DIY Chalkboard Labels

I made a new discovery at the National Bookstore Warehouse House earlier this year... self-adhesive blackboard! Sorry if I've been living under the rock but I didn't know such thing existed. Haha! Well, it's not really blackboard but it's a black sheet with a rough plastic-y surface. Here's a closer look at the sticker...

I bought it for only P25 for a pack of 6 8.25x11.75 sheets. (Original price was P55.) Also, it might interest you that they also have self-adhesive whiteboard.

First thing I did with the sticker was to make chalkboard labels. I thought of using chalk pencil but realized that it smears and gets erased over time, so, I used a white colored pencil instead. Here's what I came up with...

What do you think? Close enough to the real thing, right? Next time I'll try using pastel pencil for more vibrance and I'll play with other colors, too.

In case you're wondering, those are dvds of raw files of some of my favorite series and videos of my favorite groups. :P

Goal-Setting & Chalk Lettering Workshop

Earlier today, I attended my very first workshop for this year (2014) which was the Goal-Setting and Chalk Lettering Workshop with husband and wife PJ and Alessa Lanot of Life After Breakfast. It was held at the Pino Resto*Bar on Jupiter Street in Makati City.

The first part was PJ’s Goal-Setting Workshop. He was a great motivational speaker and I found it to be very inspiring. He was funny, too, and he definitely broke the icy mood between the attendees. The second part was the Chalk Lettering Workshop. Alessa first showed us a video of the history of typography and then she discussed about the difference between typography and lettering, the anatomy of typography, the difference between typeface and font, and a whole lot more. She also gave us each this small sheet of paper with frames on it. It’s where we did sketches of our chalk art.

We took a small break for snacks. We were served Pino’s Mini Sisig Tacos (filled with pork sisig, lettuce, tomato salsa and cheese) and Pipino’s Tofu Lemongrass Skewers (with chili garlic sauce and alfalfa) and Pasta Putanesca (with tomatoes, olives and capers). The food was yummy considering that Pipino was vegetarian and I’m not really a fan of olives and capers. (Sorry, no pictures of the food.)

Here's a peek at the workshop...

It's really beautiful seeing all the workarts together, right? By the way, the doodles on the wall were all done by PJ Lanot. Pretty!

We were all given one “like” and we were to attach it to what we think was the best artwork. Of course, just like in FB, we’re not supposed to “like” our own work. Haha!

The “Dream On, Craft More” got four “likes” while mine and my partner’s ("Beat the Bulge") works got three “likes” each. We three got a “Makers Gonna Make” temporary tattoos as prizes. Honestly, I didn’t really like my artwork. I think that the clustering can still be improved and it lacks flow.

I had a lot of fun at the Goal-Setting & Chalk Lettering Workshop and I did learn a lot of new things. I can’t wait to join one Alessa’s workshops again. The question is, which one?

P.S. First and last photos grabbed from Life After Breakfast's blog and FB page.