It’s Wedding Season! Give the Couple a DIY Chalkboard Wall Kit!

I’m getting to the age where Friday nights are not spent out roaming the downtown nightlife but rather roaming around the house in pajamas looking for popcorn and a chick flick. The age where my friends’ idea of a night out is wine tasting and home by 10 p.m. instead of shot taking and heading OUT at 10 p.m. Those were the days. Now that we are all grown up, wedding invitations are flooding my mailbox almost at the rate I get junk mail.

With every wedding invitation comes a gift registry. And with every gift registry, a gift is purchased…. unless you are like me. I’m that delinquent at every wedding that NEVER follows the registry. I’m too crafty to buy those plain white dishes the bride wants. I’ll let Uncle George buy those since he can’t even match his socks, let alone piece together a coordinating wedding gift.

So if you’re like me, try assembling this affordable gift set that is sure to please and easy to put together. Chalkboard walls are a huge trend right now. I have one in my kitchen and everyone loves it. Most of my friends always talk about painting one themselves. So, I have put together a gift basket with everything you need to paint a chalkboard wall.

I stopped by my local hardware store and picked up these items:

• Paint tray
• Two sizes of paint rollers
• Paint brush
• Can opener
• Stir stick
• At least 1 quart of chalkboard paint

Other items can include:

• Different varieties of chalk
• Eraser
• Chalk pens
• Basket large enough to hold everything

There is really only one step: Assemble

Start with the largest item first, sticking it furthest back. Add tissue paper here and there to hold the rollers and paint brush in place and make it a little prettier. Just make sure you can see everything with one glance.

If you want to go the extra mile, you can paint a small patch on the basket with some of your own chalkboard paint (no, don’t open the one you bought for the happy couple) and write a message.

That’s all there is to it. You can rest assured that no one else will have the same gift as you, and Uncle George will be happy that he didn’t have to pick up a gift card for the couple. Not only are you giving them a crafty gift, you’re giving them a project to do together!