Keep your home or office up to date with holiday plans on this eye-catching chalkboard.

SUPPLIES

• water container
• palette or plastic plate
• paper towels
• tracing paper
• transfer paper
• scissors
• #6 flat brush
• chalk
• hot glue gun and glue sticks
• #12 flat brush
• #1 liner brush
• ribbon to match
• #1 round brush
• wooden plaque

INSTRUCTIONS

NOTES:

Let dry completely between painting steps.

1. Use a #12 flat brush to basecoat the plaque with Black Chalkboard Paint. Brush the first coat horizontally and let dry completely before rinsing brush and applying a second coat vertically.

2. Use a pencil and the tracing and transfer papers to trace and transfer the pattern to the plaque.

3. Use a #1 round brush and Lemonade to paint the border. Rinse brush.

4. Use a #1 liner brush and Wasabi Green to outline the border. Rinse brush.

5. Use a #6 flat brush and Santa Red to fill in word "DAYS". Rinse brush. Use the handle end of a #12 flat brush dipped in Santa Red to add dots to every other scallop on the border. Wipe off handle.

6. Use the handle end of a #12 flat brush dipped in Snow White to add dots to "DAYS" and also to the remaining scallops. Wipe off handle.

7. Use a #1 round brush and Snow White to paint the brackets. Rinse brush.

8. Use #1 liner brush and Kelly Green to fill in the word "UNTIL" and outline the brackets. Rinse brush.

9. Measure off ribbon of choice to hang the sign at the top and cut with scissors.

10. Measure another ribbon of choice for the chalk to hang from at the bottom of the sign; cut ribbon with scissors.

11. Follow Chalkboard Paint label directions for cure times. Once fully cured, turn chalk on its side and rub to condition chalkboard. Wipe off with a paper towel or chalk eraser.

12. Use a hot glue gun to attach the ribbon and tie around the piece of chalk. Use a hot glue gun to attach the ribbon at the top for hanger.

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