15 Creative Chalkboard Christmas Craft Ideas
Working with chalkboard paint is very fun. You can make all sorts of cool things and you can come up with so many creative ideas. Just about all the great projects you can do for Christmas alone. You can basically reinvent and rethink all the traditional things as well as come up with your own unique ideas. Here are a few suggestions.
One idea could be to make a wreath and place it on a chalkboard frame on which you can write a beautiful message to welcome your guests. You can use a regular picture frame if you have one big enough or you can repurpose a tray.{found on abubblylife}.
How about chalkboard packaging? That can be really fun too. You need black craft paint and a white pen or marker. This is not actually a chalkboard craft but it’s easy to be fooled.{found on site}.
Another thing you can do is make chalkboard ornaments. For this particular project you need log slices, chalkboard paint and chalk. Drill holes in the log slices, then paint them and feel free to write or draw anything you want on them.{found on satoridesignforliving}.
This Joy sign is also very lovely and it’s easy to make too. You need a frame, burlap, clothespins, chalk ornaments and a hot glue gun. You can also choose a different word or even a message.{found on lovegrowswild}.
These chalkboard Christmas ornaments require no painting. That’s because you’ll be using chalkboard contact paper. It’s less messy and not that difficult to find. You’ll also need a large hole punch in any shape you want, chalk, a marker, ribbon or twine and card stock.{found on findinghomeonline}.
What if we told you that you can make Christmas ornaments out of plates? It’s true. All you need is some chalkboard paint. You spread it with a brush on the inside of the plate, let it dry and then you can write or draw anything you want on it.{found on folklifestyle}.
Here’s another interesting thing you can do. Take regular Christmas ornaments, the shape or size is not relevant, and spray paint them with chalkboard paint. Then make your own design using chalk.{found on inspirationsquelle}.
You can also make lovely Christmas gift tags using chalkboard paint. You first have to find some wood cutouts you really like. Then simply spray paint them with chalkboard paint on both sides, let the paint dry and personalize them.{found on site}.
Everybody loves gingerbread people. But they’re not always made of gingerbread. These, for example, are covered in chalkboard paint. They can be personalized with funny faces and decorated in numerous different ways.{found on curlybirds}.
Now that Christmas is closely approaching, it’s time to fill our wishlist. But don’t bother using a pen and paper. Try making something more permanent but still reusable, such as a chalkboard wishlist.{found on gerberadesigns}.
These are chalkboard bulbs. They’re regular Christmas ornaments covered in chalkboard paint. You can try it too. It’s a simple project and all you need for it is some chalkboard paint and, of course, chalk.{found on rustsunshine}.
Christmas is a family holiday and it’s about being friendly with everyone else. So what better way to make everyone feel welcomed in your home then with some chalkboard Christmas canvases on which you can write beautiful messages?{found on trappeddesigner}.
Don’t want a real Christmas tree this year and you’re not that happy with the idea of an artificial tree either? Then how about a Chalkboard Christmas tree? It’s not messy, you don’t have to carry it home from the store and you can give it any size and shape you want.
Here’s another version of the same idea. As you can see, the two trees are quite different and this shows the versatility of this project. So come up with your own design.
You can even decorate your chalkboard Christmas tree with real ornaments. It’s actually very fun.