Chalky Club

Y'all know that I love Chalky and that I thoroughly enjoy my Chalky painting time.  I want to share my love with y'all... MONTHLY!  I am starting a Chalky Club.  We will meet once a month (skipping July and December because life is crazy then!) at my place to set and chat, sip a cold drink or hot cup of coffee and take time to Paint It Chalky!  It is an excellent way to catch up with friends while creating something beautiful to display in your home or to give as the perfect gift!  

I truly hope that y'all will join me as often as possible!  I love sharing stories of life, love, parenting, and all the rest with my girls and being able to create a a Chalky kit at the same time makes for a perfect day in my opinion.  I am holding our first Club Meeting on January 28th.  Register to attend by purchasing your Chalky kit from my by January 15th.  Check out my Facebook event for more info. See y'all then! 

Here are the kit options for our January Club Meeting! 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day! 

My Chalky Christmas Decor

It's beginning to look a lot like (a Chalky/ Buffalo Check/ I made or painted it all myself) Christmas! 

Thanksgiving is this Thursday and I am so excited for food, family and fun. I am also really very excited to put up our Christmas tress and Christmas decor on Friday!  It is one of our favorite family activities and I look forward to it all fall each year. 

I am going to make a confession to y'all... don't judge me! I have 5 sets of Christmas decor. 😳

Yes... I said 5.  Thank the heavens that we have a large attic!  I like to alternate sets each year so that I don't get bored with the decor.  I have: Classic red and gold, Sparkly silver and blue, Rustic with multiple metallics and Elegant green and brown. This year is my first time adding Buffalo Check/Plaid into the rotation.  I am SOOOOO excited y'all! 

So far I have painted a Chalky Tannebaum tree and added tiny clothes pins to it to make an advent calendar.  I will clip up 25 days of giving activities for myself and my girls to participate in through December. 

I hae also painted a Chalky Sleigh Bells Ring kit with our Chalkyboard paint and a personalized Chalky stencil to create a Christmas Countdown!

I then used a few Little Dreamer Boards, 1 Test of Thyme board, 1 Personally yours board, some holiday stencils and personalized stencils to create these cuties! 

Everything is painted using Antique Lace, White Mountains, Midnight Black, Code Red and Heritage Brown Glaze.  Contact me if you are interested in painting or purchasing any of these fun projects! 

I have also sewn some buffalo check throw pillows and made some buffalo check tree ornaments!  

I will be sure to post a picture once the decor is all up.  Until then- have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

How to Use Google Forms in Your Chalky Business

Hey everyone!  I am always trying to come up with ways to make my business run more smoothly.  Work smarter not harder- right!? One resource that I have discovered is using Google Forms to begin the order taking process during parties. It helps me to get everyones information so I can total their orders and contact them for payment.  I want to share with all of you how easy it is to set up.  

Step 1:  Log into your google account and click on the squares icon at the top. Then select DRIVE. 

Step 2: Click on New and then select Google Forms.

Step 3: Start creating your custom form!  Give it a title, add a description and then start asking your customers questions.  It's that easy!  You can ask questions with multiple choice, short answer, long answer and other answer style options.  You can even add images to each question.  Some people are very visual and need to see what you are talking about.  Customize the form to fit your needs! 

Step 4:  Share your completed form via email or social media and ask your customers to fill it out! Click on send and then enter an email address or choose where you want to send the form- Google, Facebook or Twitter.  Easy Peasy!  Your customers can fill out the form and Voila you have all the info you need to get the ordering started! 

I am currently holding a party where the hostess has limited the kits that the customers can choose from to 5 options.  This helps to not overwhelm the customers and makes choosing a project easier!  Here is the form that I created for this party so that you can see an example of a completed form.  

I hope that this helps.  Let me know if you have any questions.  

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by! 

How to pin your Chalky Projects to Pinterest

Good morning everyone and Happy November!  I have had a few people recently ask me about how I pin my Chalky projects to Pinterest after I paint them.  Here is the easiest way that I have found to do this and I do it right from my phone... because it is easy and the phone is always in my hand or pocket! haha

Step 1:  Take a photo of your amazing Chalky creation.  I like to stage at least a little so I added nail polish bottles to the completed kit here. The better your picture looks the more likely Pinners will look at it!

Step 2: I open up my photos file on my phone and choose the picture I want to Pin.  Click on the envelope in the lower left corner to view the photo options.  

 

Step 3: Scroll over to the Pinterest button and click it.  Then the Pinterest screen will pop up allowing you to add a description to your pin and choose which of your boards to pin it to. 

 

Step 4: Go into the Pinterest app and find the Pin you just added.  (Yes I have Hulu and Netflix on my phone- don't judge me! haha) Click on the Pin then click on the pencil in the top left corner to edit the Pin.  Here you can add/edit the description and ADD YOUR WEBSITE!!! This is how people will find you.  If you do not add a website or Facebook URL here then people will just see your photo when they click on your Pin- it will not take them to you!! Then click done! 

 

That's it! So quick and easy.   I hope that this helps you on your Chalky project pinning journey.   If you really want to get fancy check out my blog post about adding matching covers to all of your Pinterest boards!  Thanks for stopping by and have a great day! 

Holiday Shopping in the Shop

Happy Fall Y'all!  I am gearing up for the holiday season: fall decor, Halloween decor, Thanksgiving decor, Christmas decor, and gifts!!!!!  I love being able to make or purchase these items locally and from other direct sellers.  I love that we are a tight knit community that are so very great about supporting one another!  I am doing my small part this month by hosting a multi-vendor shopping event in my shop at my home.  YAY!  

We have 18 vendors already! I am so excited to set up my products along side these great people and spend the day with them.  I, of course, will have my Chalky & CO products on display as well as having a paint & take area where shoppers and/or their kiddos can paint projects during the event.  

Our amazing vendors include:

Raspberry Hill decor

Chalky & Company 

doTERRA Essential Oils

Matilda Jane

Homemade Soaps

Monat

Plunder Jewelry

Local Honey

Lilla Rose

Lipsense 

Trades of Hope

Usbornne 

Rocky Mountain Boutique

Lularoe

Touchstone Crystal

It Works

Arbonne

We will also be serving coffee, hot chocolate and homemade cookies!

If that wasn't enough to get you in the door... then take a look at this!

Free Swag Bags for the first 25 shoppers in the door.  Awesome!

I hope to see you all at the event and hope that you find lots of items that you love!  

October 14th 2-8pm at my place!

Chalky Holiday 2017

I LOVE LOVE LOVE decorating for the holidays! 

Combine that with my love for all things Chalky & Company and 

I vary well may have a new addiction!!! 

Here are our 2017 Chalky Holiday items.  I can not wait to get my hands on some of these cuties!

Wouldn't this Farmstand kit make an adorable Halloween candy "dish"!?! 

Do you love decorating outside too? I DO!  These items are fitted to stakes so that you can press them into the ground of your yard or even a potted plan on the front porch.

This little guy would be so adorable with a flameless LED candle inside or even a glow-stick.

These kits were fan favorites last year and are returning by popular demand this year! 

I would love to get together and paint some (or all!) of these cute Holiday items.  Contact me today to schedule an event, join a public event or order a kit.  You can also shop online here.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Fall into Winter 2017

Hey y'all!  It's that time of year... new catalog time that is!  I love love love when our new catalogs are released and we all get to see the amazing new kits featured in the wondrous pages.  I feel like a kid in a candy store- I want it ALL! haha

Here is the new catalog.  Enjoy!

Which kit/item/collection was your favorite?  It's hard for me to choose just one!

I love the new paint colors and am super excited about our new Tarnished Copper. 

I love metallics and copper is my fav!!!! I just ordered all of the new colors so contact me if you need any.  You can also order on my website at any time.  

I also love the new collections! What a great way to get more bang for your buck.  These would make excellent gifts as well: Bridal Showers, Wedding Gifts, Housewarming Presents.

I think what I am most excited about is... everything on this page! 

I hope that you love all the items as mush as I do! Contact me to book a party or place an order.