OK, yes…. chalkboard globes have been done. I’ve seen a couple of them that are inspirational. (Can’t remember exactly where… so sorry..)
So when I found a globe for 50 cents and Halloween is just around the corner, I knew exactly what I wanted to do to it.
I wanted to map some of the Scary Places on the planet:
My garage sale globe:
This old globe had countries that were no longer in existence, but it had cool numbers and raised areas on the globe itself.
I spray painted the stand a metallic silver. When it dried I used painter’s tape to cover it up. (Sometimes painter’s tape comes in handy, but not always.)
I used a good primer on the globe, then sprayed it with Rustoleum’s chalkboard paint. Once that paint had dried, I rubbed chalk all over it, then wiped it off again. (This helps to “cure” the chalkboard paint.)
Then, using my Super-Duper-Sucky geographical/artistic prowess, I chalked out the continents on the globe.
We added places that were known to be scary… Transylvania, Sleepy Hollow, Salem, the Bermuda Triangle…
It may be a little goofy… but it makes me smile.
Ok, LOVE this idea! What a perfect way to switch it up for Halloween too 😀
Sadly the only thing I took from this is that you found a globe for .50! Please tell me where in the world that happened!
It makes me smile too. Love the look, price, and creativity. How fun it will be to change it up for the Holidays. The North Pole for Xmas, the place you met your husband for Valentine’s Day, Ireland for St. Patrick’s Day, etc. Thanks for sharing.
Oh Viv I love this idea!
Goofy yes, but I like it, too!! 🙂
I LOVE it!!!!! I’m sitting here with a goofy grin cuz I love it so much!!! 🙂
I hope I find a cheap globe SOON!!!
I like it! And you can use it for other things too, I’m sure. 🙂
I love this! So creative! Great job!
-Meg
http://www.happylooksgoodonyou.com
That is a brilliant idea!
Boo-tiful!!
Awesome idea!
*hugs*deb
Awesome idea, perfect for Halloween decor!
Viv, this is a totally fun and creative new take on the chalkboard globe! Love it!
Jenn
I made a chalkboard globe for our family a while back, but never thought of putting scary places on it! How cute!
That is so fun and creative, great job!
That is cool! I have never seen anything like that
goofy, nope. awesome, yep.
Ok.. So I really like this idea, however I am cringing because I have recently decided to start collecting globes and OMGSH you painted the very globe I am in search of… Aagggghh!! And it was 50 cents to boot!! : O
Haha! Seriously tho- love it!! : )
CUTE! I love all things Halloween-y 🙂 And I’ve never seen a chalk-board globe before, so there 🙂 Thank you!
Oh, that’s cool. Really cool. And just think of all the other iterations of this. . . labeling where friends live. . . where your blessings come from at Thanksgiving. . . where different Christmas traditions come from. . . .
For 50 cents and a bit of time, I think you’ve got yourself a winner!
I really like this. I collect globes so this is a great idea for me.
This is such a cool idea! I haven’t seen a chalkboard globe before! Love it!
LOVE THE GLOBE. great idea. ive been looking for some globes myself with no luck. yours turned out great and you could use it over and over again for different seasons.
lauren
Love love love it! Spookalicious!
I love this 0 it is so so so cool!!
~Becca
Wow!! That is the neatest idea! I am a globe fanatic so this is right up my alley. Now if I can find one for a bargain and bear to cover it up… 🙂
Wish I could put a “different spin” on the chalkboard globe, but I can’t. That is so different and so cool. Love it.
This is awesomely spooky Viv!!! I LOVE the scary places written in chalk – what a fun idea!!
You always do such fun things for Halloween! Ooohhh you could totally make a big giant scary eyeball out of it too!
Love it — so creative and clever! I have an old globe waiting for a make over . . . hmmmm . . .
Super cute! I know what I’m doing this weekend… 😉
You know this would be a really neat idea for a teacher gift. The teaching options are endless.
I am a new follower from Savvy Southern Style and I love this idea. I don’t have time to do many crafts, but this I will do! I love fun Halloween ideas.
Stop by and say Hi sometime soon…
ciao
that is SO neat!! Totally linking that to my fb page right now!
Shannon
Sweet Stella’s
I love globes of any kind and don’t have a single one! Where did you ever find one for .50?
That’s so cool! And I love that you can change it up for different holidays and occasions!
Seriously, so clever! I knew I could have done something with that globe for 50 cents at a garage sale! Now I’m going to kick myself!
Coley @
http://www.whatyoumakeit-coley.blogspot.com
Very cool.
I love globe art!
But I don’t seem to find them this cheap…
~ Meredith From A Mother Seeking
A Mother Seeking…
This week, “Night Stand Transoformed”
This globe is not goofy at all. Actually, I think it’s pretty ingenious & creative!
Putting you on FB! 🙂 Thanks for linking!
Hi, I saw this globe on Creation Corners Link Party. I love this idea!
HI! This is a really cool project I love it!
come link up tomorrow at scrappy saturdays!
what a great idea…you could write lots of spooky stuff on that globe! I hope you will link up with me here:
http://www.thegingerbreadblog.com/2011/09/sweet-saturday-v5.html
This is darling! I love it! What a great idea! I have never seen a spooky globe before, but I am definitely a fan!!
xoxo, Ashley J
I think this is super cute! If I were to copt you, I’d enlist the hubby to draw the continents. I know his artistic perfectionism would fair better than if I did it. I will be on the look out now for a globe.
Great idea.
Made me smile too. ;D
This is wonderful. I passed on a cheap globe because it was in rough shape. Now I’m wishing I’d kept it and painted with chalkboard paint – but it never occured to me! xo
how darn clever is this? I JUST LOVE IT. SO cute. WELL well done. WINKS-jen
Great idea! I’d love for you to link up to my new linky party –
Creative Genius – http://www.thecreativepaige.com
What an awesome idea. I love it. It would be great at christmas to have kids mark where they live ….lots of ideas can branch out from this. W.T.G
Hugs,
Ellen
How clever! I’ve seen this on lots of link parties and finally had to click over–love it!
I completely love this. how fun! Now I have to go thrifting for an old globe:)
This is so creative… who would have thought of a Halloween globe and all of the places you could put on it? Great job!
This globe is adorable! I keep seeing globes at thrift stores and will absolutely snag one for this project next time I run into one. Thank you so much for linking up at Savvy HomeMade Monday and I hope you will come back and party again!
Brilliant! Love it! What a fun idea!
This is wonderful. It would be great at Christmas to have kids mark where they live. Artistic perfectionism is you done better than my work.
Every time I see this project it makes me smile and feel inspired!
Jenn
Wow what a steal! 50 cent! Wow! Amazing! I would’ve never thought of doing that, but I might do it now if I find another globe. Thanks for the inspiration.
I have to go get chalkboard paint TOMORROW. I keep seeing these great projects. First stop is Good Will to see if I can find a globe!
super cute the way you embellished the chalkboard globe! I painted one for my daughter to sell at her booth. I think I’ll share this idea with her.
thanks for linking up to catch as catch can.
gail
You are such a smarty pants.
Can I maybe borrow your brain sometime? Only for a day? I promise to barely abuse it.
Brilliant and oh so spooky! This is super fun.
You ROCKED that globe!! Now I know where not to go to if I was a witch (boo, Salem)
Visiting from MidWestern Sewing Girl’s Linky Party {Everything Halloween} today,
~Suzanne in NW Illinois
Super cute the way you embellished the chalkboard globe! I painted one for my friend to sell at her booth. I think I’ll share this idea with her.
This world is adorable! Keep see the globe stores savings, will just snag one of this project the next time I’m up to 1.
This is a nice creativity shear here. this is a totally fun and creative new take on the chalkboard globe. I excited for it.
It is great creativity. I found them on a website while I was searching for something else. I am really very glad after read here and I appreciate for the information that you presented here.
That’s so cool! And I love that you can change it up for different holidays and occasions!
Wow what a steal! 50 cent! Wow! Amazing! I would’ve never thought of doing that, but I might do it now if I find another globe. Thanks for the inspiration.+
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