Today I'm going to show you my very quick take on "chalkboard" art that I used to dress up my house. And the best part? It only cost $1 to make! Pretty awesome right?
That's because the "chalkboard" here is just a piece of black poster board. What does that mean? Well, it means that you can make a pretty big piece of art really inexpensively. I'm not sure how many of you remember my fireplace gallery of wall art:
Well, I kind of felt that I needed to adjust this wall a bit for the holidays. I framed some Christmas cards, old family photos, and even some sheet music that I played at Christmas on the piano when I was a kid! I used poster boards for the big frames.
It's the chalkboard one that I want to talk about today though..because I love it so much!
The real secret here is just two types of pastels on poster board.
I used oil pastels for the letters. It's so much more dynamic than a white marker, and since oil pastels leave a bit of a rough look, it looks a bit more like chalk.
Oil pastels are also super cheap too. I bought mine on Amazon for less than $3 for the whole set. I highly recommend these...they make great stocking stuffers too!
Now for the back ground "chalk" look...
Here I used a white soft pastel, using the side rubbing technique I talked about here. I used my fingers to spread the dust about a bit.
And really, that's it! Super easy right? I think it's such a fun, festive craft for this time of year.
Have a great week everyone!
XOXO,
Jill
Looking for more Christmas crafts? Check out these from previous years!
Free printable gift tags!
These pillows....which I seriously want to keep out all year long because I love them so much.

Gingerbread playdough:
Fabric letters to Santa:

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