Chalkpaint a Carved Wooden Dust Pan

The finished dust pan painted to look like chalk work. 

       I purchase a small, carved, wooden dust pan from resale for a dollar. I thought, what a strange little thing?  Now that it's painted, it looks adorable in our child sized kitchen downstairs. 

       First I used a can of black chalk paint to give the dust pan it's first layer of paint. Then I used a white colored pencil to draw the label and outline the flowers. 

       Next I applied color to the carved flowers using a dry brush technique. Then I sealed the finished paint decoration with a transparent acrylic spray finish.

Adding labels wether permanent or temporary to items in a child's play kitchen helps them develop early reading skills.

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• Words are everywhere! 4 Reasons why the print-rich classroom is best.
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• How most children learn to read
• See how to use chalkboard painting in the home

Before and After the dust pan is given a new look.