Since i was a child, I have always loved crafts, building things, etc...my mum always remembers me many times when I was 4 or 5 years old I had a time when I always wrote poems onto the wall, constantly, I was very artistic so I put a lot of ornaments around the poems, It was really nice, and when my mum woke up after siesta time.....ta-rah!!!!! I surprised her with my creation, It was a work of art, but I think my parents didn´t think the same like me, I don´t know how many times they had to paint the corridor, but well, I still love painting,etc....although, obviously, I "changed" myself a little bit and, at least, I don´t do it onto the wall. I have been searching on internet one of those vynil blackboards long time ago which are so cute but I wasn´t convinced about any of them, because I didn´t like the design, or size, or price ( I wanted some of them), etc...so, as I wanted a d.i.y home and to be creative and let my imagination run free, I investigated about how I could make it.
1. WHAT DO I NEED? / QUE NECESITO?
- Pinceles,brochas,rodillos.
- Papel para empapelar paredes apto para pintar.
- Pintura magnética.
- Pintura de pizarra ( hay muchos colores, no tiene que ser negra).
- Pintura de color (opcional).
- Cúter.
-Diferent sizes of brush and roller paint.
- Wallpaper suitable for painting.
- Magnetic premier.
-Blackboard paint (there are a lot of colours, It doesn´t have to be black if you don´t want).
- Colour paint (optional).
- Cutter.
2. WE CHOOSE THE DESIGN AND SIZE./ ELEGIMOS EL DISEÑO Y EL TAMAÑO.
Yo elegí un tamaño bastante grande y no quería complicarme con el dibujo, así que corte dos trozos de papel de empapelar y los uní con fixo de doble cara para que fuera más grande. El diseño lo podéis imprimir y calcar, pero como el mío era muy grande decidí pintar a ojo una especie de mariposa abstracta.
I chose a big size but I didn´t want to make a design very complicated, so I cut two pieces of wallpaper and taped both with both side tape because my design was huge. You can print and copy with tracing paper, but my shape was really big so I decided to create a freehand drawing like abstract butterfly.

3. WE PAINT FILLING THE SHAPE./ PINTAMOS RELLENANDO LA FORMA.
- Le damos 3 capas de pintura magnética y dos de pizarra (debemos esperar entre capa y capa a que se seque totalmente).
- We apply 3 coats of magnetic primer and 2 of blackboard paint (waiting until each coat is dry before applying the next coat).
4. WE PAINT A BORDER WITH OTHER COLOUR (OPTIONAL) / PINTAMOS UN BORDE DE OTRO COLOR (OPCIONAL).
- Recortamos el papel sobrante con un cúter.
-We cut out the excess of wallpaper with an utility knife.
5. WE CAN PUT BOTH SIDE TAPE TO PUT ONTO THE WALL OR APPLY WALL PAPER GLUE DIRECTLY ONTO THE WALL./ PONEMOS FIXO DE DOBLE PARA PEGARLO A LA PARED O LO PEGAMOS CON COLA PARA EMPAPELAR.
- Yo elegí la primera opción porque así puedo cambiarla de sitio y no ensucio la pared.
I chose the first option to move it when I want and don´t stain the wall.
Y ya sólo nos queda elegir imanes y un sitio dónde ponerla, yo elegí la cocina, para apuntar las cosas que se me olvidan por comprar, poner mensajitos, etc...así que si tenéis niños, necesitáis dónde apuntar cosas o simplemente os gusta, os aconsejo una, es muy práctica, original y decorativa. Espero que os haya gustado mi nueva entrada. Besitos!!
Now all you have to do is choose magnets and decide where you want put it on, I chose the kitchen to write all things which I forget to buy, writing messages, etc.... so if you have kids, you need where you write things or simply you like it, I advice you to make one of them, is pretty practical, original and decorative. I hope you like my new post. Kisses!!!!!!
- Detalle de los imanes. - Magnets detail.