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
Lovely – 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
Hi Rosemary,
The paper type do just fine. I replace them sometimes, if they are bowed. Try one 🙂
Debbie
Kelly says
Do 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
Hi Kelly,
I didn’t use a primer. I just painted it with the chalkboard paint.
Thanks,
Debbie
Linda A. Young says
Your chalkboard looks great! That is such a pretty frame with your refreshing paint job!
Love it!
Linda
Holly says
Very cute and much better….Love chalk paint and white. Cute.
Jordan@the2seasons says
This makes me want to go to goodwill right now and see what I can find. Love the makeover.
Laura ~ Our Prairie Home says
What a way cute transformation. Love it!!
Kristin @ Simply Klassic Home says
I’m such a sucker for a good chalkboard project, and this is so pretty!!
Thanks for sharing at Simply Klassic!
KCoake says
I never would have thought of painting over a canvas. What a great idea! It all looks great!
Carol says
Love this!! There are so many fun things to do with chalk paint.
Carol
Pam says
It looks great. I pass by those masterpieces all the time at the thrift store.
kristin says
Fabulous my friend, just love it!!
XO
Kristin
Roeshel says
We 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
Awesome frame. You REALLY kicked it up several notches! Inspiring work.
Janette@The2Seasons says
My 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
Very nice! I love the chalkboard and the backdrop of Mother Nature 🙂
Dana @ CraftedNiche says
Great idea! Now do me a favor and send it my way when you get sick of it. 😉
Bonnie @ Uncommon says
Love it! That frame was just begging to get a facelift! 😉
Rondell says
I 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
Very pretty! I just have to start taking the pic out of the frame before I start to paint mine 🙂
debbie says
Look at you Fresh Deb, getting all crafty and cute. I love this and your photos out by the tree are so pretty.
Gina says
Your chalkboard turned out great! That’s a beautiful frame.
Martina says
I love it Debbie!!
Susan says
Love it! 🙂
Susan @ Afford Your Passions says
Very 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
That definitely put a smile on my face Debbie! 🙂 I just love it and your dogwood tree! 🙂
Vanessa
Gail says
That turned out great Debbie! I love ASCP Country Grey!!
Jessica @ Mom 4 Real says
This 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