Mad for Chalkboards

Somewhere along the way, I fell head over heels for chalkboards. Could you tell? There’s just something about them! I love that you can dress them up or down. I love that you can write in a whole bunch of different fonts all over them. I love that dusty look. I find everything about them heart-warming and a bit romantic. I think Kristen Taylor (our photographer) said it best when she called our wedding “casual yet elegant” and chalkboards very much represents that idea to me. I didn’t want chalkboards to overwhelm the wedding rather I wanted them to add to the feeling and be one of a few repeating elements in the wedding.

I hope I didn’t go over the top!

Photo by Kristen Taylor Photography

Dressing up the sweetheart table

I have gotten a few more DIY projects done. These two projects were to jazz up the sweetheart table a bit. Did I mention that? Wes and I are having a sweetheart table instead of the bridal party table. We figured it was a good way to be sort of alone for 2.5 seconds and then we don’t have split dates away from our bridesmaids and groomsmen.

I don’t know why but I fell in love with initials at weddings. We aren’t using a monogram, but I really like the way M and W look together. (I know I'm silly... forgive me.) I have been seeing lots of initial projects around. I was thinking seriously about doing this yarn one:

Tutorial here.

But instead, I did a faux zinc finish.

I did this in 3 hours (including drying time) the night after I proposed my thesis dissertation. I got my letters from Craftcuts because they offered so many fonts. I bought the MDF unpainted letters in the font Baskerville Old Face. My ampersand is 8 inches tall and the "M" and "W" are 6 inches tall. They are all 3/4inches deep. I first painted the letters with black craft paint - let it dry - and then painted a thin layer of Folk Art Pearl White paint.

I also finished this project while Wes was gone on his bachelor party.

FYI: The guys went to Vegas and a good time was had by all! J

This was done using some of my favorite fonts: Albemarle and Albemarle Swash End. I printed it out and then used tracing paper to trace the image to these slate signs I found at Michaels. I used a white paint marker and then a white chalk pen to make it very pigmented. These will hang off the back of our chairs, in case you forget who we are and the big white dress and kissing doesn’t give it away. Sort of like this:

You can buy these ones here.

Very easy projects. I think tracing paper just became my new friend… I plan to use it in a few more projects…

Anyone else into make signs lately?