Charger Plate Chalkboard
I stumbled upon some red charger plates leftover from Christmas marked at 75% off. So I thought that making a chalkboard out of one would be a great project. Total cost for project: 50 cents. The people who owned our house before us painted the garage door with chalkboard paint and left the quart behind (along with a bunch of other old paint cans). The paint is over 4 years old, so I figured it was time to use it up, or at least use it for something. I started out by roughing the surface of the plate up a bit with some fine grit sandpaper. It has a shiny finish, and I wanted to make sure the paint would stick. You could, of course, use a primer, but I was impatient and the only primer I had lying around was oil based. After I sanded a bit, I wiped the plate off with a wet paper towel. Next I painted a thin coat of the chalkboard paint. Be sure to stir it well, especially if it's been sitting in your garage for 4+ years. ...