Chalkboard Art for Valentine&#39;s Decorating

Chalkboard Art for Valentine's Decorating

Although the post title states Valentine's decorating, I suppose you could this phrase all year long if you wanted to. All you need is love, love is all you need. No truer words could be spoken in song by the Beatles. While browsing Pinterest, I noticed a lot of people using Beatles songs for their chalkboard art...I love it!

Mr. Bear seems to be smiling in approval of the chalkboard art that is hung above him...or maybe its his flower made with cupcake liners that he holds in his hand. I found the idea HERE. So sweet, but very time consuming!

To create my chalk masterpiece I used white chalk only. I wrote out the complete phrase first and then went over it several times to make it more bold. The "love" was gone over probably about 4 or 5 times. To make the white area that the "love" sits in I simply turned the piece of chalk on its side and ran it across the surface and then rubbed it with my finger tips to make it blend better.

To create the shadow effect I used a damp paper towel and removed the chalk back to the black chalkboard color. Cool huh? And just for a little added Valentine's detail, I dotted the I(s) with hearts.