DIY - Chalkboard using paint

Chalkboard paint.
5 months till the wedding, and I'm really enjoying any DIY projects I can throw together.
While shopping one evening my fiance and I stopped into a store called "Tuesday Morning" pretty similar to a big lots, or Ollies if you're familiar with that. I spotted this black board the resemble a chalkboard.

I love lettering, or calligraphy if you want to get serious about it. So I wanted to put my "handy work" to the test for a chalkboard to display at our ceremony and reception.

What you'll need:
- Chalkboard paint. I'm using Americana paint from Michael's Craft store about $2.99
- A roller (any paint roller will do. I'm using a small sponge roller also from Michael's)
- A surface to paint on :)

- Painters tape (I'm using Frog tape from Home Depot, left over from paint our master.)

I also picked up a chalk pen which was found in the paint aisle of Michael's for $1.99

• I taped off the area to cover the decorative white design that came on the board.
• As per the instructions on the paint bottle you want to apply 1 coat vertically, and 1 coat horizontally. 
• Let dry for 1 hour and repeat.
• Let cure for 24 hours and condition the chalkboard with chalk. (this part I didn't do)

(sorry for the poor quality)
Once it's dry you can remove your tape and there you have a nice even chalkboard area inside the decorative design.

And my finished project using the chalk pen.

Chalk and chalk pens will easily wipe off using a damp paper towel 

Dreaming of a craft room.

At the moment my tiny little craft space is sharing the smaller bedroom with our office. Hopefully when we finish off our basement I'll be able to make that dream come true of having my own craft oasis. Until then I'll keep on dreaming, and keep on pinning :)

I love the look of white, it's so clean and then paired with pops of color; so fun!

A super easy desk to make which I've seen on pinterest is taking 2 small bookshelves and a simple piece of wood to make the table top.  Unfortunately our "office" room is took small for a big table like this right now. 

Adding that pop of color using the desk chair. If you can't find a cute one at a reasonable price a good idea would always be to hit up the antique malls and get a cheapy and repaint it your desired color.