Chalkboard Paint over an old picture!
Isn’t she lovely?
This is her before:
The frame said buy me. I love all the details.
I spray painted it with a flat white and dry brushed with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Country Grey.
I removed the picture and painted it with 3 coats of chalkboard paint.
It turned out great, she really put a smile on my face 🙂
I couldn’t resist this photo of my dogwood tree. It is so beautiful!
I hope you are having a great week!
The next time you see one of those old pictures, grab it.
Make a chalkboard out of it!
Sharing:
Rosemary Palmer says
October 13, 2013 at 4:29 amLovely – I’m a hoarder, oh I mean collector, of frames. What was the print on? Seems like I find a lot of the prints which is almost like hardboard but it seems to be more paper. I usually take those out and replace with painted hardboard. One of these days I’m going to try the paper type and see what happens.
Debbie says
October 13, 2013 at 8:32 amHi Rosemary,
The paper type do just fine. I replace them sometimes, if they are bowed. Try one 🙂
Debbie
Kelly says
March 14, 2013 at 11:47 amDo you need some sort of primer? I have a large canvas-like picture (frameless) that I want to turn into a chalkboard, and not sure if I need to prime it first. It has sort-of a slick surface….thanks for any advice!!
Debbie says
March 14, 2013 at 5:16 pmHi Kelly,
I didn’t use a primer. I just painted it with the chalkboard paint.
Thanks,
Debbie
Linda A. Young says
April 23, 2012 at 4:50 pmYour chalkboard looks great! That is such a pretty frame with your refreshing paint job!
Love it!
Linda
Holly says
April 17, 2012 at 5:07 pmVery cute and much better….Love chalk paint and white. Cute.
Jordan@the2seasons says
April 17, 2012 at 1:06 pmThis makes me want to go to goodwill right now and see what I can find. Love the makeover.
Laura ~ Our Prairie Home says
April 16, 2012 at 9:41 amWhat a way cute transformation. Love it!!
Kristin @ Simply Klassic Home says
April 14, 2012 at 11:38 pmI’m such a sucker for a good chalkboard project, and this is so pretty!!
Thanks for sharing at Simply Klassic!
KCoake says
April 14, 2012 at 10:08 pmI never would have thought of painting over a canvas. What a great idea! It all looks great!
Carol says
April 13, 2012 at 11:27 pmLove this!! There are so many fun things to do with chalk paint.
Carol
Pam says
April 13, 2012 at 9:58 pmIt looks great. I pass by those masterpieces all the time at the thrift store.
kristin says
April 13, 2012 at 9:46 pmFabulous my friend, just love it!!
XO
Kristin
Roeshel says
April 13, 2012 at 8:31 pmWe had similar posts, didn’t we? lol! I LOVE your idea too and there are so many more of THOSE easily available and for a great price! Super job!
Linda Beam says
April 13, 2012 at 7:31 pmAwesome frame. You REALLY kicked it up several notches! Inspiring work.
Janette@The2Seasons says
April 13, 2012 at 1:00 pmMy mouth is wide open. I didn’t know you could use chalk paint over a painting. Wow! I have had a quart of chalk paint for almost a year and haven’t even cracked it open yet. I have seen all of these inspirations in blogland, and it is time to get my rear in gear. The first thing to get painted will be the cabinet doors in my new craft room.
Vicky says
April 13, 2012 at 9:33 amVery nice! I love the chalkboard and the backdrop of Mother Nature 🙂
Dana @ CraftedNiche says
April 12, 2012 at 11:55 pmGreat idea! Now do me a favor and send it my way when you get sick of it. 😉
Bonnie @ Uncommon says
April 12, 2012 at 10:41 pmLove it! That frame was just begging to get a facelift! 😉
Rondell says
April 12, 2012 at 10:13 pmI did the same with one in my diningroom only it’s oval and I found out that the pictures takes the chalkboard paint really well, tried it on a mirror and wasn’t as good as the picture board! I really like how yours turned out!
Kim@todayismysome-day says
April 12, 2012 at 10:11 pmVery pretty! I just have to start taking the pic out of the frame before I start to paint mine 🙂
debbie says
April 12, 2012 at 10:05 pmLook at you Fresh Deb, getting all crafty and cute. I love this and your photos out by the tree are so pretty.
Gina says
April 12, 2012 at 9:10 pmYour chalkboard turned out great! That’s a beautiful frame.
Susan says
April 12, 2012 at 7:17 pmLove it! 🙂
Martina says
April 12, 2012 at 7:26 pmI love it Debbie!!
Susan @ Afford Your Passions says
April 12, 2012 at 5:03 pmVery pretty, Debbie!
Your dogwood is gorgeous! We had a dogwood when we lived in Indiana, but it was tiny in comparison to yours!
Vanessa says
April 12, 2012 at 4:46 pmThat definitely put a smile on my face Debbie! 🙂 I just love it and your dogwood tree! 🙂
Vanessa
Jessica @ Mom 4 Real says
April 12, 2012 at 3:37 pmThis so does not help me with my chalkboard obsession right now! She is gorgeous! Now I am going to be singing Isn’t She Lovely for the rest of the day…
Jessica
Gail says
April 12, 2012 at 4:07 pmThat turned out great Debbie! I love ASCP Country Grey!!