DIY Chalkboard Bunting

Make your own inexpensive DIY chalkboard bunting using fabric.

I am SO excited to share today's project with you!

It's something I've had in my head for a little while now but only recently had a chance to bring it to reality.

And I'm LOVING it!

I made some DIY chalkboard bunting and gave it a fun shabby chic look with lace.

Let me show you how I made it.

DIY Chalkboard Bunting: Step 1

I started with some unbleached muslin remnants that I found at JoAnn's.

Muslin is a thin, plain fabric and perfect for this project.

I ironed the muslin, then measured an marked triangles where I would be doing my cutting (6" long x 4" wide).

DIY Chalkboard Bunting: Step 2

Cut 6" strips of the muslin so that the bunting will be 6" long vertically.

Then cut the triangles with a rotary cutter.

So many triangles of muslin!

This project goes so quickly.

DIY Chalkboard Bunting: Step 3

You will need chalkboard paint, a sponge brush, and freezer paper.

NOTE: DO NOT DO THIS!

Do NOT paint your muslin on newspaper!

Since the muslin is thin and obviously porous, the paint did bleed through it which resulted in the muslin sticking to the newspaper.

I peeled it all up and relaid it down on some freezer paper with no further problems.

You may need 2 coats of paint.

Once 100% dry, cure the chalkboard bunting by rubbing chalk all over it then erasing it.

The next step is completely optional.

I wanted a shabby chic look for my bunting so I trimmed it by backing the edges with lace.

I then covered the front edges with some thin cream ribbon.

There is a fabulous lace shop in a nearby town where you can purchase it by the yard for as little as $.25-.$50 per yard.

So needless to say I have a large stockpile!

I decided to give my bunting a more eclectic look by using different pieces of lace for each piece of bunting.

I obviously did not want to adhere my bunting to any string because the beauty of the chalkboard bunting is that I can erase and rewrite any saying I want, adding and taking away pieces as needed!

So I clipped the bunting to some twine with miniature clothespins. 

And to make the clothespins blend better, I inked them with some black distress ink.

See my post about using your distress ink for staining wood!)

When I hung the bunting I ended up overlapping the pieces. But I'm loving how it looks!

Since I'm currently hanging it with a Thanksgiving saying, I clipped on some fall leaves for an extra embellishment.

I love how it looks on my hutch!!

It will definitely be a staple for ALL holidays and probably birthdays, too!

Did you notice my pumpkin vase?

My real fall bouquet finally died, but I found these great silk flowers for 80% off at Hobby Lobby.

LOVE!

 

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