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Christmas Chalkboard Sign Tutorial

December 9, 2013 by Patti 16 Comments

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 I am thrilled that it is the holiday season once again.  A little Christmas decor around the house helps to brighten those short days and long, cold nights.  You may have caught a glimpse of the above picture in my post Old Things New Holiday Cottage Open House.  It was another fun and simple project that cost very little money to create with a $5.00 thrift store frame, some leftover spray paint, chalkboard paint, paint pens and white chalk.  I’m passing on the fun here with a Christmas Chalkboard Sign Tutorial.

1-Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas sign 001I began by painting my thrift store frame with some leftover cranberry red spray paint.  The frame was originally gold so I sanded back a bit after painting to allow the “glow” to come through.  Next I painted over the original picture with 3 coats of purchased chalkboard paint.  Then I chose my fonts (I’ll share those in a moment), printed them onto paper and used the typography transfer method I’ve used so often and find to be easier (and cheaper) than trying to figure out one of the fancy machines you see all over blogland (yes, I tried one and my brain just wasn’t mathematical enough to figure it out). You’ll find my complete tutorial for that process right HERE.

3-Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas sign 004I didn’t want an erasable chalkboard but a sign that could be used every Christmas so I used white paint pens that I purchased from Michael’s to fill in the letters.  There were several brands available.  I chose the cheapest pens and they worked just great!  So here are the fun and free fonts I used to make my sign (all but one of them were already a part of my comuter’s word processing program). 

For the word “HAVE” I used the font Lucida Calligraphy, font size 175.

4-Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas sign 005“YOURSELF” was a free font from Dafont.com called Kingthings Christmas, font size 175.
Complete download instructions can be found on their home page or HERE on my Pottery Barn “Jingle” Pillow Tutorial post.

The little word “a” was a font called Cataneo BT, font size 250.

5-Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas sign 006“MERRY”‘s font is EcuyerDAX, font size 300.

6-Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas sign 007“Little” is Cataneo BT again in font size 300.

7-Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas sign 008And finally, “Christmas” is the font  Old English Text MT, font size 350.

2-Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas sign 002After lettering my sign I found some snowflakes in the clip art section of my word processing program, blew them up and used the same transfer method I  used above to trace them onto my picture.  Finally, the paint pens can look like what they are, paint pens.  Imagine that!  I really wanted this to look like it was lettered with chalk so I took a piece of white chalk and quickly filled in a bit over the painted letters.

After our Open House this picture went home with one of my favorite ladies in the world.  It makes me happy to think that something I had such fun creating is now gracing her lovely home.

Blessings to all of you this Christmas season,

My Signature

I’ve been known to link up to the following great parties!!!
Sunday:
 UnderTheTableAndDreaming, TheDIYShowoff, TheTablescaper,LifeOnLakeshoreDrive, SuburbsMama,
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NoMinimalistHere, ImpartingGrace, EmbracingChange, HaveADailyCupOfMrsOlson, BeyondThePicketFence, AllThingsWithPurpose, MyRepurposedLife, FromMyFrontPorchToYours, ADelightsomeLife 
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DIYVintageChic,
FindingFabulous
Saturday:
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Comments

  1. Kathryn Griffin @TheDedicatedHouse says

    December 9, 2013 at 5:05 pm

    Sweet Patti! I’m honored that you have made me your favorite blog for the week! I am truly blessed to have such a wonderful and beautiful blog friend in you! Have a lovely week. Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse

    Reply
  2. Marty@A Stroll Thru Life says

    December 10, 2013 at 6:01 am

    You did a fabulous job on your chalkboard. Love it. Thanks tons for linking to Inspire Me. Hugs, Marty

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  3. Infuse With Liz says

    December 11, 2013 at 4:48 am

    You did a fabulous job on that. I like the red frame. I haven’t a clue how to do something like this, but I’d definitely buy it!

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  4. Dana Bishop says

    December 11, 2013 at 10:57 am

    I am not at all gifted with chalk boarding. LOL, a new national past time. Seriously, I have made several chalk boards but what sets yours apart from mine and all the rest is your talent with the chalk paint pens. I LOVE this project. I had a sign that says the same thing and I had to wait until if was 60% off at JoAnn’s. I grabbed it yesterday, but I’m jealous of yours. Love your blog!

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  5. Pamela says

    December 12, 2013 at 4:32 am

    Love this Patti! Thanx for sharing at THT.

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  6. Maria says

    December 12, 2013 at 1:29 pm

    Love your blog It has great posting articles. Stopping by from wed link party

    Thanks
    Maria simple nature decor

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  7. At Rivercrest Cottage says

    December 12, 2013 at 5:15 pm

    love your chalkboard. I really need this tutorial and can’t wait to look around your old posts as I’m new to your blog.

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  8. Lisa says

    December 12, 2013 at 7:22 pm

    This would be a great project to use the chalkboard paint I have left from my grandsons playroom!

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  9. Deborah says

    December 13, 2013 at 6:18 am

    Love the sign Patti, and thank you for a complete tutorial with the font styles! I can’t tell you how many times I want to use a font I’ve seen, but have no idea which one it is. It was so generous of you to give the chalkboard away. Thank you for sharing it at What We Accomplished Wednesdays. Have a very merry Christmas!

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  10. Patti says

    December 13, 2013 at 2:32 pm

    Patti your sign is just gorgeous! I can’t blame the lady for snapping it up right away,
    it is sure to grace any home! Thanks so much for sharing your creative genius with us.
    Hugs,
    Patti

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  11. Bobbie says

    December 14, 2013 at 12:48 pm

    So cute! I would love for you to join me at Check Me Out Saturday and share with my readers:
    http://iamonly1woman.blogspot.com/2013/12/check-me-out-saturday-craft-link-party_13.html

    Reply
  12. Trina @ afewmineradjustments.blogspot.com says

    December 14, 2013 at 8:15 pm

    That is so pretty! Thanks for joining our Twirl and Take a Bow Party! Hope to see you again next week!

    Reply
  13. Debi and Charly @ Adorned From Above says

    December 17, 2013 at 4:55 pm

    Very pretty. Thank you so much for sharing with Adorned From Above’s Link Party. We love having your join the fun.
    Debi and Charly @ Adorned From Above
    http://www.adornedfromabove.com

    Reply
  14. Kathy says

    December 18, 2013 at 11:57 am

    Oh, this is wonderful – thanks for sharing how you did this! I do appreciate you sharing with Home and Garden Thursday,
    kathy

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  15. Karen says

    December 18, 2013 at 12:48 pm

    This is a wonderful tutorial! Thank you so much for sharing Patti! Hope you have a wonderful Christmas! Thank you so much for sharing so many amazing projects at my link party, you are so talented!

    Reply
  16. Andrew says

    March 1, 2014 at 3:28 am

    I only just came across this blog but felt I had to say what a lovely job you did with the chalkboard. It looks very effective and a nice piece to display at Xmas.

    Reply

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