Add a little magic with food coloring or
make chalk paint by adding cornstarch and food coloring to the water.
The moral of the story is that
making chalk paint with calcium carbonate is super easy, non-toxic and has a forgiving finish where mistakes are easy to fix.
Since craft paints come in a wide variety of colors, using it is even a more affordable way to
make chalk paint in any color you can imagine.
We
actually make chalk paint and chalkboard paint specifically for glass so that you can bake them for a dishwasher - safe finish.
I was really surprised when I started looking at how many
companies make chalk paint; apparently Home Depot now carries it too (a reader just told me that since this post came out!).
Fall Decor with these super incredibly easy to
make Chalk Painted Pumpkins Items Needed: Americana Decor Chalk Paint, some inexpensive small faux pumpkins *, and a ZIG metallic gold paint marker * We found some inexpensive faux pumpkin at our local dollar store.
I am a newbie to painting furniture, working on my first piece now using home
made chalk paint while I wait for my first order of MMSMP to arrive which I just found out should be tomorrow!