Chalkboard Globe Inspired by Land of Nod

I am back with another Land of Nod inspired project. Over the past couple of years I've seen some great chalkboard globe ideas.  Wynn was looking over my shoulder as I was looking at the Land of Nod catalog, and she pointed out that she loved their globe.  I told her if I ever came upon one at a yard sale or thrift store I'd make her one just like it.  Their cost is $50, and the one I completed was $1.25.

Globe

I went to Goodwill on my lunch hour last week. I found this globe for $1.25.

I used some spray paint from previous projects to transform it. I had the Rust-Oleum Chalkboard spray paint and the Valspar Exotic Sea spray paint in the garage cabinets.

It took two coats of each to cover everything completely.

Wynn asked for it to be on her dresser, and said she will love to draw maps on it. I am going to have to get her an updated globe now that she seems to be interested in maps. This globe still had East and West Germany on it, and so it obviously was not very up to date.

Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy your evening.

Chalkboard Cabinet Door

I'm sharing another cabinet door project. We replaced cabinets in our kitchen this year. We used some of our old cabinets for storage in our garage, and other pieces just sat in a pile of scrap wood and pallets. I needed to create a chalkboard for a bridal shower, and was considering finding a frame at a thrift store to use. Then it hit me that I could use this door that was already in my basement.

I taped off the outside of the cabinet with Frog Tape and then used the Rust-oleum chalkboard spray paint on the inside of the door. This was less than $4, and it only took two coats to cover the door.  Then I repainted the rest of the cabinet in white paint I already had.  It was a quick and easy project.

Where the cabinet handle was I added a piece of ribbon, and then prepped the chalkboard according to the directions on the spray paint can. I am happy with how this turned out, and I think I'll hang it in my kitchen after I use this at the bridal shower.

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