Don't have much room for a full white board or maybe you think chalk boards are outdated and take up too much invaluable wall space? Why not build yourself a handy desktop Idea Globe™!
Ingredients:
1. Used classroom globe (in this case my wife bought me one from
target for x-mas).
2. Chalkboard Paint
3. Spackle
4. Newspapers
5. Gesso (with squirt of black acrylic paint).
6. Coat Hanger
Directions
remove earth globe from mount, bend coat-hanger into strait wire. stick through globe. hang the skewered planet over a layer of newspapers, sandpaper globe smooth using Spackle in any cracks. After every sanded Spackling job paint with a coat of black gesso. This will show you where you need more spackle in addition to getting things dark and primed for the eventual chalkboard paint. When the paint is dry roll up the layer of newsprint careful not to spill any dust or paint drips and throw it in the trash. Re-bend the coat hanger back and return to closet. Mount the sphere into the globe mount. Now you are ready to give it a test-writing. I recommend the word: "Rocket Sauce!"
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Jonathan Rahmani 69 months ago | reply
I think someone has beaten you to it my friend...
See Muji
Though I like yours better.
onetomatotwo 69 months ago | reply
This is fantastic!
champagne.chic 66 months ago | reply
Beyond clever!! Love this! :::Cheers:::
Haniela 61 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Chalk Boards, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
I have not seen such globe. Fantastic. Where did you get it?
Heath & the B.L.T. boys 61 months ago | reply
Check it out
Chalkboard Dust
flickr.com/groups/chalkboarddust/
Chalk Boards
flickr.com/groups/737209@N21/pool/
usableart 61 months ago | reply
This is SUCH a great idea -I saw it on Cathie Filian's blog!
I also LOVE the idea cup too... OH and the puppet shadow.. LOL
tomt6788 59 months ago | reply
Hey,
great design...like it very much :D
If you want you can post your graphic- and webdesigns to my
group: Graphicdesign and Webdesign
NineInchNachosII 58 months ago | reply
thanks everybody!
august eve [deleted] 58 months ago | reply
brilliant idea!
a_stlkr 57 months ago | reply
i love this!
Decorscout 57 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called House Beautiful, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Poetic Home 56 months ago | reply
This is so fantastic! The idea is wonderful, as is the execution :) I wanted to let you know that I have happily featured your project and photostream on my blog, www.poetichome.com
NineInchNachosV 55 months ago | reply
sexy!
danielle1601 53 months ago | reply
what a cool idea! thanks for sharing.
my favorite part of the directions: "skewered planet"
MysteryStevenson1 51 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Anti Gravity, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Čajka 46 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Seasons’ Magic INVITE ONLY-P1/A2 - Summer in the City, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
miskra designs [deleted] 36 months ago | reply
Absolutely awesome!
wmphoto.co.uk 34 months ago | reply
very clever, I want one now.
And also a very good photograph.
barika.kal 33 months ago | reply
what a genius idea--awsome!
(loving the lulu cartoon character mug)
willsisu 32 months ago | reply
This idea already exists. Years ago, my dad bought a bunch of science-class stuff from a high school that was to be demolished. We still have the "chalkboard globe" teaching device that was among that stuff. It is a commercially-made metal globe about 15" in diameter. The idea is worth re-introducing though.