diy chalkboard tray!

make your own chalkboard tray!

supplies: chalkboard spray paint (about $8 at michaels) + tray

steps: (1) clean your tray off!  wash it and wipe it completely dry and clean.  if you spray paint over dust your surface will be spotty; less aesthetically pleasing and harder to write on.

(2) spray paint that tray!  the can said to put two coats on.  i suggest you do two or three.

(3) wait 24 hours + then prep the surface.  google "how to prep a chalkboard" and you'll get some instructions on how to make it writing ready.  basically you'll want to use a piece of chalk to wipe the whole surface with chalk and then erase it away, and it'll be ready.

what not to do like i did:  i'm probably going to clean my tray again and add another coat of spray paint because when i was prepping my surface i used wet paper towel to wipe away my chalk-coating and there's some paper towel residue i can't seem to just sweep off.  eh.  you craft you learn.

total cost: about $10! (but remember you can use that paint on even more projects!!  i'm doing some more... to be posted soon)