Front Door Message Board

 You know how much I love spray paint, well I think I love chalkboard paint even more. So I decided to make a chalkboard message board for the front door.

I started with this Halloween sign I bought from Dollar Tree a few years ago. Sorry about the really bad picture, but it was in the background of something else I was taking. I accidently erased the before picture I took this year. Don’t you hate when that happens? 

I used 3 coats of chalkboard spray paint for good coverage and since it’s going to be outside. 

Then I had fun rubbing a stick of chalk all over it and wiping it off with a cloth before it was going to be used.

I cut some vinyl letters and an arrow using my Cricut and contact paper.

And then attached them too my new message board. No, I didn’t measure, I just eyeballed it. You know me too well.

Then I needed something to hold the chalk. I went to Lowe’s hunting for something that would work, but everything cost too much. Then I found a hinge for only .98 cents. I brought it home and spray painted it black.

I needed to make sure it was going to hold the chalk well so I super glued the hinge in place. I used super glue because it works extremely fast and I’m inpatient.

Then I super glued it to the board.

Tied a ribbon on it and hung it by the front door. Ready for all my visitors to leave me messages when I’m not home. Not that I get a lot of visitors when I’m not home, but it’s still cute.

And maybe I’ll even get some fun messages when I am home.

Or maybe I’ll leave some fun messages for my family when they come home. I’m excited how it turned out.