Reader Favorite: Window Chalkboard

So many of you commented on the window, I thought I would repost the original introduction of it:

The kiddos helped me with this cool chalkboard. We taped off the wooden parts with painter's tape and newspaper for the bigger parts.

Then I took it outside and used a can of chalkboard spray-paint. *TIP* -- once you have done two coats (letting the first coat completely dry first), hold it up to the sunlight so that you can see the areas that are not completely covered. I ended up using nearly the entire can -- four coats total. (There is just enough left to do a small picture frame -- yay!) You will paint straight onto the glass. If you lay the window flat, you will reduce the risk of runs, which is always my painting downfall.

When it was dry, I brought it inside and pulled off all the tape, using tweezers to get into the nooks and corners. Now for the hard part -- you have to let it cure for 24 hours before using! OH--that part was not so fun! Make sure to use soft chalk, so you will not damage the paint. We have drawn on it months, and no scratches. The chalk slide on very easily if you wrap it in a wet paper towel for about a minute before writing.

Voila! A chalkboard from a free window. Total cost: $3.24 for paint, pennies for tape that was already in my decorating stuff.

Posted at The Nester