chalkboard easel

remember this lovely easel i found at Cottonwood House?
i wanted to use it on the twilight tour
and decided to make a chalkboard to fit the size of the easel.
i started with a stray piece of floor underlayment.
(i think i'll create a sign from the warranty section!)

i primed it with kilz,
then spray painted it with chalkboard paint.
using moulding and scrollwork from HD,
i made a frame for it.
because of the obvious marks from the clamps,
i poked random 'pinworm' holes in it, using an icepick.

after finishing it i discovered the scrollwork
 interfered with the scrolly top of the easel...

so i flipped it upsidedown.

i finished the back off with burlap

(should have primed it first - it would have stuck better).

i used it for the tour to post the credits.

and the menu for the give-away tea...

...which was a fun-filled evening!

when it's not in use otherwise,

it's back in the corner of the livingroom,

with quotes on it to give me food-for-thought reminders!

...blessedness!

ox

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