Chalkboard Basket Labels Tutorial

I loved the casual and organizational use of the chalkboard tags I saw at Pottery Barn Kids, aren't these cute...?

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Always up for a fun craft I decided to make myself some for my laundry room. 

I found these thin wood plaques at Hobby Lobby for $.79/each! - 

 I measured 1/4 inch around the entire outside -

Then tape off the edges up to the marked line - 

Once it was taped off, I drilled holes in the upper corners - 

Then sprayed it with this fantastic chalkboard paint by Krylon! (I purchased mine at Hobby Lobby, only $4.79 after 40% off coupon)

After several THIN coats of the chalkboard paint, I removed the tape and stained the edges Minwax's Provincial.


I tied them to my baskets with twine and ended up with this! -

 Came to under $10 for all 6 tags, AND I like them even better than the ones from Pottery Barn. :)

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