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A Happy Accident Chalkboard & A New Party

February 7, 2012 by Cassie 33 Comments

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A couple weeks ago when I painted my nightstands with glossy red oil based paint to prepare them for gold leafing, I also painted a large mirror frame.  I figured I would gold leaf that as well if I had enough leafing left.  I ended up with only a few sheets left which was not enough to get around this frame which is about 3 feet tall and 2 1/2 feet wide.  Of course I don’t have a before picture, but just picture a plain maple hued molding style mirror frame.  It also had a backing, but the mirror had broken (before I got it).  So I thought it was kind of cool in the glossy red, but I wasn’t in love- I wanted gold!  Luckily, I had a can of gold spray paint on hand.  I don’t know what brand- it was the generic brand available at Michael’s.

Anyhow, I had liked the red showing through on my nightstands as seen here:
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So I thought I would paint them with the gold over the red, distress to show the red and be all set.  But the gold paint had other plans….  When I sprayed it over the red oil paint (which had been dry for almost a week!) something in the paints didn’t agree and the gold crackled in some areas.  But guess what… I really liked it and thought it looked super cool!

So I continued on with my project! 🙂  I used the backing of the mirror and trimmed it slightly with my circular saw so that it would fit into the mirror inset of the frame.  After it was trimmed I painted it with two coats of chalkboard paint, added it to the frame, added some hangers to the back of the frame, and voila, project complete!

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And here are some detail shots so you can see the effect the paints caused….

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See- the crackling is subtle, not everywhere and looks cool!  This huge chalkboard will be for sale in the shop soon!  Though I really wish I had a place for it.

Also wanted to let you know that we have a new link party at The DIY Club for all you pinners out there.  Here are the details!

Here is a fun new party to get us all inspired and find some new creative types to follow with Pinterest! Here is the scoop on

The PINTEREST Project at The DIY Club!

On the first Monday of every month we will post the theme for the upcoming month. Some months will have colors, some seasons, some – well who knows that is part of the surprise!

The theme for February is RED!

 Now, are you ready for the RED PARTY now?

The RULES – Here’s what you have to do:
1 – CREATE a Pin Board (on Pinterest) and name it: I {heart} RED at The DIY Club
2 -FOLLOW The DIY Club on Pinterest
3 – Make your first pin the link to THIS POST AND USE THIS PIN IT BUTTON RIGHT HERE TO DO SO! Pin It

4 – Fill your board up with RED inspiration Include anything RED that inspires you (clothing, accessories, crafts, furniture, repurposed items – you name it, it just has to be RED!)

5 – Link it up – link the url of your “I {heart} RED at The DIY Club” pin board to the linky here (PLEASE LINK YOUR PIN BOARD…not your blog)

Schedule:
First Monday: Theme is announced
Second Monday: Linky Opens
Third Monday (at midnight PST): Party closes
Fourth Monday: Features and maybe a hint to the next months theme!
We will feature THREE – 3 – Boards!
Just remember to follow the RULES for a chance to be featured.
And in the meantime we will all find new fabulous boards to follow and inspiration to inspire out creativity!
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Comments

  1. Andi @ Jane of all crafts says

    February 7, 2012 at 11:08 am

    Pretty!!! That is a happy accident! And thanks for the heads up on the new link party, sounds like fun. Any excuse to pin 🙂

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  2. René says

    February 7, 2012 at 11:16 am

    How funny – I posted about gold today too. Your night stands are beautiful!

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  3. Amanda says

    February 7, 2012 at 11:25 am

    What a wonderful accident! The frame looks lovely, great idea for a pin party!

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  4. Megan says

    February 7, 2012 at 11:38 am

    What a great finish!! Love when things accidentally work out like that!

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  5. Sarah AKA The Thriftress says

    February 7, 2012 at 12:12 pm

    That will be great in the shop! So when I saw “Open your heart…” I had to start singing Madonna.

    Open your heart I’ll make you love me…It’s not that hard if you just turn the key…

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  6. [email protected] says

    February 7, 2012 at 12:35 pm

    Gorgeous chalkboard! Fun new party…Pinterest is taking more and more of my time 🙂

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  7. Carmel @ Our Fifth House says

    February 7, 2012 at 1:14 pm

    Love it! Love the effect of the paint especially- gives it more character!

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  8. [email protected] Not Included says

    February 7, 2012 at 1:24 pm

    Love the frame! I need to get my pinterest board started for this party. Sounds like fun!

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  9. Judy says

    February 7, 2012 at 1:42 pm

    I love happy accidents. They are the best. Great chalkboard.

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  10. The Kramer Angle says

    February 7, 2012 at 1:56 pm

    Plan B always seems to work out!

    Have a great day!

    Gail

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  11. Lisa Scibilia says

    February 7, 2012 at 2:26 pm

    I love when happy accidents like that happen!
    Going to check out the DIY Club on Pinterest – this sounds like a fun party!

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    February 7, 2012 at 2:33 pm

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  13. Denise at PinkPostcard. says

    February 7, 2012 at 3:20 pm

    cool! Love the mirror and the party! 🙂

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  14. Good Time Charlie says

    February 7, 2012 at 3:21 pm

    I love happy accidents, I get especially good ones with spray paint sometimes. Your frame looks gorgeous!

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  15. Sixty-Fifth Avenue says

    February 7, 2012 at 3:27 pm

    It now has that perfect vintage look, I love happy accidents!

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  16. Tanya from Dans le Townhouse says

    February 7, 2012 at 3:32 pm

    It looks great! The mix of textures (ooo-la-la gold and matte chalkboard) look so fresh and cool.

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  17. Sabrina says

    February 7, 2012 at 3:44 pm

    Love the chalkboard! Beautiful job! That link party sounds fun!

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  18. Tonya says

    February 7, 2012 at 4:00 pm

    That chalkboard is beautiful!! Love the paint job!!

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  19. Sharon @ Elizabeth & Co. says

    February 7, 2012 at 4:00 pm

    Great to have happy accidents! And don’t you just love saying “for sale in the shop”!

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  20. Kristin @ My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia says

    February 7, 2012 at 4:46 pm

    I love the mirror, so pretty!!!!
    Hope you have a great week.
    XO
    Kristin

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  21. Jacqueline says

    February 7, 2012 at 6:14 pm

    Love the mirror! I’ve never painted anything with gold or tried gold leafing but I might need to now!

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  22. Kim @ keller-creative says

    February 7, 2012 at 6:50 pm

    My accidents never seem to turn out as happy as that! Love the chalkboard!

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  23. Sarah @ Modern Country Style says

    February 7, 2012 at 7:20 pm

    It is gorgeous! I love it when things happen by accident that turn out better than I ever could have hoped! I’m so glad it happened to you!

    Sarahx

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  24. [email protected]' says

    February 7, 2012 at 7:25 pm

    Very nice and happy accident! I love chalkboard paint!!

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  25. Ali Richardson says

    February 7, 2012 at 8:00 pm

    2 of my loves….gold & chalkboard 🙂 Someone with snatch that biggie right up!
    xoxo

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  26. Lisa @ Turning Tables says

    February 7, 2012 at 8:20 pm

    Pretty chalkboard!!!! Happy Accidents are the best!!! 🙂

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  27. Kara @ June & Bear says

    February 7, 2012 at 11:10 pm

    i love happy accidents but most of mine aren’t happy. looks great!

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  28. Katie says

    February 8, 2012 at 12:25 am

    I love happy accidents like that! Looks awesome! Love the chalkboard part too!

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  29. Ange says

    February 8, 2012 at 2:30 am

    Love the happy accident chalkboard frame! Still have nightstand envy. 😉

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  30. [email protected] Road says

    February 8, 2012 at 2:44 am

    That is a really cool effect. I wonder if it would happen like that every time?

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  31. Lisa - A Room with A View says

    February 8, 2012 at 3:55 pm

    This sounds like a great idea, Cassie! Let’s hope I can get my act together. Marvellous chalkboard..I love the size and the frame has character.

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  32. Vicky says

    February 9, 2012 at 4:30 am

    Beautiful and I just love the crackle effect. I am a new Pinterest follower visiting from Sew Crafty Tuesday. Vicky from Mess For Less

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  33. Suzy www.savedbysuzy.blogspot.com says

    February 9, 2012 at 4:43 pm

    I love gold-framed chalkboards. I like the subtle crackle effect too! Your red party sounds like fun.

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