The Chalkboard Paint Tutorial that actually works

So I thought the wine glass paint tutorial on pinterest was so awesome so I gave it a whirl thinking how easy it looked. You just dipped the glass in the paint and set it on parchment paper. I wanted to do these as a wedding gift for good friends of ours. So I bought a quart of chalkboard paint and some glasses. I followed the directions exactly but the paint is so thick that it runs and then gets all gloppy and stupid on the bottom. Definitely not worthy of a wedding gift. Then the paint began to peel like cellophane off a new DVD. Gee! Enjoy these pictures of the Dipping tutorial FAIL!

I was irritated so after some experimentation here is the best way to do this project. Supplies: Newspaper, blue painters tape, black primer, and chalkboard spray paint. Wrap the news paper around the bulb area of the wine glass and use the blue painters tape to create a clean line. Spray on the primer in light smooth even coats and allow to dry thoroughly. Spray on 2 coats of chalkboard paint and allow to dry thoroughly before adding the second coat. You will be impressed with how nicely these come out. If you desire to try your hand at pint glasses a tip would be to try floral tape to create the clean line it's flexible and works really well with different shapes of glasses.

There you have it. I wish you luck and hopefully this helps.

Wine Barrel Projects

My husband and I always get a lot of compliments about the wine barrel pieces we have in our house. These pieces were at one time a whole wine barrel but with a little creativity they became our first conversation pieces we added when we first moved in to our house in the spring of 2009.

The first project was the wine barrel coffee table. He cut the wine barrel in half and added some extra screws to keep it sturdy. The piece of beveled glass we purchased at Pier 1 for $30.

Then the next prject was to take 1/2 of the remaining piece and create this shelf.

Then finally the bottom half was painted with Jameson whiskey to fit into our Irish Pub.

We needed some heavy hardware from Lowes to ge the hanging pieces on the wall but they have been up for nearly 3 years with no problems.