A DIY Chalkboard and a Free Valentine's Day Chalkboard Printable!

First off, I really need your help.

 I have an awesome chalkboard
and it's Brand. Spanking. New.

Never been used. It was originally an oval mirror I picked up at a thrift

store. I turned it into a chalkboard for my jewelry show at The Festival

of the Vine in Geneva, IL. But it didn't sell so I got to bring it home with

me. Here's the before shot taken in my garage.

And here it is at the show, in a basket all wrapped up with a big burlap bow
 (which is hidden by one of my hand made pillows in front of it).

I recently hung it up on the wall just next to our kitchen. Please try to

ignore the awful patch job the prior owners left us when we bought the

house. Oddly enough, they hung a big old pot rack on the wall. I've seen

them hanging from the ceiling, but not on the wall. Anyway, it's a real hub

area for the family so I thought I could keep it fresh with seasonal/holiday

sentiments throughout the year.  Only problem is, I haven't been able to

decide on any Valentine's chalkboard art just yet. There is SO much

inspiration online that it's almost overwhelming.

I've mentioned that I'm not a huge Valentine's Day decorator, so this has to

be pretty low key. (Read: not a lot of hearts and sappy sentiments.) That

doesn't leave me with a lot to choose from. Here are a few that I've been

thinking of (in no particular order):

1. Love the Little Things 

2. Let All That You Do Be Done in Love

3. All You Need is Love

4. You Make My Heart Sing

5. I Belong With You, You Belong With Me,

  You're My Sweetheart (The Lumineers)

So, what's your vote?

Do you have something better?

Please let me know in the comments!

Secondly, I became obsessed with Valentine's chalkboard art while researching

this project, and I ended up creating one of my own designs in PicMonkey. I haven't

seen the saying anywhere else in blogland, so I think I may have come up with it all

by my own little self! I thought it quite appropriate for Valentine's Day, and I wanted to

share it with you!

It's from an Elizabeth Barrett Browning sonnet and you can DOWNLOAD it here.

I think it would look nice in a frame on your foyer table or on the mantle. 

Low key. That's my Valentine's Day style.

What's yours?

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