How to care for your Chalk Cloth products!

 

When your chalk cloth arrives it's a nice solid black, if you were to write on it at this point you would end up with ghost lines. Meaning, if you write "pie is yummy" on the black cloth, your going to see a faint outline of those words. I prefer to cure my chalk cloth so it looks like a fabric chalkboard. This just requires a little TLC.

 Start by rubbing a piece of chalk cloth from side to side with the broad side of the chalk.

Then with a damp cloth wipe off the chalk. This will leave your chalk cloth gray and smeared, so grab a second towel that is just a bit damp and wipe it off again, this removes the remaining chalk. You are now good to go!

 

The chalk will have scratched your fabric here and there, this is normal. This is what give your fabric the appearance of a chalkboard.

Doodle on my friends... Doodle on!

What about clean up time? No worries there. I made NY Strip stakes for Thanksgiving and I dribbled all over the runner while serving. Oops! After dinner I just spritzed the runner with a mild cleaner and wiped it down with a dish rag and it was as good a new!

When the parties over roll that runner up on to the cardboard tube it came on so it's nice a pretty for the next big event. Or, better yet leave it out for everyday use! You'll find lots of uses, I promise! How about the worlds longest Honey Do list? Oh... I like that idea, a lot! 

Country Living Feature: Chalk Cloth Table Runners!!

Here's one of the many things that I am thankful for this year!! The kind editors at Country Living Magazine asked me to share some of my Thanksgiving tips with their readers so I told them about the last big turkey dinner that that I hosted they fell in love with our Modern June Chalk Cloth Runners! Chalk out lines assure that you won't forget the dressing!

We have many chalk cloth runners to choose from, as well as, chalk cloth chargers/placemats! These are a lot of fun at parties and game nights! They even make homework fun -- almost!

Even Target loves scribbling through dinner!! Check out this fun commercial! Chalk cloth can be a bit too thick for a traditional table cloth so I suggest using one of our runners or follow the directions on how to make a chalk cloth Table Topper on my Oilcloth Addict Blog! We do sell chalk cloth by the yard at our Oilcloth Addict Shop on Etsy.

Halloween at Kelly's

Over the last 7 years I've developed so many products, each one designed to help make my life easier! Every single product we make has been tested in rigorous labs tests, otherwise known as my home.

You got a love a tablecloth that is water-resistant, wipes clean and looks great for years. This tablecloth has been on and off my table for years now and it still looks like new. You can't say that about most tablecloths, can you?

I used one of our new 56" straight cut runners made of chalk cloth for our annual chili night toppings bar. Spooky descriptions are optional -- as our kids have gotten older the names of the food has gotten grosser. Yuck!! We can't have a party with out chalk cloth.

Happy Fall!!