Well, I know it has been a while since I last blogged, but today I feel as though I have a little "extra" time.
I never showed you how my chalkboard table came out. Here are the before pictures.
The top had several gouges that I filled in. You can read more about it here. After I sanded and painted the table the gouges weren't noticable.
This is what table looks like now. I decided to use black tinted chalkboard paint so the kids could draw on it. I haven't had a chance to take "stylized" pictures, but you get the idea. I painted legs with chalkboard paint to keep uniformity with the top.
If you want an idea of the dimensions of the table, that is an outline of my son, Seeley, in the picture. Say about two feet...give or take a little. I'm quite the artist right?...Okay, only in my dreams! But the great thing about having little ones is that they don't care if you're a horrible artist. It is more of the time spent with them that counts.
Seeley is super excited to play with his trains and cars on the table. We regularly draw roads and scenery for his cars.
Another way we use the chalkboard table is for my oldest daughter to practice her spelling words. It makes learning a little more fun.
Besides being an art table, it doubles as an oversized coffee table in the living room. It is still a little too tall for this, but we may eventually cut down the legs and inch or two. I have two little foot stools that tuck perfectly under the table. The kids use these as chairs when they are making their chalk creations.
One thing that I want to note about chalkboard paint is oils show up on it very easily, but these can be wiped off.
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The past couple of weeks I have been working steadily on a few handmade gifts for Christmas. These will go mostly to family, but some will go to friends as well.
On the list to make this week is homemade soap. I have been dying to attempt to make homemade soap for at least a year, but with Christmas coming I have more motivation to attempt it. It's one of things that feel completely overwhelming to try, but from what I've read it is very doable and maybe "easy".
Hopefully, I will get a few pictures posted soon of my soap and some links to tutorials.
In my next post, I will reveal the other little gifts that I have been working on.
COOL!!
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