3 Kids 1 Crafty Momma: {Repurpose} Picture & Frame to Chalkboard

So I found this beauty at Goodwill for $4.94! The frame itself and the glass was in really good shape although the picture was a bit out dated. It actually glued itslef to the cardboard backing of the frame cause it had been in there for so long and may have been exposed to some moisture at some point. So I decided to give it a new life as a chalkboard and this is how I did it....

First things first, I took all the pieces apart from the frame. Leaving me with glass (to set aside for future projects), the picture (which in this case was attached to the cardboard on the back), and the frame.

Then I painted the farme. No priming was needed (sandpapering or washing) because this little baby was in pretty good shape. So at first, the end result was going to be put in my kitchen for me to use so I painted it with some indoor/outdoor paint I found laying around the house (Krylon Acrylic Latex Enamel Paint in Gloss Ivory color).

Once it was finished I remembered that all of my walls are white (we are renting so we can't paint)... So then I turned to my stash of acrylic paint and decided that "Peony Pink" was going to be the new color on this project and it was no longer going to be for my use, but for my little girls room in their "learning center". I applied about two coats of this stuff.

Next step was to spray the chalkboard paint onto the picture/cardboard. You can get this stuff at any store in the spray paint section (we went to Home Depot). It is a bit expensive but will last for a while. So I sprayed the board down from left to right.. cating it as evenly as possible. Let it dry.. then coat again.