eraser!
- Punch or drill a hole. {I used my Crop-O-Dile}
- Add some jingle bells if you like and hang with twine!
NOTE: If you do not have chalk board paint, you could just paint the wood pieces black {or even use mini canvases} and just use a white pen to write on it. Just a little harder to erase though! 🙂
I placed the one larger chalkboard piece at the base of the tree. It would also sit nicely between the branches in a larger tree.
I just might have to do up a few more!
Hope you enjoy!
For more Christmas ideas, check out these posts…
So pretty Jenn…everyone love a little chalkboard. I’m loving all the ornaments!
I love these! So adorable, you had me at Chalkboard 🙂
LOVE these !! So cute !
Those are adorable. I want to change my whole tree now! 🙂
Karen
The handwriting on your boards is just stunning…great tree! Hugs, Penny
Love the whole darn thing! Too cute for words! I wish I had decent handwriting to make one! May have to convince Bonnie to pen me some! Shared on our FB page tonight!
Take care,
Trish
They are adorable Jenn!
Great idea!!! Love it!
Jenn we must have ESP, I posted the same project just today!
http://thatsmyletter.blogspot.com/2012/11/o-is-for-ornaments-3.html
Yours turned out great and the chalk makes them so versatile for other seasons and uses!
You have a gift! It’s amazing!
It looks beautiful! Can’t go wrong with chalkboards ;). Simple and fun. I love the reindeer pillow in the background too.
These are so cute! I wish I could write like that-mine would look lime a 3 year old did it.
I love them!
I wish I had better handwritting so I could do these, they are so cute and original, I’d love to place them on my tree. Great craft idea Jenn! xx
I love this idea! Thanks for the
share!
I love these! They turned out so cute. Where do you get the chalk pens? I haven’t seen them anywhere.
This is adorable! I’d love it if you stopped by my blog and shared this on my linky party! http://accidentallywonderful.blogspot.com/2012/11/now-co-hosting-inspiration-spotlight.html
Love these. I will be sure to add this to my growing Christmas must make list. 🙂 I recently got a chalkboard for our home and am loving drawing on it every season. I don’t even let the kids touch it. 🙂
Um ok so I just learned that chalk paint comes in a spray can and I can get a chalk pen too?!?! I really need to get out more.
These are so cute Jenn. I love your little tree!
UH-DOOORABLE! I love this. We have a grand piano and tree room, I’m going to do this this week. I just love it. We are a very word oriented family and have lots of word arts and signs in our home as well as a large scripture painted on the wall for the family. I love it. Great job on your ornaments.
Blessings,
Debbie
Love these! 🙂
These are so clever! I love that you used songs for the tree in the piano room.
These are beautiful — and your handwriting on them is so pretty, too! What a great idea to do lines from different Christmas songs. Thanks so much for sharing the inspiration!
Seeing as how I have a slight addiction to chalkboard designs right now, I love these ornaments!! What a great idea and would even make great gift ideas or gift tags!
Gorgeous decorations, love this idea, thanks for the inspiration 🙂 Tina
Adorable, I can hardly wait to try it!
ok these are like freaking adorable! 🙂
Hey, In the interest of my cheapness and what I already have on hand… can I use chalkboard paint from a can/with a brush? Thanks, these are adorable!!
nybeca at yahoo dot com
Love these mini blackboards, and who would of thought to place them on a tree??……just gorgeous.
Karen
These are absolutely ADORABLE!!!! LOVE chalkboards anyways….and I was trying to think of a fun way to use them for Christmas too!! Thanks for the inspiration!
So cute! I love the jingle bells one! 🙂
Kelly
Adorable!
I too am obsessed with all of the chalkboard craze and these are no exception! I pinned for future gawking. 🙂
Love, love, love these! Such a cute idea and perfect for the piano room.
I love these!! So cute! Found you via the Pinning Party at OMF! Following you now!
You can use regular black paint & then prime it by rubbing all over the painted surface with the side of a piece of chalk. Then erase & you can write on it.
Such a good idea, thanks for sharing your creativity!
Very cute! Love this idea!
Oh my goodness, how adorable. I love the idea of using songs. AND your handwriting looks fantastic. I’m totally inspired!
Warmly, Michelle
Faith, Trust & Pixie Dust
Great idea and they look fantastic, love your text and handwriting and how you added the jingle bells!
Oh I LOVE these!
Thanks for linking up! I featured your post in my wrap up http://tidymom.net/2012/unique-ideas-for-christmas/
Have a great rest of the weekend.
these are gorgeous!!
Those are adorable!!! I have some leftover chalkboard paint…now to just buy the wood and the chalk pen!!
love this, it looks great!
These are so fun Jenn! Pinning!
Very, very cute! 🙂
A-DOR-ABLE! Love how you used them on the tree. I’ve got one ready for Christmas…just not sure where I’m going to use it yet. Cute idea Jenn!
These are more than cute! WOW you are talented with chalk!
hugs x
Crystelle
http://www.crystelleboutique.com
I first spotted this on Pinterest but when I saw it again today on the Holiday Organizing Link Party I just had to comment! GORGEOUS!!! Thank you for sharing this idea!
What a clever idea! I need to buy one of those chalk pens!!!
I love those!!! Unfortunately, I am not a very good hand drawer so I just have to drool over yours. Love, love, love them!!!
These are adorable 🙂
There is something about chalkboard- these are so darn cute!
I just found you at Stone Gable, I love your site. I’m following you now and can’t wait to see what else you have in store. I also pinned this post.
I love this idea.
The writing looks very effective on the chalkboard pieces
Kelly
super stinkin’ cute!
They look great & what an original tree it makes!
love your lettering and wish my own would look so stunning!
hope you’ll find a moment to stop by and hopefully enter a giveaway i am hosting: http://www.hellolovelyinc.blogspot.com/2012/12/personalized-lovely-giveaway.html
smiles and happy weekend to you.
michele
Absolutely LOVE this! Us girls at http://primaldifference.blogspot.com/ can’t wait to try it out. Thanks for the inspiration!
Very very pretty! I love these ornaments, and I’m thinking my tree needs some too! 😉
Happy Holidays!
Oh wow! Such gorgeous writing. Have you ever or would you ever do a post about how to write pretty? I am so wanting to learn lately but don’t know where to look.
These are so pretty!
I would love for you to link up at the Mommy Archive – we’re focusing this week on all the amazing things you can do with chalk board, Alice x