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Serving Platter Chalk Board

By Jordan | Projects

Author:  Spring (Jordan)

I love chalkboard paint, and now that I recently purchased some chalkboard markers I have been doing some easy projects here.  This one is very easy, and it only cost me $3.99  I took an old tray and painted it with chalkboard paint, and voila, I had a place where I could write a menu or message.

First of all, I went to the thrift store and found a platter that I liked and purchased it for $3.99.

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Here is the platter I purchased.  (Sorry it is not the best picture)

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I first cleaned the platter, and next  I traced a template from the bottom of the platter so I would know the area to paint.  Here I used a left over pizza box.  Anything will work.

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Once I had the template, I decided to use painter’s tape to mark out the area I would be painting.  If  you didn’t want to tape, you could just mark out the area.  I still need to use the painter’s tape.

Tray taped 1024x682 - Serving Platter Chalk Board

When I removed the template, I had the area ready to paint with the chalkboard paint.

Tray one coat 1024x703 - Serving Platter Chalk Board

One coat down.

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Here it is with two coats.  I stopped at two but then went back and added a third.

Tray finished 1024x682 - Serving Platter Chalk Board

You can write out a menu for a dinner party or whatever works for you.  Our neighborhood had a “Wine Crawl”, which you can learn about it an upcoming post.  We were assigned New York wines at our house, and so, our new platter provided a way to identify the wine region our guests were sampling.

Cheers!

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  1. Alicia@ eco friendly homemaking says

    August 31, 2011 at 9:18 pm

    What an awesome idea. It turned out so cute and I love the shape of the platter!

  2. Beth says

    September 1, 2011 at 7:54 am

    I’m going to try this for my next party–not the one tonight–great to see you, hope you liked the movie!!

  3. Miss Char says

    September 1, 2011 at 7:56 am

    Cute, ya gotta love chalkboard paint. I love how you made your template, thanks for the great idea.

  4. donna says

    September 1, 2011 at 8:01 am

    Too fun! I did NOT know chalkboard paint could be used on ceramics! This is a great idea…..imagining Christmas gifts for friends, etc. Thanks Jordan, love y’all’s ideas.

  5. Debbie@refreshrestyle says

    September 1, 2011 at 8:30 am

    Love it! I wish I lived in your neighborhood, I would love a wine crawl! I’ll be looking for details! Maybe I should start one here!
    Have a great day,
    Debbie

  6. Alycia Nichols says

    September 1, 2011 at 7:24 pm

    Awesome platter! It looks like kind of a pain to put all that painters tape around there piece by piece, but the results are fantastic! Your patience really paid off!!!

  7. Rosemary says

    September 1, 2011 at 11:39 pm

    What a neat idea.

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