What you'll make
Guests walk in, spot your names in white chalk script on a big black board, and know right away they're in the right place. Later the same board can carry the dinner menu or the bar list, and you can wipe it and rewrite it as often as you like. It comes to about C$37.65 a sign.
Materials (per item)
- large picture frame, 50 x 70 cm · 1the frame, its backing board becomes the chalkboard$16.99
- black chalkboard spray paint · 1 canturns the backing board into a chalkboard$18.68
- white chalk · 3 sticksseasoning the board and writing the words$1.98
- DIY cost each$37.65
Tools
- Old sheet or cardboard to spray on
- Painter's tape
- Fine sandpaper (220 grit)
- Home printer and paper
- Ballpoint pen
- Metre stick or long ruler
- Pencil sharpener or craft knife
- Cotton swabs
- Soft dry cloth
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