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6 Projects To Make With Chalk Paint

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Chalk Paint has been around for quite some time now, but has recently become very popular with furniture restoration projects because it is very simple to use and requires very little prep work.  It is fun to work with because you can change up your finishing results by simply changing the consistency of your paint and even layering different colors to achieve different finishes.  Some may not know however, that it doesn’t necessarily need to be used on wood products alone.  Here are 6 ideas for you to give some of your current décor a facelift with a coat of chalk paint.

flowerpot

 1-Chalk Paint Flower Pot from Our Southern Home

chinacabinet

2- Distressed Chalk Paint China Cabinet from In My Own Style

mirror

3- Mirror Makeover from Live Laugh Rowe

showercurtain

4- Painted Shower Curtain from Refresh Restyle

RockingChair

5- Rocking Chair Tutorial from Lia Griffith

coffeetable

6- Old Thrift Store Coffee Table from Artsy Chicks Rule

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I guess this isn’t exclusively a kid’s craft or learning activity (though cutting and folding are great for developing fine motor skills!) but I think kids would love having some of these printable holiday houses around the house or classroom to play with in the holiday season. Because they’re made of paper, they’re inexpensive to make, and while there is assembly involved the results are well worth the work.

If you have a cutting machine you can use the cut files from Delia Creates to make making your own paper village that much easier. She actually cut out all her buildings in different colors of card stock and used them to decorate a wreath, but you could also put them on the mantle or on a low table for kids to play with. Make a whole small world scene complete with fake snow, little characters and other elements, and kids are sure to start making their own stories to go with the setup.

This set of houses is printed and cut out using a craft knife. It’s meant to be an advent calendar, with each of the buildings numbered and you can stick a treat inside. But you could also just play with the buildings! You can get a free download of four buildings from Little House on the Corner, or head to the post to see where you can buy the whole set.

The Mavelo website isn’t in English, but their printable gingerbread house template is super cute to use as a gift box or to play with. If you need the instructions the website is in Polish but Google Translate seems to do a pretty good job.

Bora Illustrates has an adorable little house to print, cut and assemble featuring a cat, bird and gingerbread person. You could probably print it in black and white and have your kiddo color it, too.