Chalkboard labels on upcycled glass jars

Ever since I've discovered chalkboard paint I've been going 

a little nuts about labeling everything. The best use I have 

so far is covering a glass jar with a name of a local hospital 

logo on it. It was a brilliant way of covering the unsightly logo 

as well as using the label to identify what's in the jar. 

My family always wondered why there were pebbles in the pantry. 

Now they know it's my favorite sweetener for tea. 

1. Clean out the jar and dry thoroughly. I used a spray can 

of chalkboard paint but you can use the brush

on variety from a can.

 2. Prep the area for painting with painters tape. I strategically placed the rectangular area over the logo on the jar so it will get covered by the paint. The rest of the jar I covered with plastic wrap to keep any mist of paint from getting on the outside area. If you are using a small paintbrush you may skip the plastic wrap if you are careful enough to paint inside the blue painters tape.

3. Let the chalkboard paint dry for one hour then take off the painters 

tape and let it dry for another hour before you write on it.

Back in the saddle again

It's been a hectic couple of years. I started my first blog about two years ago which coincided with my mother's diagnosis of lung cancer (sadly she was a life long smoker) and my 16 year old cat Cookie dying of throat cancer (no, he did not smoke at all). It then evolved to a journal of sorts. It was my coping mechanism which enabled me to stay strong thru the ordeal. A year later despite her courageous fight, she succumbed to the cancer that had spread to her brain. After she was gone my mind just seemed to be drained and I stopped blogging. Almost exactly a year later my father passed away, peacefully and without much ado. This past summer my other cat Tigger passed away at 15 years due to kidney failure. My 14 year old son who practically grew up with the mean and ornery orange tabby was devastated. We ended up getting a cockapoo puppy that we named Daisy to help with the healing.
A few months ago I started a new job and it was rough going for the first two months. (Hard to get used to that once a month paycheck! Whew!) Now that things are calming down, my creative juices seem to be bubbling again. So once again I plod along, just like this mallard duck I captured in a photo about 3 or 4 years ago at the pond at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers, GA.