Here are my favorite accessories to use!

You know when you find something great, and you are just so happy 

that you ever found it?! Well that is how I feel about some of our Chalk Couture Accessories! I haven't tried out all of the accessories, but here are some of my favorites of the accessories that I have used. 

Paste Scraper

SKU: T201107

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$5.99 USD

Use for fast paste removal on gallery and boutique surfaces. Spray the board with the Fine Mist Sprayer, let water sit, then scrape—so satisfying! 

Fuzzing Cloth (12" x 18")

SKU: T191101

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$7.99 USD

Double-sided cloth. Use the microfiber side to clean your board before use. Use to terry cloth side to fuzz. Place your Transfer on the Fuzzing Cloth to gentle the adhesive before use. 12" x 18" is a perfect fit for C-sized (and smaller) Transfers. Fuzz larger Transfers by sticking and peeling repeatedly. 

Transfer Backer Sheet (10-Pack, 8½" x 11")

SKU: T183107

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$3.99 USD

At 8½" x 11", these Backer Sheets are perfect for organizing and storing smaller cut-apart designs. These are amazing because trying to fit the backing back on the original transfer can sometimes be hard, so if the are smaller than 8 1/2 X 11, I put them on one of these. No more fighting with the backing! 

Small Squeegee

SKU: T183105

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$4.99 USD

Our classic Squeegee improved! Vertical for easier grip and removing paste from jars. 1¾" x 2½". These are easy to clean and easy to use! 

Multi-Tool

SKU: T183104

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$7.99 USD

The Multi-Tool of your dreams allows you to create your designs with ease and grace. Use one end for detailing your artwork, and the other to mix and scrape paste or ink in and out of your jars. Measures approximately 6½" x ½". 

Board Eraser

SKU: T183102

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$2.99 USD

Magically remove lingering Chalkology™ Paste or "ghosting" on surfaces. These also work wonders when cleaning your transfer too! These are always a hot seller, so make sure to get them when you can! 2-pack; 3½" x ¾". 

Handled Squeegee 

SKU: 50117107

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$14.99 USD

The Handled Squeegee is ideal for making quick work of your largest projects. Use to apply paste or ink in smooth, even strokes for great coverage. I like to use this while making pillow covers! Measures approximately 4". 

What are your favorite accessories? Let me know! I love to hear about how other people use there accessories! 

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DIY 4th of July Kitchen Towels

One of my favorite holidays is 4th of July! I love to decorate the outside of my house and the inside of my house. I'm always on the look out for great 4th of July decorations, especially at Hobby Lobby, Target and Marshalls. My collection of decoration is growing and i'm ok with that. 

One day while strolling through the dollar section at target, i'm sure with a Starbucks, I saw this set of 2 Kitchen towels. For $3, I couldn't pass it up! They were perfect for the 4th, and I had an idea to use Chalk Couture Ink to add a little extra to them. 

I'll show you how I made them! 

Supplies needed: 

-Kitchen Towels - I got mine in the dollar section- 2 towels for $3!

-Chalk Couture Ink - I used Cadet and Candy Apple 

-Chalk Couture Small Squeegee

-631 Vinyl

-Cutting Machine- I use a Silhouette Machine 

-Transfer tape - I use clear shelf protector for the dollar store! 

-Parchment paper

-Heat Press or Iron

Step 1: Get your towels ready- remove all tags and press them if needed if they are wrinkly. 

Step 2: Choose your designs that you want to add and cut them with your cutting machine. I chose Let Freedom Ring by Dawn Nicole Designs and Retro July 4th by Sophie Gallo. When getting ready to cut your design, you make have to tweak it a bit. With the design - Let Freedom Ring- I had to remove the outer cutting line from the design. I learned this by cutting it and trying to weed it, and figuring it out the hard way. 

Step 3: Reverse weed the design. Once all the weeding is complete, adhere transfer tape on the top on the design. Press it down firmly with your scraper. 

Step 4: Place the design on the towel where you would like it. Press it down firmly with the scraper over and over and over. Start to lift the transfer tape up from the top and carefully pull down, watching out for the small pieces. You may need to take the end of the scraper and hold down the small pieces to keep them from lifting. After you have completely lifted the transfer tape up, I like to place a piece of parchment paper over it and run the scraper over it again just to make sure they all adhere to the towel. Place wash tape around the edge of the design to make sure you don't get ink on the towel. 

Step 5: Time to INK! Grab your ink and open it up. Stir it well. Always stir! Dip your squeegee into the color and run over your design carefully. There is not mesh with this design so you can't be rough with it. 

Step 6: Once you have completely inked your design, remove the washi tape first and then the vinyl from the top and pulling it down. Now take a sharp weeding tool and remove the small pieces that are left behind. 

Step 7: Let it dry or use a dryer to dry it out if you want to use them ASAP. I always let them dry over night. But I did just buy a heat gun so maybe that will change ;) 

Step 8: Once dry, now you heat set them. That way you can wash them and the design won't come off. I use a Cricut Heat Press but you can use an iron if you don't have one. I set my heat press to 300 degrees and set a 30 second time. 

And just in 8 easy steps, you have DIY custom kitchen towels!

 

I paired my kitchen towels with some tea towels that I tye dyed! I love how they came out! 

What would you put on your kitchen towels?  Let me know!  

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Until then...

Sara ;) 

Need a beach tote? Make your own!

When I first got into Chalk Couture, I had all these ideas to make my own transfers to create more personalize items. I tried to make a few with mesh, and I even bought some screen print frames. It was not easy! Now I know why using Chalk Couture Transfers are so much easier to use. But with life, work, 3 kids, a husband and a dog... things get pushed back to the back burner.  

But this week I was on vacation, so I decided to try it again. I bought this tote bag at Hobby Lobby and thought it would a great beach bag. So naturally I had to put something mermaid on it. I reached through my Silhouette files and found the perfect one called Be like a Mermaid and Seas the Day by Megan Hardy Designs. It's the perfect size for the front part of the tote. 

Want to know how I made it? 

Step 1: Cut your design out with your cutting machine. I use Silhouette. I used some old 631 Vinyl that I had lying around.  Now this is where it gets tricky. You have to reverse weed the design. This means you have to weed out the lettering. Normally you leave the lettings and weed out the background area, but you want the ink to go on the letting area. 

Step 2: Once all the weeding is done, you are going to take transfer paper and carefully place on to of the whole design. Smooth it out and press firmly to make sure it all sticks to the transfer tape. Lift design off the backing and make sure all the small little pieces are coming along with it. Place the design on tote where you want it to go. If you are not sure on where you want the placement, figure this out before. Unlike a Chalk Couture transfer, I don't think you can really move this one around. Once it down, it would be hard to move. 

Step 3: This step is gonna take some time. Take your scraper and run it over the whole area on where you design is. make sure to press firmly, especially on the areas that have tiny pieces. These tend to want to get stuck on the transfer tape when you are lifting it. Once done with that, you are going to carefully like the transfer tape up off the design. This will take time... and patients... lots of patients! Start at the top and start to pull your up. Have the scraper in your hands because the small little pieces like come up with the transfer tape. Once the tape is off, take a sheet of parchment paper (I got mine off amazon and its precut and pops up out of the box) and place it over the design and again, use your scraper firmly to push down on the design. This is just to make sure you are adhering the design really well to the tote. 

Step 4: Place some tape on the side of the design to make sure none of the ink gets on the tote. Open your ink colors and stir them up. The inks I picked are Couture Teal, Couture Coral, and Shimmer Gold. 

Step 5: Time to INK! Set all your inks out so the are easy to reach. Once ready, dip your squeegee into the ink and start your 1st color. Since this doesn't have mesh to keep the vinyl from moving, you have to be careful when dragging your ink around on the design. The ink doesn't dry as fast as the chalk does, so you have more time to work with it. Carefully, but firmly drag the ink around making sure you completely cover the open areas of the design in ink. Any extra ink that you have left on your squeegee can go back into your ink jar. Now you can move onto the next ink color until you have completed all your ink colors. 

Step 6: Take off the tape that surrounds the outside of the design. Now you are going to start peeling up the design. This can be tricky since there is not mesh to hold it together and make it one seamless lift. It took a little time, but I did it slowly so it wasn't too hard. Once you are done lifting the made part of the vinyl, there will be small pieces left. I used a picker to get the other small pieces up without dragging it. Since this is just vinyl, you can throw away the pieces you lift up. 

Step 7: Check out what you just made and be proud of it! And let it dry. I normally let it dry over night. Once dry, place your parchment paper back over it and use your heat press (or iron) to heat set it. With the heat press, I set it to 300 degrees and set the timer for 30 seconds. Since the was a longer piece, I had to do it in 2 sections. 

Step 8: Boom! Your done! Now I have a large beach tote to haul all the shit my family needs at the beach. 

Let me know what you think! What would you put on your beach tote?  

Like this but not sure what Chalk Couture is?!?- Click here to read all about it! 

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Until then...

Sara ;) 

2 new Creative Kickstart - The Good Gets Better and Lift Where You Stand

Chalk Couture has launched 2 new creative kickstarts to get everyone ready for summer! Does your creativity need a kickstart? These inspiring transfers are exclusive to our Creative Kickstart promotion and will help bring the sun to your summer! 

The Good Gets Better

SKU: M203139• $29.99 USD

The transfer reads "The Good Gets Better" and this is a D size transfer - 18" x 18". This is a great size for a big square pillow and a great wall hanging. 

Lift Where You Stand

SKU: Z202121B • $34.99 USD

Experience all the fun of Chalk Couture in one easy, affordable kit. Make something inspirational in minutes with all the supplies you need and How-To instructions to guide you the entire way. 

Kit includes: 
-Chalk Transfer-Lift Where You Stand (B-sized 8½” x 11”)
 -Gold Frame (10”, Round)
-Paste Singles- Mauvelous & Shimmer Gold 
-Small Squeegee

These are 2 great products to get hold you over until the new catalog gets here in July! I personally love this gold round frame! 

Where would you hang these in your home? 
How would you style them? 
Let me know! 

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Sara ;) 

June Club Couture - Shine

The June Club Couture has been released and its called Shine. It's a quote by Maya Angelo. This seems to be a great one for these time since they have been so dark for the past few months. Be the light and make sure you SHINE! 

You have your own special light within—let that glow show and let it shine on others! This encouraging, exclusive Transfer is June's Club Couture design-Shine. Join Club Couture in June and add on this sunny Transfer while supplies last.

Supplies Needed

-Club Couture™ Transfer: Shine 

-Chalkology Paste Singles: Daffodil, Iris, Bumblebee

-Tools: Mini Squeegee, Small Squeegee, Fuzzing Cloth Surface and Couture Boutique Sylvie White Frame (9" × 12") 

Color and Placement for Club Couture: Shine 

1.  Wording: Daffodil 

2.  Sun rays: Bumblebee

Follow these instructions to complete the Club Couture project: 

1.   Prepare your Chalk Transfer™ by removing it from the packaging.
2.  When you remove the backer from the Transfer screen, be sure  to “fuzz” it to gentle the adhesive by sticking the adhesive screen  to a Fuzzing Cloth or terry cloth towel to pick up a bit of lint before applying it to your board. 
3.  Position the Transfer and smooth to adhere to your surface,  ensuring there are no bubbles.
4.  Prepare your Chalkology Paste by kneading the packet, trimming  off the corner, and squeezing the desired amount onto one of  your Color Trays or another palette surface. Stir paste if using 3 US fl. oz. jar.
5.  Use a generous amount of Chalkology Paste and smooth it over the words in the diamond at the center of the Transfer and fan out to include part of the sun rays (see color and placement suggestions). Squeegee the excess paste off as evenly as possible.
6.  Working quickly, smooth paste over the remaining part of the rays and quote attribution (Maya Angelou).
7.  Once the screen portion of the design is completely covered, squeegee the excess paste off as evenly as possible. The more excess paste you remove, the better the result.
8.  Carefully peel back the Transfer before the paste dries and immediately put it in water to clean thoroughly.
9.  Once clean, let dry with the sticky side up.
10.  Once all the Transfer elements are clean and dry, reapply all backers and store flat.

Love your Club Couture membership, but want more to use them on? Get a Kickstart kit! 

This kit has everything you need to make starting your creative adventure easy. Grab it now, because it's available at this price only with your initial Club Couture subscription. Small Squeegee Multi-Tool Board Eraser (2-Pack) Chalkology Paste Bright White (3 oz.) Couture Gallery™ Board (9” x 12”) Couture Boutique Board & Base.

Like these but not sure what Chalk Couture is- Click here to read all about it! 

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Until then...

Sara ;)