{"id":19197,"date":"2013-12-17T15:09:57","date_gmt":"2013-12-17T21:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/?p=19197"},"modified":"2017-10-29T09:41:05","modified_gmt":"2017-10-29T14:41:05","slug":"my-kitchen-for-the-holidays-with-a-quick-chalkboard-how-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/my-kitchen-for-the-holidays-with-a-quick-chalkboard-how-to\/","title":{"rendered":"My Kitchen for the Holidays with a quick Chalkboard How To!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"LoraleeLewisKitchenforChristmas\"
\nI love decorating for the holidays and one of my newest d\u00e9cor loves is the use of chalkboards. I have several large chalkboards throughout my home. Above is a photo of the largest one. It’s in my kitchen. (I built this one myself using chalkboard paint and sheet metal. I’ll do a how-to on that later! But today let’s just focus on the art of chalk.) When we had Better Homes and Gardens come to my home in November for our Halloween shoot, I had Holly Owens with Owensquill Calligraphy<\/a> design my chalkboards. But since then, I have been doing my own and I wanted to show how easy it is to create a spectacular chalkboard display.<\/p>\n

Here’s what I do:
\n1) I design! Using Illustrator, I create the design I want to have on my chalkboard.
\n2) I print out my design on a transparency.
\n3) Using my old projector, I project the image onto my chalkboard.
\n4) Dim the lights and trace away.
\n5) Be Merry. You are fabulous…and you now have a fabulous chalkboard to match.<\/p>\n

Here’s a short video of me doing it…
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