Just one more chalkboard porcelain paint project, and then I’ll give it a rest. I promise. How about… a chalkboard serving platter? It’s perfect for serving cheese, cookies, or any other goodies you might need to label.
you’ll need:
a porcelain platter (mine is from CB2)
painter’s tape (optional)
Pebeo Porcelaine 150 Chalkboard Paint (available at Dick Blick or Amazon)
(Don’t use regular chalkboard paint. This only works with porcelain paint.)
a soft bristle paint brush (a watercolor brush works well)
a regular kitchen oven
how to:
1. Make sure your platter is clean and dry.
2. If desired use painter’s tape to mask off the edges of the platter, otherwise skip the tape and freehand it.
3. Please note that this particular porcelain paint says it’s not recommended for surfaces that come in contact with food. Consider yourself warned. It’s water based and non-toxic, so I don’t see the harm in placing some cookies or cheese and crackers on it. I guess I’m just a daredevil! The folks at Dick Blick suggest painting a dinner plate with it on their website, so they must live on the edge too.
4. Apply the paint with a soft bristle brush. You will be able to see the brush strokes after the paint dries, so be careful and keep your strokes even. I ended up applying two thin coats of paint (allow the first coat to dry completely before applying the second).
5. As soon as you are done painting carefully remove the tape if you used it. If you remove it before the last coat of paint dries, the tape will be less likely to peel up the edges of the paint.
6. Let the paint dry for 24 hours. Then, bake your platter following the instructions printed on the back of the paint bottle. After baking turn off the oven and leave the platter inside until it has gradually cooled to room temperature. After you bake it the paint is dishwasher and microwave safe.
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What an awesome idea, I’ll definitely be doing this!
Have you tried washing your platter with water? Just wondering how the paint fares! Thanks!!
After baking the porcelain paint is waterproof and dishwasher safe.
I found this idea on pinterest and I was just wondering how much paint to order? I ordered two medium size platters on that cb2 website. I’m going to give them to friends for Christmas.
One bottle was enough for me to do two platters!
I love this idea!! The chalkboard paint I got does not have instructions for baking. Is there a general time and temp you can share?
Hi Trish! If there are no baking instructions on your paint I’m concerned that you may have the wrong paint. Did you get Pebeo’s porcelain chalkboard paint, linked above? It’s specifically for porcelain, and is not the same as regular chalkboard paint. Regular chalkboard paint shouldn’t be baked.
Ah, that’s it! Thank Amanda. I was able to scrub off the chalkboard paint I had originally applied to the plate today and ordered the porcelain paint you put in the link. Thank you! This is going to be my new favorite holiday gift!
I’m going to try this one for a gift, it looks great! If you know, what size platter did you use? Thank you!
I used the large 16.75″ x 10″ platter.
I loved this idea so much, I made five platters for the holidays! I followed each of your steps closely. I’m just wondering how you got the chalkboard surface to look matted? When I painted and cooked mine, they all came out somewhat shiny. Also, the chalk does not write on them even close to as nicely as your pic. Did you use a special kind of chalk? I’m disappointed it’s not visible when written.
The first thing to double check is to make sure you purchased the matte, chalkboard black porcelain paint, not the regular gloss finish black paint. I’ve had a few readers contact me recently about their paint having a shiny finish, and I’m wondering if Pebeo has a defective batch of paint out there. My paint was matte as soon as it dried, and stayed that way after I baked it. I didn’t use special chalk or anything. So sorry it didn’t work out the same way for you! You might want to try contacting Pebeo directly. Maybe they can help? Here’s their contact page: http://en.pebeo.com/Pebeo/Contact-Us
Yeah, same here, bummer. My platter is still completely glossy (and the bottle definitely says “matte”). I wrote to Pebeo and will comment back if I learn anything worth sharing…
I loved this project! Fast, easy, and classy.
I had the same problem as Calyn & Melinda. Pebeo responded that “It must be very well stirred with a stick or an old paint brush, going very well at the bottom of the jar until the paint consistency if completely even.
You see the chalkboard paint pigments are very heavy and will agglomerate at the bottom of the jar.
So if it is not stirred thoroughly they will remain at the bottom and the results will not be the same at all.” This makes perfect sense and my second attempt was successful.
AWESOME! Thanks so much for letting us know Kristie!
On the second attempt, I did the same thing – mix, mix, mix! Once I did that the paint dried to a matte finish and it was still matte after I baked. Turned out perfectly!
I have the Pebeo chalkboard paint and I’ve done 2 coats. The surface is matte, but it is grainy and rough. It’s not smooth at all. I’ve not baked it yet, but I can’t imagine baking it will make it smooth. did I get a bad batch of paint?
This worked out so awesomely! Thank you for this. I actually had to do mine twice – the first time I didn’t mix the paint well and I didn’t let it dry 100% before I took the tape off…needless to say it all peeled off. Second time around, I mixed the paint well using a toothpick and only had to do one decent coat. Waited over 24 hours before I baked and then baked it for 35 minutes at 300 degrees fahrenheit (like the bottle directed). I also bought a chalk pen, rather than real chalk and it works beautifully! There is no dust and it comes right off with a slightly moist cloth or paper towel.
Love this idea and am thinking of getting head start on Christmas gifts. One question: have you tried cutting on it? I am worried that the paint might chip when you cut a piece of cheese. Anyone tried it?
This would be great on coffee mugs, too.
Lovely girl and brilliant ideas! Thank you! From sweden :-)
Love this! Pinning it on my Hospitality board on Pinterest ~ great idea. :)