Lucky Us Vase - SRM

I am so excited to share a new product being carried by SRM Stickers with you today! The chalkboard trend is not going away any time soon, and SRM is bringing you something that will make creating chalkboard surfaces so much easier than the typical bottle of paint and a brush.

This isn't a chalk marker. It's a chalkBOARD marker. Think of it like a paint pen, but instead of regular paint, it applies chalkboard paint. Once you have followed the directions, the surface can be used like a chalkboard, especially with the Bistro chalk markers that SRM is also now carrying.

I experimented with the marker on a glass vase. The marker is not recommended for glass because it isn't permanent on glass, but you can still have a lot of fun creating with it so long as you don't mind the chalkboard being fairly temporary. I have a list of tips for working on glass on the SRM Stickers blog today.

Next I am going to try turning a framed piece of glass into a chalkboard, or maybe a mirror. So many possibilities! And, of course, I'll be trying it out on a layout soon, too.

For more details about this amazing marker, head on over to the SRM blog. Thanks for visiting today! Have a good one! Tessa

Spring Celebration Countdown Chalkboard - SRM Stickers

The current challenge at the SRM Stickers challenge blog is to create a project that celebrates something. In the month of April, between Spring Break, Easter, and two boys' birthdays, we are constantly counting down to one celebration or another. So, I decided to make a simple countdown to add to our Spring/Easter decor:

I found this cute chalkboard on an easel in the dollar bins at Michaels. There were other colors, too, but I loved the green.

I added an SRM stitches sticker to the bottom, then the "hello sunshine" sticker. I love how SRM's white stickers pop on colored backgrounds :).

I added several paper flowers to the edge (Prima, with bling by DCWV) and a cute bow at the top to match one of my flower pots. I leave a piece of chalk next to the chalkboard and every day we erase the previous number and write in the new one. After Easter, we'll switch to a countdown to Jaxon's birthday, then to Carson's.

Thanks to SRM Stickers for the inspiration! We all love our new Spring Celebration Countdown Calendar :).