This simple paint project turns ordinary glassware into metallic mercury glass look-alikes!
“The Italian’s are coming, the Italian’s are coming!” I yelled as I hung up on Skype. My family’s excitement over our Italian cousins coming for a visit quickly turned into groans as they saw saw the familiar light shining in my eyes. Two words. Room. Makeover.
While brainstorming for upcoming Oh Baby! segments on New Mexico Style and Good Day Sacramento, I came across this idea of using a chalkboard filled with momentous events during the child’s past year as a photo prop, and wanted to see if I could recreate it using a thrifted canvas, some chalkboard paint (which if you follow any of my segments, you know I am obsessed with) and colored chalk. This may sound like an incredibly juvenile crafting project, but I am no Picaso…