Another super easy DIY – a chalkboard tray for cheese.

The only thing is, you need food safe non toxic chalkboard paint which I scoured the craft stores for but eventually just bought online. I still wouldn’t eat all my meals off of the tray but I feel way better about keeping some cheese on there.

The hardest part of this process is just taping it up tightly enough to have no bleeding. I started with frogtape but eventually bailed and used painters blue tape because it was staying on the wood tighter.

All you do is tape the edges tightly and follow the directions on the chalkboard paint. I did two coats, another coat an hour later, and then waited 24 hours to cure with chalk.

Is there anything more fun than labeling what you’re eating? I don’t think so.

Another super easy DIY – a chalkboard tray for cheese.

The only thing is, you need food safe non toxic chalkboard paint which I scoured the craft stores for but eventually just bought online. I still wouldn’t eat all my meals off of the tray but I feel way better about keeping some cheese on there.

The hardest part of this process is just taping it up tightly enough to have no bleeding. I started with frogtape but eventually bailed and used painters blue tape because it was staying on the wood tighter.

All you do is tape the edges tightly and follow the directions on the chalkboard paint. I did two coats, another coat an hour later, and then waited 24 hours to cure with chalk.

Is there anything more fun than labeling what you’re eating? I don’t think so.

I’ve been wanting a little tassel for my keys for a while. I’m pretty happy with how this turned out but my one regret is the width of the tassels. Although they would probably be more delicate had they been cut thinner, they’d probably look a little more delicate in a good way. Right.

Anyway – start out with your piece of leather. Cut a small piece of the side that fits within the keyring. Fringe the remaining piece up about 2 inches high. Go thick like I did or thinner like I wish I did.

Now using either hot glue or fabric glue (which might be less clumpy), glue the top together and the ends. Glue the top of the fringed leather and wrap it around the tab piece.

Voila. Peel off that excess glue. Yuck! Cut the trim to fit and wrap it around and glue it tightly.

Avoid your cats.

Now go show off those snazzy keys.

I had an amazing birthday, and I’m pretty sure my boyfriend did too. We had insane truffle pasta at Angelini Osteria (I think it’s our new favorite place). We bowled. We watched fireworks while riding Thunder Mountain at Disneyland.

And to top it off, we saw Fiona Apple perform (my boyfriend’s birthday gift)!

It was a happy birthday.