Etsy Price List and FAQ

Here is the current Etsy Price List for

the Watermelon Stand

 

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Prices subject to change.

F.A.Q.

I can do special pricing for more than one sign.

 

Etsy Prices

 

Slates (w/ small wood border)

 

4 x 6 = $18

 

7 x 9 = $ 22

 

8 x 10 = Currently out of stock (Back ordered from supplier)

 

9×12 vintage green child’s chalkboard decorated to your specifications. $20

 

Regular Chalkboard Prices

 

Wood (masonite type material) Chalkboard Paint coated by hand or with baked on chalkboard paint (while available)

 

Hand decorated with acrylic paint and chalk. Semi permanent or permanent to your specifications.

 

Edges are painted black so do not necessarily have to be framed. Especially with pretty borders.

 

Keep in mind 8 x 10 and 11 x 14 have approx. 12 word limit anything longer needs to go on a larger board.

Custom sizes available

NOTE: Except for some Recipes, Anniversary, engagement and birthday boards that require extra customization and artwork…Custom Orders  that fit in an existing design MAY receive a %20 discount. Ask me about details. We will see if your design choices qualify you may combine design elements to qualify.

See my designs by clicking the picture below.

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Sizes unframed Framed

8 X 10 = $25.00 $40.00

11 x 14 = $52.00 $65.00

12 x 16 = $59.00 $75.00

12 x 18 = $59.00 $75.00

12 x 20 = $62.00 $78.00

16 x 20 = $90.00 $119.00

18 x 24 = $105.00 $135.00

20 x 24 = $120.00 $150.00

18 x 36 = $130.00 $165.00

22 x 28 = $145.00 $185.00

24 x 36 = $180.00 $220.00

24 x 39= $195.00 $244.00

24 x 48 = $250.00 $300.00

Black and white or colors are available.

 

Colored background is also available.

 

 

Stands are available for 11×14 or smaller for unframed boards to sit on tabletop.

 

 

https://www.etsy.com/listing/117144135/chalkboard-stand-for-your-chalkboard-art?

 

 

I can modify and make a larger stand for 16 x 20 and 18 x 24 upon special order.

 

 

Wedding seating charts with 50 or more names add $20 and need to be 22×28 or larger.

 

Orders needed in less than 2 weeks add $20.

 

Frame prices may vary if you choose more expensive frame.

 

Above prices are for white distressed with black undertones rough pine frame. (like bee happy chalkboard)

 

Hope this helps ask me any questions

 

Custom sizes and shapes available usually match the closest regular dimensions.

 

 

Paper Posters and Digital art is available. request a separate price list.

 

 

To get an idea of a design you like you may look at my design page

 

 

Chalkboard Designs

 

 

I can mix and match design elements like borders, lettering styles, layout, ribbons, scrolls chalk swirls and shading to make a new design for you. All my work is hand drawn and hand lettered.

 

I can create new ribbons and lettering and designs too. I also do a lot of custom artwork chalk line drawings on custom boards also.

 

 

When you choose your size and medium send me your zip and I can figure you actual postage.

 

You may purchase a non-refundable deposit for the design draft.

 

It is not printable and usually contains a watermark that will not be on your finished product. Changes to your design may be made as needed.

 

The deposit is subtracted from your final order.

 

You have the option of purchasing the size you need my Etsy store also and I will refund any overage you may pay on the shipping.

 

 

https://www.etsy.com/shop/watermelonstand

 

 

Or you can wait and I can make you a special listing for your order that contains the actually shipping charges. Please send your zip so I can figure actual shipping costs.

 

 

I am actually asking clients to purchase a deposit listing or paid in full listing in order to work on their designs and to reserve their place in line, so to speak.

Wedding Bar and Signature Drinks Chalkboard Signs

Have a Custom chalkboard art sign done for your wedding bar and Signature Drinks.

I have made several Signature Drinks Chalkboard Signs for weddings lately and bar signs. It is the latest Rage!!!

What a cute addition to your event or wedding to have a custom Bar or menu sign made for the serving tables or bars. Not just for bars these chalkboard signs would be great for gift tables and sweets and horderves tables.

 

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Current Price List

Customers often ask what prices would be for different sizes of Chalkboard Art.

I can make your sign in any size you want but here are a few common sizes. A custom board would be the price of the closest size listed in approximate area of the board.

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Chalkboard Art Options

Sizes inches      Unframed         Framed

8×10             $15.00                   $33.00

11×14           $20.00                  $35.00

12×16           $35.00                   $51.00

16×20           $50.00                  $75.00

18×24           $55.00                  $80.00

18×36           $75.00                   $10700

24×36          $92.00                  $145.00

22×28          $85.00                  $117.00

24×39          $100.00              $155.00

Of course these prices are subject to change. If you find a chalkboard listed in the catalog cheaper of course I will honor that price.

I try to charge actual shipping. The shipping in the cart system only goes by weight not dimensions so it is a little off sometimes. If you order a chalkboard and the shipping is less you will get a refund.

If you wish a pay pal invoice can be made for your order with the exact shipping.

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Black and white or colors are available.

Colored background is also available.

Stands are available for 11×14 or smaller for unframed boards to sit on tabletop.

 

 

 

small chalkboard stands

small chalkboard stands

 

 

Wedding seating charts with 50 or more names add $20 and need to be 22×28 or larger.

Orders needed in less than 2 weeks add $15.

Frame prices may vary if you choose more expensive frame.

Above prices are for white distressed with black undertones rough pine frame. (like bee happy chalkboard)

Hope this helps ask me any questions

Custom sizes and shapes available usually match the closest regular dimensions.

 

Other options…

 

Foam core poster board painting $35

Black and white print 24 x 32    $25

Full color matte poster 24 x 36  $45 heavier paper

Vinyl printed posters available price varies.

Vinyl Hand painted posters available. Prices comparable to regular chalkboard prices.

 

When you choose your size and medium send me your zip and I can figure you actual postage.

You may purchase a non-refundable deposit for the design draft.

It is not printable and usually contains a watermark that will not be on your finished product. Changes to your design may be made as needed.

The deposit is subtracted from your final order.

You have the option of purchasing the size you need my Etsy store also and I will refund any overage you may pay on the shipping.

Or you can wait and I can make you a special listing for your order that contains the actually shipping charges.

 

Poster and Print prices

Card stock or poster weight paper

8×10 $15

11×14 $20

12×16 $22

Poster with color

16×20 $30

18×24 $35

24×36 $45

 

20lb regular lightweight paper

18×24 $20

24×36 $25

36×48 $45

 

Reproducible digital print for invitations

One sided $45 per design

Wedding and event package deals available.

To request a special order fill out the email form below.

Special Order Request

We would like to hear from you. Please send us a message by filling out the form below and we will get back with you shortly.

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The Watermelon Stand Chalkboard Art Giveaway

 

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Watermelon Stand Quote Contest!!!!!

Post a favorite quote and the one we like the best will receive a FREE 11 x 14 Chalkboard Art specially designed for your quote. Winner will be contacted by email to arrange shipping. It will be totally free!  Please post your quotes and tell your friends to post their quotes. Not too long of a quote as it has to fit on an 11 x 14! Also please state who said the quote if you know!

You may post here or on facebook or on both. It is all the same contest. Only one winner. (well maybe what if we love two quotes!) We will announce when the contest ends after a sufficient amount of people have posted. Lets shoot for 100!

Can’t wait to get a Chalkboard Art sign? You can always order one from here.

Super Chalk

 

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Post your Quotes below!!!!

Giveaway Rules… Must post a Quote  on blog and/or Facebook. Please like us on Facebook!Link to this blog if you have a blog!

Must be a us resident of the USA or willing to pay the shipping to an outside the US address.

Quote must not contain offensive words or it will be deleted and disqualified.

Thanks

Post quotes below!!

 

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Chalkboard Wall

Photos of the chalkboard wall.

Wall all in chalk before using the chalk ink on it.

We painted with chalkboard paint several coats about three. We lightly sanded it in between coats with a fine grit sandpaper.

Each coat we blocked it off with a sponge brush after applying the paint on with a roller.

Blocking is when you put the paint on with a roller and then “block” it off by smoothing over the wet paint with a paint brush or in this case a wide foam brush.

The original wall paint was put on with a roller and so a little bumpy. You know how your walls have a slight texture to them from the roller. I thought this would be a problem when using the chalk on it later. Even after sanding and blocking it still had a slight texture. But it did not seem to make a difference with the chalk later. I was very happy with how the chalk wrote on the surface.

 

3 year old’s addition to the wall.

Remember in my other post I mentioned the six times I redid the bottom half before I made it more permanent with the chalk ink. One day I left the chalk ink pens on the kitchen table and when my 3 year old came up missing for 2 minutes he accomplished this.

Below is the finished wall with chalk ink and chalk shading.

Chalkboard Art

 I have been making quite a few of Chalkboard Signs for events. Here are some pictures of a few.

The above two I did for a wedding. The first one was the framed one I did on a chalkboard I made with sheet metal painted with chalkboard paint It is a magnet chalkboard. The instructions for making it are on a separate Blog post. Then the couple wanted one they could keep so I re-chalked it on a regular chalkboard unframed. I varnished it with a spray matt varnish so it will last for years. The father of the Bride made a frame for it.

These are Hand painted Chalkboard Art for your wedding or special occasion. For your Anniversaries, Birthdays, Parties, or any saying just to hang on your wall. They are great for Family rooms or Home theater rooms. Menus for your restaurant or Home Kitchen or special event.

This is actual chalkboard with chalk dust and all some chalk remainder marks with Chalkboard Paint on top. Gives it a semi permanent finish.

 These can be special ordered from my website. watermelonstand.com.
They range from $30 to $100. Plus shipping.
  I have reused the eagle scout one twice by just erasing the names.

I have been working on a wall in my house too. It is a work in progress. I had one of those small walls at the end of the kitchen beside the refrigerator. A friend always told me ever since the first time she saw my house, “This is the perfect wall for a chalkboard wall.” But I never wanted the kid’s scribbles on that wall since it is such a prominent wall. You have to look at it when you are in the family room come in the back door or leave the dining area or enter the kitchen. Gosh you must look at it 50 times a day at the very least. So I wanted it to be pretty, cute or stylish. For years I had an old picture frame with black and white family photos.
I am happy with the results and plan on changing it seasonally. I have not put the white chalk paint on it yet to semi-finalize it yet. So what you see is all chalk.

Consequently I have redone the lower 4 feet three or four times (okay on my sixth time now)because my three year old licks his fingers and erases it and licks his fingers. Yes he eats chalk whenever we aren’t looking. He loves to draw with chalk but after awhile you notice him eating it. Mr. Destructobaby, I redid the design on the lower half twice yesterday. He found the chalk marker when I was starting to redo it the other day as shown in the one picture.  It was super hard to get a photo that he was not dancing in front of the wall or whizzing by with his truck. I will get the tripod out and take a better picture after I finish it.It currently is blank on the lower half.

Happy Crafting
Lisa

How to Make a Scrabble Magnet Message Board

I was inspired by Twice Remembered Cottage’s Magnet Board which I first saw on Pinterest. We love to play Scrabble around here well let me say I love to play scrabble. 
It is hard to get others to play with me and super hard to play last few years with my barely three year old around who likes to upset the game when we are well into it. 
I thought this board would be perfect to hang on the wall where DS age 3 could not reach it and where we could have a perpetual game going all the time. I ended up having to limit each person to one word a day. 

I put a twist on mine by decoupaging a scanned scrabble board to the front so we could play an ongoing game. 
First I purchased the Sheet Metal from Lowe’s. It was about $12. Online it says it is $8.94. But at our Lowe’s I know it was more than that.  
And we just got door frame molding and little corner wood rosettes so we did not have to do miter cuts. We have a miter saw and can certainly do miter cuts but this was easier and cleaner edges. The molding was already primed white. 

First we glued with Liquid Nails the metal to a piece of Masonite we already had. Personally next time I would use 1/2″ plywood because it warped a little. 
  after putting the glue on my DH put a bunch of heavy objects from the garage on top of it and let it dry overnight. 

Next I selected pages from a 1920’s Dictionary I just knew I was saving for a great project!!!



 Then I Decoupaged them to the sheet metal. 
  Okay note here I am not the best decoupager (is that a word?)
I always have bumps and bubbles this process took forever to get the worst of the bubbles out. I especially have this problem when I decoupage with antique papers. They have a tendency to absorb the glue and tear super easy and then ripple as they dry. It is really difficult. Most of the time when I use actual vintage papers I coat them with decoupage and let them dry because then the tend to tear less. However these were super thin pages and I did not want to wait. So I spent what seemed to be hours smoothing re-smoothing carefully without tearing. And it still was a little bumpy and had a few bubbles. My remedy for that is several coats of varnish. It just added charm to it. You can tell it is real vintage paper. 



You can see in the Dictionary picture above that I painted the trim molding with black acrylic craft paint. then I distressed a little with sandpaper to let a little of the white show though. Then I varnished it with the same sparkly varnish I will tell you about below. So this molding was liquid nails glued onto the board and clamped overnight. 

Then came the hardest part to get the Scrabble board on the board so the Magnets would still stick. 

My scanner is legal size so I had to scan and rescan I even cut a board up and scanned it to get rid of any shadow and distortion. I did Photoshop the images a little cuz my 1945 board was more grey than I liked.  I then cut scanned images up and pieced them back together like a puzzle. 
Now the dictionary pages had a good 2 coats of decoupage and varnish on them you can see the shine in the picture. So I was able to put the board on and if I didn’t like it after it before it dried completely I could peel it of and start over. I did this a few times till I got it how I wanted it. 
You really cannot see the seams on the finished board. A little Tim Holtz antiquing stamp rubbed on it and coats and coats of varnish and it is all great. 
Below is the Sparkle Varnish from Micheal’s I love this stuff. I am not sure the camera does it justice. It is subtle. I use it on everything. It does not give a great shinny protective coat so I usually use Minwax acyclic gloss coat over it. 

 

Well that is it here’s the finished board.

Right now it is just leaned against the wall and propped up on top of my decoupaged desk, sometime I may just screw it directly to the wall. 

Well hope this helped you if you want to make your own. Feel free to comment or question. 

Also I will share my scans for you if you want to make one. 

so check back. 
  a few tricks… I sprayed the scanned image with an art fixative before decoupaging it. Helped it from smearing when I was smoothing the bubbles out. Still had issues with the pink bleeding. Clear spray varnish (cheap stuff) worked better. 

When gluing the Earth Magnets on the “craft” super glue was a little runny it worked but the magnets are super strong and hard to work with if the tiles were close together they would “jump” together or drift to the corners of the tiles. I preferred the Gel glue. 

I got the earth magnets from eBay. I ended up getting the 1/4″ x 1/16″ rare earth magnets.

Here are the first set of scrabble board scans…
Page 1
 Page 2 
Page 3
Page 4

Happy Crafting and Decorating
Love,
Lisa