Friday, December 30, 2011

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.

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