Stocking Holder Chalkboard

Today’s Christmas stocking holder uses a headboard like this, except one spindle was broken. I made two projects out of this twin headboard. Along with this Christmas stocking holder, I also made a headboard shelf with the lower portion of the headboard.

 

How to Make a Stocking Holder Out of a Headboard

I used a reciprocating saw to separate the lower portion of the headboard (shelf project) from the headboard’s upper part, which will become a Christmas Stocking holder.

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Remove Extra Spindles With a Saw

Using the saw to remove the spindle alleviates the need to fill another hole, which would have been present had I just pulled it out of the hole.

Cut Off Bed Posts

In addition, the reciprocating saw was used to remove another little bit of the bedpost.

Primer and Paint the Stocking Holder

I had to do quite a bit of patching with drywall mud. Then it was ready for some diy chalky paint primer applied with my favorite Homeright Finish Max during a small paint marathon.

The stocking holder in the background is leaning against the simple twin headboard bench.

I got this can of red, oops, Marquee paint for $9. The color isn’t quite as accurate as the splotch on the lid.

After the black primer, I prepared the headboard project for a coat of red with the Finish Max.

After several coats of red, I taped off the middle piece so it could be—did you guess it? —a chalkboard!

Add Chalkboard to Stocking Holder

Then, I used my IOD foam roller to apply several light layers of Rustoleum Chalkboard Paint. It worked fabulously well.

I applied some Heirloom Traditions black wax to make the headboard stocking holder look a little deeper red. Nowadays, I use my favorite Smoked Glaze.

Vinyl Letters

I used my regular method of transferring small pieces of vinyl with painter’s tape.

Lay the tape and the vinyl onto the headboard.

I like to remove the painter’s tape by laying it back on itself.

As I hung the stocking holder on the fence to take a couple of quick pictures, I wondered if it needed something on top of each bedpost.

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It’s now available for sale in my booth at Vendors’ Village, along with a few other items that came home with me from Glendale 2016. I love how those three headboard coat racks have chalkboards in the middle.

Since I took this picture, a few things have sold in the booth. Stay tuned for more great tutorials for some of these other projects!

gail