Paint Chips are Mini Chalkboards!!

Paint chips are MINI CHALKBOARDS!!

I discovered this one day when I was painting an old ironing board (reveal at some point) with the black chalkboard paint from Home Depot. I had just rubbed the ironing board down with some sandpaper to make sure it was smooth before a second coat and then wiped it down with a rag so I had a fair idea of how the chalkboard felt to the touch.

Incidentally, I had some paint chips on the kitchen counter for some other project and I happened to move them. As I moved the paint chips I thought, 'Hmm.. this feels like the chalk board'. I reached into the drawer, pulled out a piece of chalk, and, yes, wrote on the little paint chips... perfectly. Smoothly. It was a little dream of a chalk board.

So then my mind starting working on how to use these "little chalkboards". One thing I came up with is tags for the Christmas presents. I cut them up into little Christmas shapes and decorated them with ribbon.

A Christmas Tree tag.

Some round ones...

Blue Christmas tree...

A bell shaped tag..

These little chalkboard tags can be embellished to the max if you like. I can only imagine how some of you would put your fabulous creative spin onto these little paint chips.

I bought this Bistro Chalk Marker from Amazon. It works beautifully and if you make a mistake it can be rubbed right off with a damp cloth.

See how neat the writing is with this cool chalkboard pen?

So paint chips are mini chalkboards!

I have some more ideas for these.

What can you think to do with them?

Best Christmas Wishes,

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Do you like to wrap presents in brown paper? Or burlap? Check out this post for some CUTE ideas for wrapping presents in brown paper and burlap!

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5 comments

Darlene Nemeth12/15/2013 2:53 AM
Hi Linda, that's a pretty cool marker.It's late and I can't think right now but I look forward to seeing what you have in mind. :)
Tea Cottage Pretties12/15/2013 9:44 PM
Oh my goodness, those are fabulous. And FREE..... and FABULOUS..... Thank you for sharing this great idea. I am pinning this one. Hugs, Beverly
Unknown12/16/2013 11:50 AM
SO cute! Love this idea!

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Julie's Lifestyle12/16/2013 2:33 PM
Hi Linda what a great and creative idea. I love it and I'm pinning.
Julie
Danielle S12/17/2013 4:39 PM
That's a great idea, and you can get almost any color imaginable!

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