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Chalk Paint Fail

Posted by Honor on Monday, July 23, 2012, In : Life At Home

Mama bear tried a little experiment today... and it failed.

Mommy dearest tried her hand at some homemade chalk paint from a couple of recipes found online. Lou saw me mixing it up and was convinced I was baking a cake so all she wanted to do was taste it. Yucky. Bleck.

But Lou with the attitude had a great time so I guess it is not really a fail. Right? I'll just tell myself that and call it a day.

she had plenty of fun standing in the paint containers... then proceeded to dump them out and ...

DIY Home Decor Accessories:Three Basic Surface Treatments

Posted by Honor on Tuesday, April 10, 2012, In : Decor Crafts

Three Basic Surface Treatments
How to Decorate a Plain Pear

Here are three basic surface treatments that every crafter should have stashed away in their noggin. The first one is your basic decoupage. Second is chalkboard paint and third is twine wrapping. These surface treatments are very versatile and can be used on numerous objects and surfaces. Old jars, bottles and boxes are perfect to experiment with all three of these treatments. This tutorial is a very quick one, mostly just listing tip...

Crafter's Toolbox: Chalk Inc Paint Pen

Posted by Honor on Wednesday, March 21, 2012, In : Crafter's Toolbox

Crafter's Toolbox: Chalk Inc Paint Pen

The crafter's toolbox is a new feature that will run every week. It focuses on the latest and greatest in craft tool & product innovation. This week we feature the Chalk Inc Paint Pen.

Ever wonder how someone can create this?

images via: CustomChalk.com & Dana Tanamachi

I have always been curious how they can create such beautiful lettering and images. Chalk is a lost medium you know, in the words of Alec Baldwin :) . I'm sure these artist have years of p...