I have another great couple of projects today! What are two of my favorite things? Chalkboards and my Silhouette CAMEO™. Here you can see that I’ve been busy with both!
Last Spring, I got these doors from my niece Marie. I’ve been thinking and thinking of what I can do with them. After making the original Beverage Tags, I decided to make some more. I popped out all of the slats in the top of ONE door.
I cut them with my compound miter saw.
I then drilled the holes, and painted them with some chalkboard spray paint.
I tied some jute on them.
Voila!
Now that I have all of those Chalkboard Tags made, I have been thinking of how I am going to package them to sell at Glendale.
I bought some baggies in the jewelry dept at Walmart, but they were too small. Then I ordered some cellophane bags off of Ebay, and they were perfect. However, I needed some labels.
Silhouette America sent me some of their newest products that were unveiled at CHA over the Summer:
I chose the silver foil paper. I used the print & cut feature and printed these tags on my printer. You can see the black registration marks, that allow the CAMEO to know just where to cut.
I loaded the sheet of paper into the CAMEO using the mat.
After the tags were cut, I removed the foil from the mat, and then peeled off the excess foil.
I placed the sticker (label) onto my cellophane bag.
I stuffed the bag with my chalkboard tags and sealed it. Packaging really IS what sells, right?
Silhouette America is having a great promotion between now and September 30, 2012. Check out this great deal:
gail
Although Silhouette generously supplied me with the specialty papers, all opinions are my own.
Oval Frame Redo Chalkboard
Rustic Shutter Cabinet
Kid’s Chalkboard Desk using Repurposed Nightstand
DIY Chalkboard Speech Bubbles
Repurposed Guitar into a Unique Clock
Easy Pallet Wood Frame
Picture Frame Shadow Box
book pages | Second Choice Chandelier
diy shadow box frame
Coffee Station from a Repurposed Cable Spool
DIY birdbath
A sentimental favorite
Tomato Cage Christmas Tree
dresser mirror ideas
Picket Fence Signs
DIY Birdbath (update)
Railroad Tie Lamp
DIY Chevron Bulletin Board from My Personal Accent
DIY Blanket Ladder with Repurposed Spindles
Repurposed Metal Pallet Wall Shelf
Small Jewelry Organizer
repurposed artwork chalkboards
Picture Frame Shadow Box (white)
Repurposed Bar Clamp/Grooming Your Dog
Those tags are very cool…very creative use of your shutter doors….loved how you incorporated your printed labels into your packaging of the product…it all turned out very cohesive…looks great and i would purchase this..very fun and professional.
Your chalkboard tags are a great idea, and with your cool labels I bet they sell like hot cakes!
These are super clever Gail!! I am pinning these for future get-togethers- Thanks!
Great packaging. I have some narrow cutoffs of hardboard already painted with chalk paint from some blackboards I made, so I’m going to make some tags like you did!!
You’re so creative. I don’t think I would’ve thought to make tags out of a door, for cryin’ out loud! That’s so cool.
My goodness, how clever!
Love your chalkboard tags.
I can’t wait to get my Silhouette!
Have a wonderful day!
sandraallen260@centurytel.net
These are so cute Gail! The packaging looks awesome! Hope your shoulder is hanging in there!
Slatted doors + chalkboard paint = Gail is one smart cookie.
~Bliss~
they look great! have a great time in michigan!!
Looks great! And it really is about the packaging!
Have a safe trip.
Holly
Wow, the possibilities are endless with that sticker paper! Love your chalk labels, such a cute idea!
Here is the updated link – http://www.silhouetteamerica.com/blog-special-media-1.aspx
Gail tried clicking on the link and I keep getting an error message saying file not found. Is it just me?
Steph-it’s on their end. I have requested a new link. I’m sorry for the inconvenience. 😉
thanks for letting me know.
gail