Take a paper towel and load it with some chalk dust by placing it in the bag. Here's my super easy trick to solve this problem… Take a piece of chalk and place it in a Ziplock bag and crush with a hammer. You would think that drawing on the board with chalk would do the trick, it won't.
To make your chalkboard look like a chalkboard sign, you need to add some chalk to the board.Affix your vinyl to your board using the transfer tape method. I also used Silhouette Premium White Vinyl for this project as well. Cut your vinyl with whatever method or machine you like, I have a Silhouette CAMEO so that's what I used.Any dust or chalk on the board will make it difficult for the vinyl to adhere to your board.
You need to clean your chalkboard with a wet cloth to remove any chalk dust, you need to work with a clean slate. Well, not so fast… You need a few tips before you can make a successful vinyl chalkboard sign. I wish that I did! I can however design stuff on my computer, so I thought I would create my chalkboard signs with white vinyl and make it look like chalkboard art. Now here's the deal… As much as I love chalkboard art like the fabulous pieces created by my friend Rhonna Farrer, I have NO talent when it comes to hand lettered art, like none. Sadly we've lived with a naked wall for 5 months and last week I finally decided it was time, time to make this idea into a reality! I've been collecting chalkboards from Decor Steals for a bit, and had all the supplies, just none of the time to make it happen. Chalkboard Art Inspiration Wall // Have you ever had a GREAT idea and then just couldn't find the time to make it happen? I had this idea to create a chalkboard wall filled with inspirational quotes for my kitchen wall, about a million years ago… ok, well maybe five months ago when we first moved into our house here in Lincoln.
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